The Ingar EXRE-OP is a 230 mm exterior wall light with an opal matt lens in black — 6 W giving 300 lm, with switchable 2700 K / 3000 K / 4000 K, CRI above 90, IP65. Our page said 170 lumens. It gives 300. The Ingar comes as two lenses on the same body — opal matt and anti-glare — and the anti-glare version gives 170 lm. That figure had been copied onto this listing. It is the wrong way round: an opal diffuser releases more light than a shielded anti-glare optic, which is the whole difference between them. If you compared the two on output, compare again at 300. Opal or anti-glare — the same fitting, two different jobs This is the only decision to make about the Ingar, and it is a real one: Opal matt (this one) — 300 lm. The lens diffuses evenly across its whole face, so the fitting itself glows and spreads light broadly. Use it where you want the light on the wall and the fitting visible — entries, facades, anywhere seen from a distance. Anti-glare — 170 lm. The optic shields the source and cuts the light off at an angle, so you cannot see it from normal viewing positions. Use it along a path or beside a door you walk past, where a glowing face would dazzle. Same 6 W, same body, same colours — and the anti-glare gives 43% less light on purpose. Neither is brighter for the money; they answer different questions. CRI above 90 — unusual outdoors Most exterior LEDs sit at 80. Above 90 means brick, render and timber hold their real colour, and since the Ingar throws light across the wall immediately around it, that is precisely where a low-CRI fitting makes a facade look grey and cheap at night. 2700 K is the warm end, and warmer than most 2700 K, 3000 K or 4000 K, switchable — the whole range shifted warmer than the usual 3000/4000/5000, with no cool setting at all. At 2700 K it is close to an old filament lamp and reads domestic and welcoming on a house exterior. IP65 and Class II. Dust-tight and rated against water jets, so an unsheltered wall in driven rain is fine and it can be hosed down. Double insulated, no earth required. Body is polycarbonate in a sand finish — no metal to corrode, which matters in salt air. Not dimmable; the switch changes colour, not level. A low, wide rectangle 230 mm long, 80 mm wide, only 44 mm deep. That shallowness is practical: it sits close to the wall and is not an obstruction in a walkway, and the horizontal proportion washes light sideways along a wall rather than up and down. Where it works Entries and facades — where you want the fitting to glow. Exposed walls — IP65. Coastal positions — polycarbonate, no metal to corrode. ⚠ Beside a path you walk past, the anti-glare version is the better choice. ⚠ Not dimmable — the switch changes colour only. Specifying it 230 mm long, 80 mm wide, 44 mm deep, in polycarbonate, sand finish, black with an opal matt lens. Integrated 6 W LED giving 300 lm, included, with switchable 2700 K / 3000 K / 4000 K, CRI >90, not dimmable. 240 V, Class II — double insulated, no earth required, IP65 — dust-tight, rated against water jets. Warranty is three years, as a replacement warranty. Supplied and supported by Lights For You. Questions Your page said 170 lumens — which is right?300. The Ingar comes as two lenses on the same body, and 170 lm is the anti-glare version’s figure, copied onto this listing. It is the wrong way round: an opal diffuser releases more light than a shielded anti-glare optic. Opal or anti-glare?Opal gives 300 lm and glows across its whole face — for entries and facades where you want the fitting visible. Anti-glare gives 170 lm and shields the source so you cannot see it from normal positions — for a path or a door you walk past. Same body, same wattage, different jobs. Why does CRI above 90 matter?Because brick, render and timber are what the light lands on, and the Ingar throws it across the wall right beside it. Most exterior LEDs sit at 80 and make a facade look grey at night. How warm is 2700K?Close to an old filament lamp. The whole range is shifted warmer than the usual 3000/4000/5000, with no cool setting at all — so on a house exterior it reads domestic and welcoming. Can it go on an exposed wall?Yes — IP65 is dust-tight and rated against water jets, so driven rain and hose-down are both fine. Is it good near the sea?Better than most — polycarbonate throughout, so there is no metal to corrode. How far does it stick out?Only 44 mm, so it sits close to the wall and is not an obstruction in a walkway.
