A set of acrylic light bars that tuck into the seams of the dash and doors, run rivers of chasing colour through the cabin and flash in step with the car stereo.
Jushope's kit swaps the usual single footwell strip for a set of acrylic light bars that follow the lines of the interior. Hundreds of LEDs sit behind each bar, and the acrylic spreads their light into a smooth, even band instead of a string of bright dots. Laid along the dash seam, the door cards and the console, they draw the shape of the cabin in colour.
Acrylic is the reason this kit looks the way it does. Compared with fiber-optic tubing, which carries light from a single source and fades along its length, each acrylic bar has its own LEDs behind it, so the glow stays bright and uniform along the whole bar. That makes it readable in daylight too, not only after dark.
The cabin can take the bars in several places:
A 10-in-1 set gives enough bars for a dash-plus-four-doors layout with some to spare, while the 8-in-1 set suits a coupe, a two-door truck or a driver who wants a lighter touch. Both carry the same controller, app, remote and effects, so the choice is about how many surfaces should glow.
The mood it sets depends on the driver. Commuters tend to settle on one soft colour that makes a dark cabin feel less like a tunnel. Car-meet regulars go the other way, with bold chasing patterns that turn heads the moment a door opens.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Pieces | 10 acrylic light bars (8-in-1 set also offered) |
| Light type | Acrylic LED light bars, Dreamcolor (multi-zone) |
| Colours | Over 16 million |
| Dynamic modes | 213, plus DIY |
| Effects | Chasing, flowing, bouncing, flashing, static colour |
| App | Magic Lantern |
| Connection | Bluetooth (app) and RF remote |
| Sound reaction | Built-in microphone |
| Timer | Yes, in the app |
| Voltage | 12V |
| Power options | Cigarette lighter plug or positive and negative wires, both fused |
| Vehicle fit | Universal: cars, SUVs, trucks, RVs, boats |
| Mounting | Double-sided tape; pry tool for trim seams |
| Shaping | Bars can be bent and cut |
| Water resistance | Not water resistant |
| Weight | 0.63kg (10-in-1 set) |
| In the box | Light bars, RF remote, lighter cable, positive and negative wires, tape, pry tool, manual |
| Warranty | Two years |
Dreamcolor is the maker's name for addressable lighting: separate sections of each bar take different colours at the same moment. That is how light can flow from the dash into the doors, chase in a loop around the cabin, bounce back and forth, or split into a rainbow. A plain RGB strip can only show one colour along its whole length.
The controller packs 213 dynamic modes on top of more than 16 million static colours. Some favourite moods to try:
The controller's microphone hears the stereo and makes the bars pulse with the beat, adjusting the flash to the strength of the sound. Turn the music up at a drive-in or a tailgate and the cabin dances with it. Speed, brightness and timing all adjust from the Magic Lantern app or the RF remote, which needs no line of sight.
The app can also control several sets at once, so two cars at a meet or a car plus a camper can run the same scene together. Its phone link uses Bluetooth, the same kind of controller that pops up as ELK-BLEDOM or a similar name in a scan; connect from inside the app, never the phone's Bluetooth menu.
Most of the install is trim work. The included pry tool opens the seam between two panels just enough to slide the wire in, so cables disappear and the bars sit flush. Double-sided tape holds each bar on a clean surface, and the whole job needs no drilling.
Both power leads have built-in fuses, which protects the car's wiring if something shorts. The lighter plug is instant but leaves a cable visible. Hardwiring to a switched 12V circuit through the fuse box hides everything and turns the lights on and off with the ignition, a job for a confident DIYer or an auto electrician.
Some vehicles keep the lighter socket live when the engine is off. In that case, unplug the kit or set a timer overnight, since even a small draw can flatten a battery over a long weekend. The bars can be bent to follow curved trim and cut to length, so an awkward door pocket is not a dead end.
Count the surfaces before choosing. A four-door saloon with a dash line, four door cards and a console soaks up ten bars; a two-door truck or a small hatch often looks balanced with eight. Nothing else changes between the two sets, from the Magic Lantern app to the 213 modes and the two-year warranty.
Three other car kits that answer to the same kind of Bluetooth controller take the idea elsewhere:
Pick acrylic when brightness and even colour matter most, and when the cabin has flat trim edges to stick bars along. Choose fiber optic when the gaps are tiny and the look should be a hairline of light. Choose underglow when the car is parked more often than driven at night.
Before ordering, check where the lighter socket or fuse box sits, whether the socket stays live with the engine off, and whether the trim has clean flat edges for the tape. A quick look at the app guide shows how the music and DIY screens work before the kit arrives.
Leased cars and company vehicles deserve a thought as well. Tape and tucked wires come out cleanly with patience, and the lighter plug leaves the wiring untouched, so the whole set can move to the next car when the lease ends.
Each acrylic bar has its own LEDs behind it, so the band stays bright and even along its length. It shows best in shade and after dark, but reads in daylight too.
Only the number of bars. Both use the same controller, Magic Lantern app, RF remote, 213 modes and power leads.
Only if the lighter socket stays live with the engine off. Unplug it, set the timer, or hardwire it to a circuit that switches with the ignition.
Yes, they can be bent and cut to fit a trim line.
