I went to Goodguys in Scottsdale earlier this month and saw a display for a four post lift and it had a lighting system on the rails and it made it like daylight under the car. It was was a nice system but it also had a $400.00 price tag. So, I did some hunting and came up with this off of Amazon for less than a $100.00 bucks and about two hours of time to install.
Here is the result.



If your interested in was I used, here is the list
1 of these
2 of these I also used a roll of 1/2" wide thin double stick tape to fasten the lights to the lift.

 

Sweet setup...can never get enough light!

 

Nicely lit up!

What vehicle is that on your lift?

 

It's the larger one

 

That's a nice car. Well, both of them...

What brand of lift did you install? This has probably been covered in other posts, but since we're OT anyway...

 

Is this a newer version of the "Emperor has no clothes"? I see the bottom of a Cobra on a lift, no where do I see the lights or how he mounted them. I know I am old but the lift gets blurry the farther towards the front you look and I have looked several times, can some one help with this, maybe more pictures Chuck. I really like the idea and beings my two post is outside I may be able to copy/modify to use in my situation. Thanks

 

Really nice job Chuck. Amazing how much you can save figuring out a solution for yourself. Fortunately I don't need lights under mine as my brilliance does all the lighting I need.

 

The LED light strips are in the channel on the inside of the two platform rails. What a great solution for a 4 post lift.

Anybody have a solution that works well for a typical 2 post lift? I am always struggling with getting good light.

 

See the red arrows... that's a reflection off the sides of the lift. The lights are below there, out of sight.

 

The SMD 5050 are 3-times brighter than the 3528, however, with a double row...it's probably comparable...but you can use a smaller power supply. Since these are 12V, you could go solar w/battery too.

I've got a plan to use these SMD 5050 strips along the underside of all rafters on my next garage....

 

Maybe this will help clarify what I did. It'sjust a matter of laying down some double stick tape, laying out the lights and wiring up. Here are some more pictures.

From front



Power supply



From the rear



I could of used a smaller power supply but you never know I might want to decorate the lift for Christmas.

Mike are you going to Payson the end of April?

 

Thanks, now I see what you did. The 4 post lifts I have used did not have that lip like that, they were broke under as opposed up into a channel. Good low cost solution.

 

I used a couple lengths of LED rope lights from Costco. Not nearly as bright as those above, but they help.
Those^^^ are great, thanks for the tip!

 

Here is kind of like the bonus round. I had a few feet of lights left over and got to thinking. The under hood of the 48 is like working in the black hole. I mounted about 3 feet of lights under the hood just behind the lip. I am about half done with the installation, need to finish wiring and put a switch and fuse in but this will sure help when I need to work on the old blue truck.

 

Great lighting, now all I need is a taller building and a lift.