Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Let me preface this review by saying I’m a little less technically inclined than most but I was already using my cigarette power outlet for my car phone charger. So I was quite happy to find that this kit included a direct to fuse box power adapter as well as a car charger power adapter. The Quality First thing, the kit arrived in a nice retail box with a clear window of the LED strips which was sweet because I actually enjoyed the box quite a bit. The quality of these LED strips are heavy duty not like the run of the mill thin LED strips you often find for cheap. They have black end caps and the each strip is sealed in a silicone encasing; I would say about half inch thick or so. I mounted it with using the 3M tape which worked very well. Just be sure to clean the mounting surface with rubbing alcohol. The Setup This kit had two options for installation: easy and custom. The first being the cigarette power outlet which would have taken 10-15 minutes tops since it’s a straight plug and play option. I tested the LED strips with the cigarette lighter which took 1-2 minutes to connect and power. Pretty simple if I went that route. The second installation option was to wire it directly into the fusebox under my dash. I decided to go with the second option because I wanted a cleaner installation that takes advantage of the “Door Assist Sync” feature. This feature would allow the LED strips to light up white upon opening the door, but once the doors are closed and engine on, the LED strips switch back to the last color selected. The results are so sweet, basically every time I open my car driver door the whole car lights up a bright white. 2 under the dash on each side and 2 under the seats in the rear. If anyone is interested in how I did the custom install, comment below and I’ll write up how I did it and which fuse to tape. Remote and Features I found the handheld remote to be very user-friendly. There are 16 different colors I can switch between with a single press. For some weird reason, I like the peach/pink color because it looks sweet against my beige interior. With so many colors, finding a color that matches your console color or entertainment screen is easy and really gives it an OEM look. My Honda, has blue set as the screen color so when I turn the LED kit blue boom, it is like it came that way from the factory. Another cool feature is the adjustable brightness and adjustable speed buttons. With the brightness all the way up, the lights are very visible from outside the car while driving. This may or may not be an issue in your area; it is in mine. So all I do is turn down the brightness a bit and boom a glow only I can see and still enjoy while driving. The remote also has two music modes that basically enables it to pulsate to the sound of music in the car; music fade and music cycle. This works beat with heavy bass music. Otherwise, it goes a little batty and looks like a disco in the car because it flashes/cycles through the colors very fast. With heavy bass, the flashing calms down a bit. Keychain Remote and Features The keychain remote comes in handy when I forget to turn the LED kit off upon exiting the car. (This wouldn’t be the case if install this with the cigarette charger, but I went the custom route.) The remote also has a color change button which cycles through the colors and a feature cycle button which simply cycles through the fade/music features. I think the remote would be more useful if I installed the LED strips on the exterior like in the grill or under the car. That would allow me to show off a bit when parked at a party or car meet. Final Thoughts The extra light helps to really illuminate the floor, plus it just looks cool to have a low red/blue/yellow/purple or whatever color glow in your car while driving down the freeway. Truthfully, when I first showed it to my girlfriend, she exclaimed “Wow” I want this in my car. I have received envious stares and a few compliments from random strangers all with the last week or so. All in all, the kit was high quality, very bright and operates exactly as it should without any hangs up or issues. If you choose to go for the simple install using the cigarette charger, I estimate the install would have been like 10-15 minutes tops. That’s primarily to because you would have to run the wires throughout your car so it’s hidden. If not, it would only take 1-2 minutes to power on. For the cost, this is a complete kit and Opt7 delivers on its promise of bright, adjustable, and customizable LED interior lighting.