led parking lot light fixtures

LED Parking Lot Lights | Area Light Fixtures

Benefits of LED Parking Lot Lights

LED area lighting virtually eliminates ongoing maintenance with some fixtures, staying bright for up to 100,000 hours. Even running 12 hours a day, thats over 22 years of light for college campuses, shopping malls, residential parks, hospital grounds, commercial parking lots, car dealerships, and other applications. While HID systems fade quickly and turn yellow over time, LED area lights maintain their color temperature for years, giving you longer lasting and higher quality light. If you want to upgrade to LED area lighting but dont have the budget for all new parking lot lights, retrofit kits include all of the assembly hardware required to convert existing shoebox fixtures.

What You Need to Know When Replacing an HID Area Light

Because metal halide bulbs are omni-directional, the bulb gives off light you never end up seeing because it is trapped bouncing around the inside of the area light fixture. On the packaging, this light lost to Lumen bounce is still included in the initial Lumen rating. Because LEDs are naturally directional, theres no light trapped in the fixture. This means an LED pole light fixture can be a direct replacement for older systems even if on paper it doesnt look as though the LED area lights put out as much light. In order to help you find the closest actual Lumen replacement, weve listed the wattage range of similar metal halide fixtures under each Lumen range.

Turn Your Area Light Into A Parking Lot Light With Slipfitter Mounting Brackets

LED parking lot lights may come with either a mounting arm or a slipfitter mounting bracket. Slipfitter mounts, sold separately, give you more flexibility and control over installation and light distribution by offering a broader range of angles than a stationary arm. Other available mounting accessories for LED area lights include mounting arms, tenons, chain hangers, safety cables, yokes, brackets and bracket covers. You can also connect your LED area lights to timers or photocells for dusk to dawn illumination that saves you even more. If pairing LED commercial lighting with photo controls, make sure the photocell is compatible with LED products. Using a conventional system that is not LED compatible could lead to premature failure of the area lights or the photocell. The photo control may not even recognize the LED area light and fail to turn the lights on and off at all.

1000Bulbs.com offers LED area lights with a variety of light distributions from narrow type II distributions primarily used for wide walkways and aisles to type V circular distributions that provide the same light intensity at all angles. For assistance understanding how many Lumens you need or which light distribution to use for your space, give our lighting experts a call at 1-800-624-4488.

LED Parking Lot Lights | 8500 Lumens

Types of Light Distribution for Area Lights

Area lights are available with different light distributions so that you can select the fixture that will best direct the light where you want it to go. When lighting a street or sidewalk, you want most of the light on the path. Alternatively, in a parking lot setting, you would want a much wider light distribution, allowing both cars and aisles to be well lit. This can help pedestrians feel safer getting back to their cars and reduce incidents in your parking lot.

Type II: A distribution with a lateral width of 25 degrees. Typically installed on the side of smaller side streets, jogging paths, or entrance roadways.

Type III: Similar to type II with light projecting out further at 40 degrees. Designed for general parking areas and roadways.

Type V: A circular distribution with the same light intensity at all angles. Meant for large open areas where evenly distributed light is needed, such as intersections and large parking lots.

250W Metal Halide Equal | LED Parking Lot Lights

Types of Light Distribution for Area Lights

Area lights are available with different light distributions so that you can select the fixture that will best direct the light where you want it to go. When lighting a street or sidewalk, you want most of the light on the path. Alternatively, in a parking lot setting, you would want a much wider light distribution, allowing both cars and aisles to be well lit. This can help pedestrians feel safer getting back to their cars and reduce incidents in your parking lot.

Type II: A distribution with a lateral width of 25 degrees. Typically installed on the side of smaller side streets, jogging paths, or entrance roadways.

Type III: Similar to type II with light projecting out further at 40 degrees. Designed for general parking areas and roadways.

Type V: A circular distribution with the same light intensity at all angles. Meant for large open areas where evenly distributed light is needed, such as intersections and large parking lots.