LED Shop Lights That Last??

[Toad455]

I replaced all my shop lights in my 30 x 30 shop with Led bulbs. I have 8 fixtures that hold two 8ft bulbs each and another 8 fixtures that I flick on for painting only, so a total of 16 fixtures = 32 bulbs total. I bought the bulbs from Amazon and bypassed the ballast. They work great and are very bright, but after two years about half of them already quit. So, has anyone else used 8ft led's that last longer than a couple of years? I know I bought cheap ones but I'm not sure if there's any others that will last longer. Also, these have many small led lights along the full length of the bulb so when you turn the bulb you can direct the light, I really don't like that but it's not a show stopper. I would rather have solid light instead of all the small bulbs. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[midwest]

I am not yet a believer in the LED light bulb industry. I bought my house in 2012 and all the can lights were the CFL bulbs. after moving in I started replacing them with LED bulbs, as they CFL's went out. Back then the LEDs were more money than they are today and I didn't want to just replace them all at once. Most of the LED's have already gone out and had to be replaced and there are still a few of the CFL bulbs running strong after 12 years. Just because I am that way, I always right the date on the base of a bulb when I replace it, it is weird to see some bulbs only last a year or so and some that last 10-15 years. All I know is none of the LEDs have lasted as long as the original CFL's and I don't even know when they were put in before I bought the place.

 

[Vbb199]

Harbor freight's LED light fixtures seem to be pretty good. Ive had the same ones up for years now under the carport being exposed to elements and such