Shout out to all who have posted here, displaying your installed LED's. Special thanks to
@haknslash ...after reading your installation, I finally took the plunge and went forward with my LED install on my '14 SX190. It's something that I've been wanted to do for a while after reading the many posts. I decided to go with the Opt7 Aura LED strip kit since it included everything for the boat. All LEDs came wired with connectors. The kit includes all needed hardware to install on your boat. The LEDs appear to be of very nice quality. Since it is a multi-color kit, it also includes a control box. It has a sound sync option but the box needs to be mounted right next to a speaker for it to function correctly. The base kit includes four 24-inch strips. I also bought a 12-inch pair kit and a 4-piece 3.5-inch add kit.
After opening the box, I realized that the connectors were large and would require a large matching hole to fit each connector. I almost considered returning the kit but really wanted to make it work. So I decided to further inspect the boat for existing openings and cut outs. I found that most seat backs had cutouts behind them. I ended up having to drill one large hole behind the bow port seat backing. As you will see in the pictures, I used the port rear speaker for access and ground out a portion of the speaker frame to route a LED wire. That area is the only one that has an exposed wire. I also used the courtesy light next to the throttle as access for another wire. The Dremel came in handy to grind a recess.
You basically need to be a contortionist to fit into the storage areas on this boat. Good thing I'm a fit 6-foot, 180 pound guy! That said it was still a big challenge getting into and out of each area. Plus, the fiberglass rash on my arms was not fun. I used an 11mm socket and wrench to loosen the bolts behind the seat backs so that I could snake the wire and connector through. I mounted the control box by the stereo in the helm locker with two of the 3.5-inch LEDs. The engine bay also has a pair of 3.5's, one in the front of the engine bay and one in the top rear. The four 24-inch sections are in the main seating area and the 12-inch pair went to light up the bow seating.
I zip tied the wiring to the existing wiring conduits through out the boat. In the bow area, there is no wiring, so I hot glued the wiring to the hull so that it was clear of any interference.
All in all, I'm very satisfied with the results. I'm even more happy that I did not have to drill many large holes into the boat to get this to all work. All that is left is to hook up a power switch since I wired the control box into the 12v power plug that is next to the stereo. What I noticed is that when I turn the main battery switch on, the LED lights turn on automatically.
Links:
www.opt-7.com
http://www.opt-7.com/aura-led-accent-light-kits/
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