What is your use for the compartments in front on the shifter?

I have 4 CD cases in the upper one and I still can't find anything small enough for the lower one.

Just "trolling" for ideas you know

 

1 person did, or you could put a remote display for V1

could also keep some bubble yum there as well

that's about it

 

Siemens S56 to be exact!!

 

Bubble gum? Um... hot summer day + greenhouse effect + beautiful interrior = I don't think so!

Remote display for V1? What's that?

 

I put my Nokia in the armrest upper compartment. Charges and is completly hidden from view.

 

V1 is is a valentine one radar detector
the remote display lets you relocate the lighted deatures elsewhere so they do not show up on the windshield

 

Top compartment...my ear piece for my cell phone (damn Nextel for not having a bluetooth phone and me having till fall to go on my contract).

Bottom...the parking card for my garage at work. Nothing else will fit there.

This is one of my small pet peeves about the TL, versus my 01 Accord Coupe. The Accord had a fairly large, open compartment things could temporarily be set in. The TL is lacking in storage space. The Accord had a little slide out drawer in the dash to the left of the steering column my parking card fit in. That and a sunglass holder in the ceiling, where they belong---

wtf is up with a sunglass holder in the door? I have to use my right hand reaching across my body, moving my leg out of the way to get my ray bans. Accord? Just reach up, and there they were, protected from dust, rattling around, etc.

 

my Stash!!!!

 

:cop: Sir, can you please step out of the car. :cop:

 

i'm in the same position but i'd rather have a nextel over the other providers. but don't worry the i605 or whatever it is i6xx will have BT enabled and it should be compatible. hope i can use DC/PTT on the TL too

anyways as for the thread, i use the top for nothing and the bottom to hold my ID card for work. i can't really put anything else in their. i put some of my cd's on the door compartment and that sliding thing that covers the cup holders i put my phone on. it doesn't seem to slide around much on that thing. i hardly have drinks in the car anyway let alone food

go to www.howardforums.com for cell phone info

 

Hey John have you heard if nextel is going to have a phone with bluetooth...with all the new laws, it seems they would have too, im in the same boat your in...jjay
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yes i'm in same boat too.... i got i90c

 

I have my supermarket membership cards in the bottom one as well as my Costco card. The top one holds my FasTrak transponder for bridge tolls.

 

Well, one more related question to this thread then:

Do you use the power socket in the lower compartment in front of the shifter or do you use the one in the center armrest instead?

I use the armrest power jack to charge my Nokia on long road trips.

 

i use the one in front of the shift just coz of where i place my phone

 

I put nothing on those 2 locations and keep the doors closed all the time... looks good to me in that way along with the entire console.

 

I got a few cd's in the top one wrapped in a wash cloth. The lower compartment I keep a few business cards and my nokia 6820

 

Thanks for creating this thread. At least I could get some ideas what I can have over those two compartments.

I was putting CDs there, but rattle made me move them away...

 

it can also hold dust and lint if you don't clean it regularly

 

In my RL, when I'd pick my nose I'd scrape it against the plastic rails of the driver's seat by the floor mats. Sometimes I'd pick up hairs and lint due to the proximity to the carpeting. Not good.

I am grateful for those two compartments as they're perfectly placed (if you're right handed). Those designers, they thought of everything on the TL, boy.

 

Damn. Almost got my G-tech to fit in there but the damn power cord was in the way. Too bad, would've been a nice spot for it instead of using the suction cup on the windshield.

 

Driver Side Door Compartment: Sunglasses w/case and parking lot ticket stubs

Passenger Side Door Compartment: Trash bin for my girl.

Armrest Deep Compartment: 5 CD cases, 1 DVD-A case, and mobile phone charger; wishing for Nextel Bluetooth soon.

Armrest Shallow Compartment: Coin holder filled to max and pennies loose in open area.

Lower Center Dash Compartment: Garage door opener; until I get a ladder to set training mode on the garage unit itself.

Upper Center Dash Compartment: 2 packs of Eclipse gum; Cherry and Lemon.

Glove Compartment: Acura owner binder and tire pressure gauge.

Front Passenger Rear Pull Compartment: Kleenex

There... a full inventory.


