Frenchie
Jack of all trades
Your photos gave the impression that 1/2 the fixture was missing. You have the back and the front? Then you're set.
Do as Alectrician says - drill out a new hole in the back, give it a bushing, run your wires where you need them to be for the fixture to be centered. The right bit to do this with, since you want a very clean hole, is an electician's stepped bit, they run about 40$ but give a nice, clean hole that you can fit a bushing onto. A regular bit will tear the edges.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=362-105
I was going to suggest that, but assumed it was illegal to modify listed equipement... I guess maybe not?
My idea for using a receptacle box at the light, was based on using the bigger box with a mud-ring for the receptacle box, and doing all you splices there - only one cable run to the light box.
Do as Alectrician says - drill out a new hole in the back, give it a bushing, run your wires where you need them to be for the fixture to be centered. The right bit to do this with, since you want a very clean hole, is an electician's stepped bit, they run about 40$ but give a nice, clean hole that you can fit a bushing onto. A regular bit will tear the edges.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=362-105
I was going to suggest that, but assumed it was illegal to modify listed equipement... I guess maybe not?
My idea for using a receptacle box at the light, was based on using the bigger box with a mud-ring for the receptacle box, and doing all you splices there - only one cable run to the light box.
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