As you all may know, the TL's interior is quite nice. That said, I am curious as to where everyone 'HIDES' their convienence items. Items such as a place to store trash, facial tissues, mints, hair comb, umbrella ...etc and any other items that could come in handy when one is on the road. Pictures would be nice.

 

Cup holders, side pockets, glove compartment, two bins behind cup holders, two trays in front of cup holders, the list goes on...

 

In the truck, other then some unboxed tissues and sun glasses. I hate crap rattling around in my car.

 

I throw my change in the little pocket on the drivers door in front the main pocket. Toward the rear of the main pocket on both doors are sunglass holders. I put my mints in the upper section of the dash compartments. Lens/Glass cloths in the bottom one. Keep paperwork and such in the glove box. Air gauge I keep in the center console (between seats) in the upper lift up compartment (holding clip iniside). IPOD cable in lower compartment ran up through upper compartment. For my rain glasses I use a clip I pickup from the dollar store and clip it on the sun visor. CD case is there too on the visor.

 

nice replies guys, i didnt know that there are sunglasses holders in the doors! my old car had it up on the ceiling where the sunroof is; and i had been stumped as to where my sunglasses would go.

any ideas on what to do about trash? Ideally i'd want a hideaway place to stow my trash (gum wrappers, water bottles... etc) till end of the week. or what do you guys do with trash that is generated through the day?

 

front passenger seat. no one's allowed in my TL but me

as for the trash, i just take a plastic grocery bag and hang it off my gear shifter down the passenger side of the console. it doesn't have to be big, just some place you can throw your garbage and it stays put.

 

I try to immediately toss trash. I put used tissues, napkins or wrappers into one of the cup holders until that next stop that has a trash can.
Empty containers I recycle, so I leave the empty in a cupholder and remove it upon returning to either the office or home.

You could put the daily trash in a bag and dump the bag in the trunk if you have to keep trash in the car.

Another option is the $5-10 leather-like vinyl garbage bag from auto parts stores that can be hung off the back of the front passenger seat - we have one in the minivan. Containers that sit on the floor in front of the driver/passenger seat can also be used for trash.

Welcome to AZ!

 

These suggestion are great, especially the cupholder idea! i was aware of the grocery bag and the vinyl bag off of the seat back route, but i was more concern with a hidden trash solution to not disturb the look of the interior.

the cuphold idea is great, because it's a hidden compartment that will hold small things like gum wrapper.