How to PROPERLY wire your OPT7 Aura interior lighting kit WITH door assist AND automatic on and off

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This video will show you how to properly wire your OPT7 Aura interior kit so that the door assist works and the unit is powered under a variety of conditions.
* Unlock car (and dome lifght comes on) - LED lights come on (white) -- ie "door assist"
* Start/run car - (dome light goes out) LED lights turn to your color selection
* Stop car (ignition off, dome lights come on), LED lights turn to white -- "door assist"
* Lock car, (dome lights go off) LED lights automatically shut off
When the car is not running, the OPT7 LED lights go on and off *whenever the dome light does**. Note, this does *NOT require you to manually turn off the light kit with the remote- which is the only solution the OPT7 company tells you to do. I find that ridiculous.
You will need to buy some parts. You should be comfortable with electronic wiring projects and soldering. And you need to know how to read a wiring diagram. All information, including an easy-to-read wiring diagram, is in the video. The wiring diagram is at the very end, pause the video and take a screenshot to print it.
Enjoy!
I created this video to share how to make this nice wiring product work correctly.
Please note the CREDIT for this circuit design goes to D0ugmac1:
www.nissanclub.com/members/d0...
And here is the original obscure thread in the NISSAN forum, that had the solution. You may learn more by going through the entire thread.
www.nissanclub.com/threads/do...
DISCLAIMERS:
I am not an electronics expert. I have dabbled with electronics here and there, mostly just building projects given a diagram. EVERY vehicle is different. I do not know, for example, how the electronics of the dome light work in YOUR car. I am happy to try to answer questions, and will do my best to answer.

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@melsautocustomlighting3053 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I want to say you did a great job of explaining in detail on how to install the door asist. I really appreciate the diagram and you breaking it down. This was very helpful because I've been trying to find out how to do this for a minute. Thank You !!! GREAT JOB

@c-man5679 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Exactly what I was looking for and didn't know it, because no one has a video wiring it like this. I explained it to my wife as... "if the factory installed them this is how they would be wired!"

@melodicchronic5181 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was wanting when I started looking for interior automotive LED lighting. I bought the OPT7 kit because it said it could be setup to react to the door switch. Only to find out that it doesn't quite do what I wanted it to do. So instead of just installing it anyway, I sat on it for weeks trying to think of how to get it to work the way I wanted. I found your video and literally shouted "Yes"! I just finished it up and installed it all a couple days ago and it's awesome! Mine only reacts to the door opening though, since my 30 year old vehicle is bare bones with no keyless entry. It's now doing exactly what it should be able to do right out of the box. It was kind of a fun custom wiring project too. Very satisfying results. Thanks a lot, Kent. (and whoever the genius electrician guy is that figured this out)

@jasonjackson329 3 жыл бұрын

YOURE A TRUE HERO! Been looking everywhere to find a way to wire my wife’s under glow lights to the door lights. Found absolutely nothing, I’m even a wire tech everyday at work. But this isn’t always easy to figure out. I believe your the only video / information on this. Hell you even have it switching colors. I’m just trying to get a simple on and off with doors or remote. Lol

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

I just did a video from what I learned from a posting in an obscure NISSAN forum; I''m not a genius, I just felt it worth sharing when I got it to work as it should have been designed.

@andrewbrown656 7 ай бұрын

Kent, thank you so much for your informative video. I have the Opt7 Aura original underglow kit with door assist and followed your diagram for wiring with 2 relays. Unfortunately as others have commented, the door assist (right-sided relay on the diagram) isn't functioning as expected. It seems the relay doesn't trigger with the dome light. My understanding of relays suggests that pin 87 should become active when current flows from pin 86 to 85. However, the dome light applies power to pin 85 and ground, with no current flowing between 86 and 85. The relays remains unstimulated and pin 87 remains inactive. I appreciate your diagram and the insights it provides as I continue brainstorming with my project.

@raycord 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kent, I just wanted to take a moment and give you a big shout-out and my deepest thanks. Your video was just what I needed for my Kia Telluride. Your solution worked PERFECTLY!!!!! It does exactly what it should do. OPT7 should give you free stuff for life. You went above and beyond posting the links for the diodes, capacitors and relay kits as well as the Mini2 fuse taps. You made this project fun and educational. Reminded me of my Heathkit building days. YOU ROCK !!! #OPT7HID #TELLURIDE

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

I built heathkits too way back when...

@joevien6654 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!! Thank you for showing this!

@chrisbellevue 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm in the prices of trying this on my kit.

