What do you put in your 'trap door'?
#4
Racer
Right. I put 100% of the Owner's and Related Manuals in that deep dark recess after I thoroughly digested them a couple of times, as they fit perfectly on-edge -- allowing my iPod, extra charging cables, oversized sunglasses, and other miscellaneous to be easily accessible in the upper console section directly under the driver's right armrest ...leaving my glove box empty for passenger use except for a little flashlight and my registration paperwork that resides there.
I provided a pictorial how-to accessing the "secret compartment" for that possibility in THIS POST a little while back. There is additional discussion there about how folks utilize the center storage areas on 3rd Gen RX as well.
I provided a pictorial how-to accessing the "secret compartment" for that possibility in THIS POST a little while back. There is additional discussion there about how folks utilize the center storage areas on 3rd Gen RX as well.
#7
Racer
Are you serious? IMHO, if I had a fire needing an extinguisher, I could never remove the trinkets from the top section of the console box, get both trap doors open, and maneuver out a long fire extinguisher from down there quick enough. To me, it's a great place for the manuals once they have been appropriately consumed and need access only upon rare occasion.
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#8
Are you serious? IMHO, if I had a fire needing an extinguisher, I could never remove the trinkets from the top section of the console box, get both trap doors open, and maneuver out a long fire extinguisher from down there quick enough. To me, it's a great place for the manuals once they have been appropriately consumed and need access only upon rare occasion.
#10
Racer
IMO the fire estinguisher should be easily accessible from the driver and the passenger. The only other space space available with these characteristics is the one under the gear lever bridge, but I prefer the space under the armrest: I did some test. opening the armrest and removing the bins require a mere 10 seconds... and the space under the armrest is well protected and lilely to remain accessible even in case of collision. For the owner manuals, I don't keep them in the car. I've put a softcopy of the manuals in my smartphone, it is more practical...
#11
Racer
No. I figure the secret area is pretty well hidden from most casual thiefs to begin, especially if stuff is piled into the top area, unless you're a Lexus person that has read the manuals or a forum like this closely. Note in the other thread I referenced how many owners didn't have a clue there was a first, let alone a second secret area in the center console. Besides, IMHO, if someone gets into my RX, a screwdriver is all it takes to open the glovebox -- it's no safe -- and putting a similar lock in the center console probably just adds cost where most people would not elect to pay for the supposed feature it may provide.
#12
Lead Lap
Monocular, flashlight, threaded tow loop/ring (for pulling car onto flatbed), box cutter, and lightweight motorcycle jumper cables (cuz I'm screwed if the car is packed and the trunk-mounted 12v battery goes dead -again) that can hook to the under-hood jumper pads.
#14
I stash the manuals in mine, but I like this one! What's the box cutter for?