Kichler 6463OZ Three Light Bath

Absolutely impressed with the quality and the look of this fixture. I have found the replacement bulbs made by Philips in the local HD store. It does take a special Halogen bulb which gets quite hot and very bright. I wish they would make an LED to replace it with. I have also purchased the two light set for a much smaller bathroom, and I was equally pleased with it as well. You get what you pay for with this purchase, as it is not cheap in any way.

Light arrived with all parts and well packaged.

My only comment is that this is a 300w fixture which is a little bright and it has quartz (inefficient) lamps. There is not currently a dimmable
LED 110V bulb for the E11 base that has the luminosity of the quartz lights.

It would be great if we could be put on a mailing list to be notified by Kichler when/if such a light becomes available.

Also, for future designs, it would be better if an E12 base were used. The E11 geometry is not as common in the states which will definitely limit the possibility of the LED bulb I would like but also makes it harder to even replace an E11 which will have much shorter life than the an LED.
Update 2/24/17: All above is true. But heat is a real issue. Use a dimmer! Even with the dimmer at 50%, the globes covering the bulbs get very hot. No need for a heat source in the bathroom when this is turned on. Very important for Kichler to locate or create LEDs. I would like to hear from anyone if a 50W equivalent LED would look ok and if anyone knows of a reliable one. One is available on the Amazon site but reliability seems to be an issue.

This ended up being a very versatile bathroom fixture. We really would have preferred to install two wall sconces at about face height for optimal lighting in our small half-bath, but due to a number of constraints settled on this above-the-mirror strip.

This fixture is very close to being overkill for the size of the room, but my real attraction to it was that the center light fixture looked easily removable, to “lighten” the look of the unit and allow its curved strip to “wrap” around the top of our oval mirror.

Indeed, the center fixture DOES come out without much fuss, and I’m only left with a 3/8″ hole to fill. The two end globes measure 30 inches edge to edge, an are each about 9 inches in diameter. The whole unit projects out from the wall just shy of 11 inches.

This is my second Kichler purchase. As with my previous experience, the packaging is excellent, but there were some minor alignment issues out of the box. This being an open box purchase from an Amazon partner, one of the bronze nipples protruding up out of the top of one of the light fixtures came noticeably bent, but not so noticeable that we can’t live with it and enjoy the meager cost savings. The glass globes were all packaged separately and there were no problems with breakage. Also included in the box are the three boxed bulbs, wrapped “trim plates” that sit loosely on top of each globe to hide the screws holding the glass in place, and mounting hardware — including a full circle mounting plate.

Whereas the middle fixture threads directly into the protruding post, and is therefore not adjustable in any way save for brute force bending, the two outer fixtures can swivel like pendulums between the two arced strips (not freely — there are stop nuts to lock them in place). But also the double “arc” doesn’t seem to be attached perfectly symmetrically to the center post. I mention these because I’m sure they vary from unit to unit, and are worth your checking our upon receipt to ensure they meet your expectations.

All in all, we’re happy with the look of this fixture. I’m certainly pleased with the flexibility of removing the center light, and I’m only slightly disappointed in the overall build quality (mainly the alignment issues; the finish and actual construction are both very good). And the arc certainly gives this unit an extra dimension that other bath strips don’t have.

I purchased four different models of this product (Chandelier, Island Light, Pendent Light, and this one for 1/2 bath). This one came defective and I didn’t catch it until the fixture was completely installed except for the glass globes. One of them didn’t have a lip to allow the thumb screws to hold it in place. I contacted Amazon to get a replacement globe, but they couldn’t do that. They tried to give me a discount of the initial price. That would do no good because finding this globe would be virtually impossible. Finally I accepted a complete refund (after some discussion). All I wanted was the replacement globe. Seems like a lot of work for that not to mention that a contractor was doing the remodel job and charged me for installing it.

The light came as promised, but there was a slight issue that got corrected with a bit of effort. One of the lights was askew, not pointed straight down, and at first was a bit afraid to try and straighten it out. It did move but I was afraid I was going to break it because it did take effort to make it happen. Note I didn’t have to bend anything it was just rotated on a pivot but I wasn’t sure it was a pivot point. Luckily it was.

We purchased these fixtures for a number of reasons and are happy we did. We now have them in our master bath (3-light) as well as our powder room (2-light).

Our first consideration was style and these bridged the gap well between our traditional decor and a nice clean modern look – not too many fixtures can do that. I also wanted fixtures that would dim and being halogen these fit that bill. We really like that the bulbs are completely enclosed by the globes. With most fixtures the light from the bulbs is glaring in your face whereas the globes on these diffuse and soften the light nicely.

The only caveat for these fixtures, and the only reason I didn’t give them a 5-star rating, is that the halogen bulbs create a great deal of heat. It’s interesting that bulbs putting out this much heat would be considered energy efficient, but apparently they are. Maybe not as efficient as CFLs or LEDs but considerably better than traditional incandescents to my understanding. The saving grace is that the bulbs are completely enclosed but the fixture itself still gets hot so don’t touch it after it’s been on for awhile! If for some reason the heat would cause you a problem (it doesn’t for us) you may want to pass on these.