@jeremiahholt2425 2 жыл бұрын

Hey kent thank you for the video and diagram! I have it all wired but im concerned that i may not have the black wires coming out of the relays correct. The black wire from the continious power relay gets split to two legs one with the diode and one with the capacitor. Does the leg with the capacitor get spliced into the the other intermittent relay then get grounded? The leg with the diode gets connected to the positive of the dome light or door switch correct?

@sergiocei7568 Жыл бұрын

Hey really nice job now 100 uf capacitor there are many voltages on amazon electrolytic capacitors thank you

@Raveboy37 Жыл бұрын

Hi Kent! Thanks for the vid! About minute 16 you mention in captions that you connected the + door assist wire to the dome light? What about the negative door assist wire. I just want to make sure I understood you and the diagram at the end correctly. My 09 jeep doesn't seem to have a switched door jamb button for the dome light. It's a constant ground. But it does fade when the door closes. Thanks for the input!!

@dennisrandall9698 3 жыл бұрын

Thought the capacitor and diode would prevent flickering and back feeding a circuit. Learn something new everyday. Thanks.

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what they do. But the backfeeding also caused a relay to buzz loudly in the first design of the circuit I found

@hippyEntertainment 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the wiring diagram. If you have the OPT7 turned off with remote, then lock car and unlock car, does door assist turn on regardless? Then when you start the car the lights stay off both dome obviously and colour? Until you turn on the remote. I know you can get same result by not connecting ignition power but still want the option of having colour on whilst driving. Because it is illegal to be on while driving in my country.

@dalesabarre9368 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm confused about the connection for the diode and the capacitor. From the video, is the capacitor connected to the black wire (-) of the dome relay and to the black wire (-) of the ignition relay? Also, can I just tap the negative wire from the dome light relay with the diode to the negative door switch, instead of tapping it directly to the dome light? Thanks.

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe. See wiring diagram at the end of the video. I posted what worked for me. If you try something else, your mileage may vary.

@travisbelcher3492 3 жыл бұрын

First, you have figured out and posted EXACTLY what I have been wanting to know. The one thing I still wanted to know was... is there a way to wire in a lighted power switch to turn off all the led lights if wanted?

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

Sure. Just wire the switch to cut off the power to the whole thing.

@travisbelcher3492 3 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 my question is where would it go in the diagram that you have at the end of the video?

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

@@travisbelcher3492 If you want a switch to control the WHOLE THING, I would have it control the BLUE power connection on the left side of the diagram. That blue connection feeds the + power to the entire OPT7 unit.

@sergiocei7568 Жыл бұрын

Hey body long story short door assist didn't work my car 2019 vw Jetta sel at dome light it has rain sensor sunroof as well as footwell factory tiny led. just because I couldn't find done light negative I used footwell factory led which did not work when open door courtesy light are on so I end up removing the relay always on from battery and off course I like to try again when I pull down dome light housing I test every wire but could not find negative door assist. Thank you

@mrmason3203 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kent, thank you so much for explaining this method. One question. There are 2 door assist wires coming out of the Opt7 Control Box. 1 is positive - this connects to dome ground, the other is negative - what do we do with the negative wire, do we ground it or just tape it off and leave it?

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

The dome positive wire goes to a connection between the two relays. The dome negative wire is grounded. At the end of the video, the full wiring diagram is shown so you all can grab a screenshot and print it. SO many of these questions can, and should, be answered by looking at the wiring diagram(!)

@sam1constantine Жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 Hi Kent, looking at the wiring diagram, I see the Door assist positive is connected between the red wire from SPDT1 and blue wire SPDT 2. all 3 joined up. As per the diagram, I also wired the diode wire to the negative of the dome light by splicing into it. There is nothing to wire to the dome positive, correct? I am still troubleshooting, my leds are continuously on no matter what i do, lock/unlock, turn on ignition or off.

@melsautocustomlighting3053 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, what size fuse did you use for for your fuse taps coming from the relays (white and yellow wires) to power them ?

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

10A

@toddhannah1558 Жыл бұрын

So I’m assuming you soldered the positive door assist to the negative dome light correct?

@controll8239 Жыл бұрын

First off, this is a VERY good video and I am so happy you created it. I would be stumped without you! I know this video was created around 2-3 years ago but I really would like to know if there is a way I can make the LEDs only turn on when the door opens with a switch? My first thought was to wire the LEDs to the dome light and directly control it through the switch attached to it but I am worried about overloading that circuit and causing a fire. I looked online after that and I found your video. I would like there to be a switch that, when flipped, allows the leds to only be door assist (meaning when I turn the ignition on, the LEDs turn off with the dome light). Is there a way that I can do this? If you are seeing this, thanks for the tutorial!

