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Car Dealership Lighting Design

Get Your Custom Lighting Plan With Product Recommendations

The first question when working on a project is often: How Many LED Lights Do I Need for both indoor and outdoor spaces of a car dealership? A car dealership lighting plan layout is the ideal first step to ensure your aircraft hangar LED lighting gives the desired foot candle level and bright light. Keep the space bright and the lighting balanced with a car dealership lighting design photometric plan. Let our experts design a lighting plan for your project. Trusted by contractors.
  • Professionally Designed Lighting Layout
  • Fixture Count & Recommendation
  • Improved Energy Efficiency & Reduced Maintenance

Dedicated Sales Support

Every lighting plan comes with a dedicated product specialist, providing personalized service and expert advice for your project needs.

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How long does it take to get a plan?

1-2 for indoor and 2-3 days for outdoor projects

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OUR CUSTOMERS

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CBRE Company Logo CBRE needed high quality lighting for their customer, with stock available for ongoing projects.
Smithfield Company Logo Customer had an urgent need for high temperature lights. We had them in stock & shipped out next day.
Oakland Arena Logo Poor lighting caused parking lot safety issues for spectators. Our lighting plan & new lights resulted in an improved experience.
Armag Corporation Logo Customer needed to source large quantities of specialty fixtures for use in their manufactured products.
Tracy Electric Logo Tracy Electric was seeking a reliable source for ongoing lighting projects.
Wesco Distribution Logo Distributors partner with us to provide customers a high quality product at a reasonable price.
Dixie Electrical Supply Logo Repeat lighting supplier for an electrical contractor working in manufacturing facilities.
Florida State University Logo Permanent tent lighting for large acrobatics facility. Our lighting plan & recommendations resulted in ideal performer & spectator safety.

What Goes into a Successful Car Dealership Lighting Design?

A lighting design has to accomplish two main tasks: it must provide the right amount of light and the lighting needs to be balanced within the space. This never held more true for car dealerships – where showing cars in the best possible light is the most important part of the job. The better the lighting is, the more attractive the cars will look.

You can split a car dealership into 3 distinct areas – indoor showroom lightingoutdoor lighting, and service areas/offices/waiting room areas. Each of these areas has different requirements, different specifications, and different needs. Creating a lighting plan can help you find out what the lighting would look like if you follow the plan and light schedule indicated within the plan.

How Many Lumens Do You Need to Light Up a Car Dealership?

For the interior showroom of a car dealership, we recommend 40 to 100 lumens per square foot.

In the service area, we recommend between 40 and 75 lumens per square foot.

For the exterior lot, we recommend between 10 and 40 lumens per square foot.

What is the Ideal Pole Height to Use for Car Dealership Lighting Design?

Based on our years of experience, we generally find that higher performs better than lower. It creates a much better balance of lighting between the poles. At a minimum, we would recommend 20 ft high. Ideally, 30 ft is going to give better results than 20 ft poles.

What are the Recommended Light Levels for the Areas of a Car Dealership?

Showroom 40-100 fc
Service Area 40-75 fc
Sales Lot (Exterior) – Lighting Zone 3 (urban) 10-40 fc
Sales Lot (Exterior) – Lighting Zone 2 (suburban) 10-30 fc

How Do You Choose the Best Lights for a Car Dealership?

The lighting plan we create for car dealerships will assist in picking the best light for the business. There’s no need to guess, the lighting is either bright enough and balanced or it’s not. All the guesswork is removed when you start with a lighting plan.

How Accurate is a Lighting Plan?

It is very accurate. The software our lighting designer uses is industry-leading, and highly sophisticated. It’s sole purpose is to produce lighting plans that mimic physical indoor and outdoor spaces, and the foot candles and balance it reports on is extremely reliable. After installation of our lights, following the lighting plan, you should experience the light levels the lighting plan says you would get.

What is the Difference Between a Lighting Design Calculator and a Lighting Plan?

Use a calculator if:

  • You are looking for a free, online tool to quickly calculate the number of fixtures you need
  • You want quick, simple, and immediate results
  • You are looking for a count of light fixtures needed based on a specific budget
  • You need a rough estimate on quantity and layout/configuration does not matter
  • There is no need to include specific light balance and shadows in your documentation

Use a lighting plan layout if:

  • You would like a professional lighting plan engineer to review your requirements
  • You need a calculated lighting plan that shows foot candle readings
  • You need to see how balanced the light levels are, and you care about reducing shadows
  • You want to show aiming angles, and light positions in scale within your indoor or outdoor area
  • You need professional assurance that the lights you buy will be the right choice

Sample Car Dealership Lighting Plans and Heat Map

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Completed Car Dealership Projects Using LED Lighting Supply Lights

LED HB2 240 Watt used in car repair facility

Car Dealership Lit up with LED Lights

After Car Dealership LED Conversion