Oh yeah, occassionally the space between seat and center console... my Glock 32.

Because you never know.

 

i dun think the nextels will fit in the compartments cause they are so huge.

i use it for my cell phone but its a little hard to get up when i am in an odd number gear. the other one i use for my EZpass, i dun stick it to my windshield cause i think it looks ugly.

 

Top - Work ID Badge & lanyard, misc crap.
Bottom - V1 stealth display, sunglasses.

 

Just an idea.

I had one of these leather keyboard covers that I wasn't using anymore. It's 100% leather with a suede backing:

http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_It...tem=OWCLSPTIG4

I just cut pieces (using paper as templates) for both compartments. It's heavyweight enough that it doesn't shift around and now I can put anything I want in the upper/lower compartments without things rattling and making noise.

I could have used felt but that probably would have shifted around too much since it's too slippery. A silicone based material might be good but they're usually grippy on both sides (which may be a good thing for some.)

 

That's what I'm talking about! SIG SAUER P228 9mm

 

I saw that on another thread...the I605, I think. How am I going to give up my flip phone for a candybar?

 

Had loose coins in there...now use an empty Altoids case for spare change.

 

Ohio's CCW law just took effect this week. When I get my permit, I have to decide which handgun to downsize to (my Beretta 9mm is too big to conceal)...maybe a nice compact .45.

 

Thanks. I'm thinking how to stuff it and make tight.

 

I noticed a couple of members keep CD cases in their storage areas. I take my CD's out of the case and keep them in a CD holder with sleeves that the CD's slip into. You can keep 20 CD's in the space of 6 CD cases. That's the way to go.

 

Pennies?? What the heck do you use those for?

Not going to ask what you use that for!

 

In the past I did that, but I noticed as time when by... the scratches and wear marks on the CD's were from the case lining. Unless you get the big dotted (bubble looking) lining, most cases when pressed together just scratch it up. I change/buy music frequent enough to keep the selection in/out of the car.

Also, I limit what I keep in the car so as to not tempt anyone. I almost caught some guys one time after they broke into my stang, but I saw some object that may have been a weapon (pointed it at me) and I ceased the chase. Soon after that... I got my Glock!

I have no idea, that's why they're just laying around there.

 

get caught were i live with a handgun in your car and your going to the big house....sig along with a handfull of other handguns wont sell in md. anymore..thanx paris glendening, the former gov, i got my sig 229 about three yrs ago it was 40cal now i switched to 357 barrell, they are magnum rounds...in my car for safety i carry police issue pepperspray, if i ever have to use it that poor sumbitch gettin the whole can

 

Same here in NJ - I was just pretending for a bit....229 is nice. My bro-in-law has that one. My 228 is great, but the 229 with changeable barrel - sweet. Pep spray - you bet - then I'd beat them with the empty can.

 

In the top compartment I keep my EZpass box as I haven't got around to mounting the sucker yet. Nothing in the Bottom one. I took the stupid sunglass holder out the driver's door pocket because my caselogic CD case which is 2 CDs high fits perfectly in there and easy to access while driving. I keep my sunglasses their case in the deep armrest pocket.

 

What ever you do, don't put your contact lense holder there or it will get stuck. I had to use needle nose to get it out.

Question? Where do you keep the DVD-A disks? They are too big to fit properly under the arm rest and rattles in the door compartments. Do you just take them out and put them in regular CD jewl case? They should have thought about this.

 

That was one of the little things I thought were lacking in 04 compared to my 02 - all the compartments in the 02 were felt lined - not so in the 04.

 

Jay,
Get caught where I live WITHOUT a handgun in your car, and the cops would be surprised. Florida law allows EVERYONE who is sane, sober, and not a felon to carry a concealed firearm as a matter of right (as the Constitution intends). Interestingly, Florida has much fewer murders by firearm than cities and states where guns are totally outlawed. We don't have many car jacks around here. Hee hee!

 

Off-topic: I believe Miami is one of the worst cities for violent crimes.

On-topic: Thanks to those who mentioned putting CDs in that upper compartment. From just looking at it, I didn't think a CD case would fit, and I might never have tried it if not for this forum. Thanks mucho!!!