@caseybea2 Жыл бұрын

Not sure sorry, i did not design the circuit. Just made a video of my experience following it....

@kelh4800 Жыл бұрын

Kent, will this setup eliminate the flickering of the OPT-7 led's during the door assist mode. Mine flicker as the courtesy lamp voltage increases and decrease? will I need some resistors? What size and where would they go?

@caseybea2 Жыл бұрын

Flickering likely needs resistors. You have to experiment with different values. Diagram shows where.

@mtiamson 3 жыл бұрын

Did you tap on the positive on the dome light ( voltage gradually increase when the dome lights comes on)? or the on the Negative wire on the dome light?

@christopherpentecost1028 3 жыл бұрын

Wondering the same thing!

@TAGE_FPV 3 жыл бұрын

the diagram says exactly what he taps into. and he even corrects himself in the video.

@sergiocei7568 Жыл бұрын

Can somebody help me a little bit as mention before my car is a 2019 Jetta sel now my accessory fuse is a 20 amp my ing fuse 10 I know have to match whatever I had from start question is will I run into issues by tapping into 20 amp fuse thank you.

@caseybea2 Жыл бұрын

Tapping into a bigger fuse is not an issue. Whatever the lowest fuse is in the circuit that is smallest will be the one to go in an overload condition

@kevinmalesic9430 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a question about the connection on the dome light. My wife has a 2008 Hyundai Santa fe and there is no circuit board at the light itself, just the wiring harness. Can I make my connection there to the negative wire. Everything else is cleat and you did a great job with the video. Thanks alot.

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

My guess is yes.

@red518irish 2 жыл бұрын

I am in the same boat, have you tried this? Did it work?

@jaystaley111 Жыл бұрын

What if I were just to tap power into a headlight or running light wouldn’t it then only come on when doors unlocked and or at night when headlights come on?

@caseybea2 Жыл бұрын

Yes it only comes on when the device you tap into is powered..

@johncruz4455 2 жыл бұрын

hey there sir i tried it with my 2018 toyota camry

@hunterwarren01 3 жыл бұрын

So I have the OPT7 aura pro underglow kit and it has the door assist. It has an extra wire coming off in the same place as the wire connections for the lights is that my door assist wire or is that an antenna for the box?

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

No idea. I have never seen the underglow unit.

@keishabaskin2174 3 жыл бұрын

That's the door assist wire

@TheCooperdavid 3 жыл бұрын

Are your LEDs able to respond to the music in this wiring configuration? Thank you?

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

Yes and no. They do sort of respond to sound if I try it, but the sensor for the sound function isn't too effective unless I turn it WAY up. Nothing to do with my configuration, the sound sensor of the opt kit just isn't all that great in my opinion. I usually just pick a steady color and leave it.

@TheCooperdavid 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thank you for the insight and taking the time to respond.

@mattsuelabbe1651 2 жыл бұрын

Kent...great video. I got it to work only on my bench. I can't figure out why it will not work in my truck. It is an older one, an 02 f250. If i just use the fuse for the ignition, it works for the low light, as described. If i hook up the other fuse and tap into the dome lamp, the bright light stays on and will not switch over when I turn the key. Any suggestions on what else to try? I'm assuming its b/c its an older vehicle, but pulling my hair out cuz like I said, it work on my bench exactly the way it is on your diagram. Any thoughts or ideas are welcomed...many thanks for the video...I feel like I'm so close!!! Matt

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

Older vehicle, might not use ground control. My best suggestion is to wire the trigger to the door-open switch (sensor). Best of luck

@mattsuelabbe1651 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 Thanks for the quick reply! When you say trigger control, both the plus and negative to the dome and skip the fuse portion?

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

@@mattsuelabbe1651 not sure, you have to experiment.

@mattsuelabbe1651 2 жыл бұрын

OK...to those who have the older cars, like me, an 02 F350, this 2 relay solution did not work. I could get it to work on my work bench but not in my truck. Kent put a link in the comments to the site where someone there had tried a few things but eventually landed on or near Kent's great video and diagram (many thanks to them!). So, from that forum I used something really close to what one the guys mentioned...I used only 1 relay and 2 fuse jumpers and wired it the following way: 87: battery fuse 87a: ignition fuse 30: LED Control Box plus side of power cord (POS from the power cord) 86 & the + (POS) from the door assist cord: dome light + side 85: ground (this includes the power cord NEG and the door assist NEG with this to ground) Hope this helps to others that were stumped like me.

@TheKillerMarine 3 жыл бұрын

Can you link the thread so I can download the diagram so I can print it?

