Insect Direct Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Been cheap and given i want 10 or more has anyone found a good place to get the 3ft fluros?? Bunnings & mega seem to have 2 & 4foot cheap as like under $7/8each but everywhere i look theres no 3ft for some reason? Any reccomendations/help would be appreciated, p.s want the 6500k for plants etc :lol: Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hey bud, have you tried electrical suppliers like Advance Electrical? That's where I get all my bulbs from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 HI Blue, no i have never herd of them until now, just found their website seems they have shops in porirua, upper & lower hutt & welly so might have to pay them a visit next time im down that way, cheers man. You wouldnt happen to know an approx price for the 3ft tubes? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 I get charged anywhere between $8 and $12 a tube when I go there. Seems to vary on whether I get a trade discount or not, which in places like that sometimes depends on if the person behind the register knows/likes you. There's one just down the road from me in Upper Hutt, stop in for a cuppa and a nickel tour 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Oh yea thats not too bad a price, thanks for that. Probably head down there in the next month so ill let you know closer to the time, always good to do a nickel tour ill be there :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 3' isnt a standard size for general lighting, 2' and 4' are used in the cieling tile lights in offices so they go thru heaps of them, and 5'ers are common in hanging batten fittings, 3' ones are the bastard child of the lighting industry, not as unwanted as the oddball 2'6" ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 hmm true yea that makes sence, bit of a bugger when you have 10 + 3ft fittings already huh, oh well ill keep searching thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 you could goto Stewats Electrical in Palmerston North on lombard st, they have them on the shelf were about $6 -7 when i went there last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 6500k tho? I have found heaps in the pinkish 4000k, and even some 2700k, no 6500k at a decent price tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 mine are 6500K, got them from a wholesaler also. paid around 12 each i think for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 True theres a stewarts electrical here in lil old levin (must be the same thing) to and thats where i got my last lot of 3ft phillips 6500k but they were $11-12 each, buzzy was that trade price maybe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I know for a fact that at least one Miter 10 in auckland has three foot tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I know for a fact that at least one Miter 10 in auckland has three foot tubes. They have them, but not at the $5 that the 2 and the 4 foots cost which is what the orig issue was with 3 foots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Yea i saw some 3 foot 1's in mitre 10mega down welly ways but they werent 6500k they were something close though for memory, the thing that put me off was they were over $15 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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