Lithonia Lighting SB 232 120 GESB Wraparound 2-head Narrow Body, T8 Bulb, 120 Volts, 32 Watts, White

I bought 5 of these for my basement. Installation was easy- just ran wire from a couple of junction boxes to the new fixtures. There were enough screw holes along the length of the fixtures that I was able to attach each one to 2 joists, plus add grounding screws to each fixture. The tabs for inserting wire are ONLY on the top of the fixture, so you need to have access from above, and you can't install the fixture lengthwise along a joist. Wire clamps are not included, so you'll need to have those on hand for proper installation to code, but I'm pretty sure that's typical. The fixtures power on to full brightness quickly, look good, and no annoying buzzing sound. For the price, it's nice to have the diffuser (cover) to give a bit of a finished look, although there is nothing fancy about them. I wouldn't want to install this fixture in a finished area. Recommended!

I really like my new fluorescent (ceiling) light fixture - looks great, good price, new T8 technology (more cost efficident, brighter). It replaced an old existing fixture - old T12 technology with a bad ballast. And, I contracted for the installation through Amazon. Don't know if this is the right place to review the installation work, but I'll tell you it was very well done and for a very reasonable price. Amazon arranged the job with a local provider here in Central Texas (San Antonio), Whiting Enterprises, and they did excellent work. Very professional - showed up on time and completed the work quickly and with competence (I highly recommend these guys).

First of all, this lighting fixture is sold by various different sellers. I purchased mine from Denny And Kathy's Superstore for about 43 dollars with shipping. The first one I received was badly damaged with a broken diffuser/lens and dented metal fixture. This one was shipped only in its original shelf packaging leaving it vulnerable to be easily damaged during shipping...obviously! The second one I received was much better packaged, bubble-wrapped within another box. It was also slightly damaged with a small dent on the corner of the end-cap. This probably happened from a slight tap on a hard (floor?) surface during handling prior to shipping. Giving you this information already tells you how fragile (actually cheap) the metal portion of this lighting fixture is constructed. This lightweight fixture does appear relatively nice with a bright (using 32W bulbs) distribution of light. This lighting fixture also uses the more efficient T8 ballast/bulbs rather than the T12 ballast/bulbs. It comes with no instructions (not needed) or hardware (2 screws/anchors and 2 wire nuts needed) and installs in minutes. After very simple installation, the dented end-cap is virtually unnoticeable. This lighting fixture fits the bill, "You get what you pay for". This can be either a good thing...inexpensive decent lighting, or a bad thing...cheap lighting that looks tacky in a nice home. For my intended purpose, I am happy enough with its look and performance...inexpensive decent lighting. Overall, I guess this is a satisfactory lighting fixture for a reasonable cost.

I bought four of these to replace two really poorly made fixtures that came with the house and bit the dust. The poorly made fixtures were available at the nearby big-box-hardware-store, but were more expensive than these. These lights are a breeze to install, and I love the removable wire cover and bulb cover feature. These lights have to be wired (they don't come with a cord that plugs into an outlet), but there's plenty of room for wiring under the removable wire cover, the ballast leads are plenty long, and there are multiple knockouts and pre-drilled installation holes to suit different installations. And they look good once installed - especially compared to our previous bare bulb type installation. But the best thing about them - the light!. I bought the Sylvania T8 32W bulbs and man do these things put out the light. Any nits? The clear bulb cover is plastic and to install or remove, you bend the cover around the lip on the light fixture frame. It took some getting used to when I was on a ladder and looking up, but after a couple of times it was a snap. Overall, I could not be more pleased with these light fixtures.

Like many of the reviews state, they take no step to package the this light properly for shipment. Over half of my order was damaged in shipment (diffuser cracked or chipped). They ended up refunding my money but it was a hassle to ship them back, etc. You can get this exact light for a comparable price at big box stores like Home Depot. The light itself is fine. Nothing fancy but great for garage, utility room, etc.

I ordered six of these lights and three arrived with the plastic diffuser broken or cracked. I don't think that there is anything wrong with the design of the light itself, but as many other buyers have already noted, the packaging is insufficient to protect the diffuser during shipping. Two of the lights purchased from Amazon had been placed in additional (box inside another box) packaging. These two survived. So, of the four lights that were shipped without additional packaging, only one arrived unbroken. For me this was a minor inconvenience since I preorder fixtures weeks before the installation is ready so I had plenty of time to process the returns. If your purchase is time critical, or you don't like to return damaged merchandise, you may want to consider buying a different light, or purchasing from a physical store where you can verify that the product is undamaged before you leave the store. In other respects, the light is nothing special or fancy; just a bare bones fluorescent light that works as expected, installs as expected with a few screws and wire nuts, and produces light. Note that there are no tubes, so you need to provide those yourself.

With the changing of the tide, concerning light fixtures, this is the last of the normally Wraparound.....Lovely product and lens. Mud Room, garage, shed.....looks perfect.

We bought 3 of these lights in 2011 for a barn and they have worked extremely well. Two of the lights are still operating with the same bulbs (and are on 15hrs a day.) We did have to replace one of the lights this week, so I re-ordered from my history. To my surprise the light is a new updated model. I figured this out because the screw holes were different, so I had to drill new holes to affix it. The bulb inputs are also slanted and different. The new one seems to work great. I want to note Amazon has changed in packaging these. When we ordered the first 3, they were shipped in manufacturers packaging and the covers arrived cracked and broken. I knew this was a possibility ahead of time, but I didn't have time to shop locally and had these shipped with Prime. The new fixture that was ordered in 2015 arrived in manufactures packaging, in an outer box with bubble wrap, so it arrived perfect. These are super easy to install and I've been happy with the lifespan of the lights and energy use.