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

www.nissanclub.com/threads/dome-light-footwell-help.491049/

@jt3052 3 жыл бұрын

So quick question. Does the black wire going to the capacitor get grounded out too? It would complete the circuit an flip the switch would it not?

@jt3052 3 жыл бұрын

Also.. am I able to share the grounds? IE wire the ground for the IGN into the opt box ground. Then wire the cap into the dome light ground with the dio?

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

The capacitor is grounded on the minus side. It'ss clearly indicated as such in the diagram.

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

@@jt3052 Yes you can share gounds. ground is ground is ground.

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

Refer to the diagram. To answer your first queston, the capacitor and diode connect to the black wire of the BATTERY relay, not the IGN relay. (The capacitor other side is grounded, and diode other side goes to the dome). You can try tapping the door switch instead of the dome light--- but I'm not sure how that works for your car. My car doesn't HAVE a door switch, the door sense mechanism is built into the lock. At a minimum, that will change the behavior (will only light up white when door is actually open and no other time). In my case, by tapping to dome light , the lights come on as soon as I unlock my car with the remote for example, because that's when the dome light comes on. Your mileage may vary, each car is different.

@dalesabarre9368 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that makes sense if I want the led to activate when I open the door lock with the remote. Going back to the diode and capacitor. my understanding is that the positive side of the capacitor connects to the black wire (-) of the relay for the dome light and the negative side connects to the door switch (-). The diode (anode (+) side) also connects to the black wire of the relay and the cathode (-) connects to the door switch (-). With that said, can both wires meet at the door switch (diode and capacitor)? I appreciate your help so much. Thank you.

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

Both wires can meet anywhere. The wire length or distance doesn't matter in a car circuit like this. Just make sure the connections are per diagram. Good luck

@dalesabarre9368 3 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 Thank you.

@dalesabarre9368 3 жыл бұрын

I followed the diagram and used a 100uf capacitor. When I close the door, the dome light starts fading and relay makes a loud buzzing sound. What do you think did I do wrong? Please help...

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe check out the Nissan forum. See other comments. I am not an electronics expert but the guy who answered in that thread is. I posted here what I did and how it worked for my vehicle. I don't know your car's circuitry so not sure i can help much further. Maybe in your case the door switch needs a circuit tweak to make it work.

@JohnnieIsBored 2 жыл бұрын

It would be really convenient to wire some sort of motion sensor to have a dusk to dawn feature for the lights so it does not come on during the day.

@jasone1881 2 жыл бұрын

Also a proximity sensor so I don’t even have to unlock my car and the lights turn on when someone gets close kind of like a security feature

@jjs070470 3 жыл бұрын

So is this setup circuit required for the underglow kit as well to get it to do the same?

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe? Sorry I'm not familiar with the underglow kit.

@TAGE_FPV 3 жыл бұрын

100% yes, the same exact circuit is needed to achieve the same thing. the opt7 underglow kit and this one are identical except in the amp rating. My only 0.02 would be make sure you tap into different sources

@jaimevila8988 3 жыл бұрын

I have a quick question. I see you wired the aux wire to the dome light. Towards the end of the video when you are showing the control box location I see there is a courtesy light next to the box´s installation site. If that courtesy light turns on when you open the doors (which I believe is the same concept for the dome light) why not use that lamp to hook up your aux wire? less wiring and a whole lot more accessible in my opinion. Besides that, your video was great! very detailed and easy to follow!

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

I thought about the courtesy light, but there were two things. First and more important, I could NOT for the life of me get the courtesy light bracket/mount removed. That would have been necessary for me to properly get in there and solder in a good connection. I spent over an hour trying and simply gave up. And I'm very tall so soldering something under the dash where it is would have been.. tricky. But second, the courtesy light under there in my car behaves a little differently from the dome light. Doesn't come on in certain situations wheras the dome light always comes on even when I press the remote unlock.

@DanielMartinez-np1uq 2 жыл бұрын

Kent, just want to say thanks for taking the time to put this video together. I wired mine up just like the diagram suggested & it did not work as it should. The white led (door assist) light stays on regardless if car is on or off. If I disconnect the + door assist wire from the lamp it goes to my normal led color (red). If u have any idea what could be the issue, please let me know. Thanks

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

What exact model do you have?

@DanielMartinez-np1uq 2 жыл бұрын

The regular Aura with 2 wires for the door assist.

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

Check where door assist is, verify if its a plus or negative voltage. Your vehicle may be different in how the dome light works

@DanielMartinez-np1uq 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 With the car on we have power at the dome light even though the light is off. When car is off, there is no power. With the car is first turned off & dome lights are on, we have power.

