Six flexible acrylic bars that glow evenly along their length and chase colour around the dash and doors, with a microphone that sets the whole front cabin dancing to the stereo.
The SAMGCHI kit is built for movement. Its six acrylic bars carry RGB smart-IC chips, so colour can flow, chase and bounce along each bar instead of the whole strip switching shade at once. On a dark drive home the dash seam becomes a slow river of colour; parked up with friends, it turns into a strobe-lit lounge.
The bars are PMMA acrylic packed with LEDs along their length, 600 in total. That is the difference from fibre optic kits, which feed light into a thin strand from the ends and fade in daylight. Acrylic keeps its glow even and bright, visible at noon and rich at midnight.
The six pieces are sized for the front of the cabin:
Chasing is the headline, but static colour is always one tap away. A single calm tone suits long motorway stretches, and a slow dreamcolor fade suits a parked night under the stars. The kit remembers where you left it, so the next start picks up the same mood.
A few moods worth trying on the first night: a two-colour chase in team colours before a match, a slow sunset gradient for a coastal drive, and a single deep purple for the ride home from a gig. Each one is a few taps away in the app and sticks until you change it.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Kit type | 6-in-1 acrylic interior ambient kit |
| Bars | 6: 1 × 43.5in, 4 × 29.5in, 1 × 14.5in |
| LEDs | 600 |
| LED control | RGB smart IC chips, colour chase |
| Colours | 16 million |
| Dynamic modes | 213, plus DIY and static colours |
| App | Magic Lantern (Bluetooth), iOS and Android |
| App controls | On/off, dimming, colour, mode, DIY, timer, effect speed |
| Music | Built-in microphone, sound-reactive |
| Voltage | 12V |
| Power options | Cigarette-lighter plug or positive/negative wires |
| Protection | Built-in fuses on both power leads, power-off memory |
| Material | PMMA acrylic, bendable, cuttable |
| Heat | Very low, safe to fit into trim gaps |
| Package size | 9.45 × 6.02 × 1.77 inches |
| Weight | 450g |
| In the box | Acrylic bars, cigarette-lighter cable, double-sided tape, pry tool, positive/negative wires, manual |
| Warranty | 1 year |
Power is where SAMGCHI keeps things friendly. The kit includes a cigarette-lighter cable for a no-tools start and bare positive and negative leads for tucking the power out of sight later. Both leads carry their own fuse, and the system runs at 12V, the voltage every car accessory socket supplies.
A good first evening with the kit looks like this:
The bars run with very little heat, so they can live against plastic trim and inside gaps without trouble. They bend in gentle arcs to follow curved dashboards. Sharp folds are the enemy: a crease can stop light travelling along the bar.
With the socket plug, removal takes seconds, a plus on a leased car or a car you plan to sell soon. The wire lead suits owners who want a clean dash with no cable reaching the socket.
SAMGCHI skips the remote; your phone does the steering. SAMGCHI runs on Magic Lantern, available for iPhone and Android. A code printed on the power controller leads to the download. Once Bluetooth is on, opening the app is enough for the bars to link up.
In spirit Magic Lantern matches Lotus Lantern and duoCo Strip, the apps that drive ELK-BLEDOM controllers: the bars are discovered by the app, never added as an audio device. The pairing fixes cover the usual snags, from location permission on Android to a controller hiding in another app.
What the app puts under your thumb:
The microphone hears the whole cabin, so a road-trip singalong counts as much as the stereo. Turn the sensitivity down on the motorway if road noise keeps the lights twitching. For a deeper look at music modes and saving favourite scenes, the ELK-BLEDOM app tips apply here as well.
Effect speed is its own slider, and it changes the feel more than the colour does. A slow chase reads as elegant trim; a fast one reads as a club. Try the same colours at both speeds before settling on a favourite.
Acrylic car kits come in six, ten and larger sets, and the right size depends on the car and how much of it you want to glow. The SAMGCHI 6-in-1 covers the dash, console and front doors; ten-piece kits add rear doors or footwells.
| Kit | Pieces | Chasing | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMGCHI 6-in-1 | 6 acrylic bars | Yes, smart IC | Fused plug or wires |
| Jushope acrylic | Up to 10 bars | Yes, dreamcolor | Plug or wires |
| STARINBOX 10-in-1 | 6 bars + 4 footwell lamps | RGB scenes | Hard-wired ACC, 5 controllers |
The Jushope acrylic lights are the best-known kit of this type and add a remote alongside the app. The STARINBOX 10-in-1 reaches all four doors and the footwells, at the cost of wiring into each door.
Choose SAMGCHI when these points fit:
Before ordering, lay a tape measure along the dash seam and each door card. If the dash runs much longer than 43.5 inches, plan to use one of the 29.5-inch bars to finish the line, and check that the remaining pieces still cover the doors you care about. Compact cars often have spare length to trim; big pickups can run short.
For a subtler, thinner glow, fibre optic kits trade brightness for a hairline look. Room strips and patio lights to match the car sit on the ELK-BLEDOM start page.
No. Everything runs through Magic Lantern on the phone, which handles colours, modes, music and timers.
Yes. The PMMA bars bend gently and can be cut to fit shorter trim; avoid sharp folds, which stop the light.
From the car's 12V socket with the included lighter cable, or hard-wired with the positive and negative leads. Both have built-in fuses.
Both. The smart-IC chips allow chasing and flowing effects, and a static colour can be set whenever you prefer calm.