Luxtron supplied the 230 V track systems for a Nissan car showroom in Kuwait. Car showrooms are a demanding brief for track: big glazed frontages, glossy floors, glossy paint and a product that people walk all the way around.
In the photos the showroom is bright and white, with daylight pouring through the glazing and rows of white track running across the ceiling. The spotlights on the track are aimed down at the vehicles, while pendants mark out the customer lounge.
What we supplied
Our scope was the 230 V track systems. It is one of the retail jobs on our projects showcase where we supplied track and lighting components, and one of several track projects we have delivered in Kuwait.
Why track suits a car showroom
The cars move. A new model arrives, the launch display changes, a vehicle is turned to face the window for a campaign. A showroom lit with fixed downlights is lit for last season's layout. Track lets the dealer slide and re-aim the spots to wherever the cars are parked this month, with no ceiling work.
It also keeps the ceiling clean. Long, straight runs of white track read as part of a white ceiling, so the eye goes to the cars rather than to a scatter of fittings.
Daylight, gloss and glare
A showroom with this much glass has two lighting conditions: daytime, when the sun does a lot of the work, and evening, when the track has to carry the room and the frontage becomes a shop window from the street. A few general points apply to both:
- Reflections are the enemy. Car paint and polished floors act like mirrors. Spots aimed too steeply show up as bright dots on the bonnet. Aiming from the side of the car, at an angle, keeps the reflections off the surfaces customers look at.
- Light the sides, not just the roof. A car is mostly vertical surfaces. Light that only comes from straight above leaves the doors and wheels dull.
- Beam angles matter. Narrow beams pick out a hero vehicle, wider ones even out a row of cars. One track can carry both.
- Colour rendering. Customers judge paint colour under the showroom lights. A high CRI light source helps the red they choose on the floor look like the red they get.
Thinking about maintenance
Showroom ceilings are high and the floor is often full of vehicles, so getting a ladder in is not trivial. Track helps here as well: a fixture that fails can be unclipped and swapped from the track without an electrician opening the ceiling. Spare spots of the same type are worth keeping on site.
Next step
Planning a showroom or a dealership refit? Send us the layout and how often the display changes, and we will propose a track layout. Browse our track systems, including high output ONETRACK spots such as MEGA, or contact us.