@DanielMartinez-np1uq 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 I just hooked up the door assist wire to my trunk light and that one works as it should but only when I open and close the trunk. SMH

@steveslone7411 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. In the diagram is labeled the dome light and it’s positive connection. The diagram does not show what that is connected to. Is the positive connection supposed to be the vehicle’s original harness? If not what is this connection?

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

The vehicle dome light has two sides. A positive side and a negative side. The digram simply shows that you're connecting the diode to the dome light negative side. In my vehicle, that negative side of the dome light is eventually connected to the dooor switch which is a gounded connection........ NOTHING needs to be done with the dome positive. It's just shown that way so you know there is a specific side (negative) that you're making a connection to......... NOTE< unless you have a 2016 Sorento, your car's setup may vary and you might have to experiment.

@JustFunTymes 2 жыл бұрын

Question, couldn't I wire the negative to the door jamb switch and have the positive fused tapped to my interior lights to trigger it?

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe! I experimented to get my setup to work

@JustFunTymes 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 so I am in the process of it right now and it'll come on when the door is opened and will use the factory default cause I used the door jamb switch. Will have to do it your way when it gets warmer.

@jjs070470 3 жыл бұрын

Any way you can post a link to the parts you got on Amazon? Much appreciated!

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

Capacitors: www.amazon.com/dp/B07PG8LSKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_VEiVTLTWefILx Relays www.amazon.com/dp/B072QXDZRD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_96knLSSFyhhxV The diodes (cheap) I just got on eBay

@mccarlin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I put it all together and it didn't work. My Aura box only has 1 wire for the dome light, just a positive no negative. I'm assuming they bundled the negative for that and the box power together. But as soon as I connect the diode end wire to the negative of the done light, the aura comes on and stays on, never turns off. I triple checked all the connections to your diagram, can't figure it out.

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

Is yours the "pro" version?

@mccarlin 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 yes the new pro version.

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

@@mccarlin yeah sorry I don't know the differences there. Mine is the regular version......... Someone else here had the same question about the pro version. It's different.

@mccarlin 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 everything I see on Amazon is the pro version, which one do you have?

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

@@mccarlin the regular version. This was 20 months ago so maybe they don't sell it anymore.

@red518irish 2 жыл бұрын

Kent, I have a question, I have the opt7 pro kit, and i don't have a negative door assist wire. I have a power wire with positive and negative and then a single wire that the instructions describe as an aux wire, which i assume is the door assist wire. I don't think this will be an issue but just wanted to make sure.

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

support.opt-7.com/174635-How-to-installed-the-AUX-Wire-on-the-Aura-Pro-

@red518irish 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 I didn't realize there was a difference in door assist wire and aux wire. Based on what I am reading from that link, I am now a little more confused. Should I still just connect the aux wire to the negative of the dome?

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

@@red518irish link says positive not negative. Not 100 pct sure i think my kit was not the "pro" version

@red518irish 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 ok. I will have to wire it up and see how it reacts. When I bought the lights I was I def the impression the pro version was the only one with the door assist feature. I might return them and get the non profit version

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

@@red518irish yeah the kit I have is the regular one. The "pro" kit has the Bluetooth control.... Not sure what OTHER differences there are in that version, sorry...

@ericmason5584 2 жыл бұрын

What about Door Assist - ? Did you ground that? I can see in the diagram that you have on your desk that there is no mention of Door Assist - , what happened with that?

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

Door assist is not grounded. Attach it as shown in the diagram shown in the video.

@ericmason5584 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 Thanks for all your help Kent Brodie. It is much appreciated. Should I connect the Door Assist Positive (+) to the Negative Ground of the Dome Light and then just tape off the Door Assist Negative (-) wire and leave it hanging ungrounded? Sorry to inconvenience you.

@darkempire7892 3 жыл бұрын

So the light are white when you unlock the car but can we set it to where it can be a another color before it turns on and goes to the color mode

@caseybea2 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the lights go "white" when the car is unlocked and also the door opened (AND ALSO the dome light tirned on manually). All other times, the OPT7 kit is whatever color you had it set to.

@MentorMel 2 жыл бұрын

@@caseybea2 when lights are on inside you can turn them off when driving?

@caseybea2 2 жыл бұрын

@@MentorMel yes with the remote.

@steviej359 9 ай бұрын

Think I'll just scip the door assist feature, thanks anyway.

@sergiocei7568 Жыл бұрын

By the way there's no wiring diagram online my Jetta owners doesn't show any so guess I will be going to dealer and spend so money that's what the wants.