Looking for ideas to better organize the cabin

[anatolych]

While all new cars now come with cup holders, other details of interior vary from model to model. I loved my old Acura's little compartment in the door handle for storing change, or a compartment for sun glasses you can find in many luxury cars. How did you organize your X5 to make it perfect? Here are the issues I am trying to solve, but may be there others you suggest?

Where do you keep change to use in parking meters?

Where do you keep your sun glasses?

Where do you keep your insurance and vehicle registration cards (yes, in NY you need to have a vehicle registration card and a sticker on the windshield. Makes no sense to me, but those are the rules)

CD storage (I used a pouch for the visor, but X5 visor is so thin, my old one does not hold). While I do have an iPod, I used to keep kids cd's in that visor pouch.

[rh71]

change in ashtray

glasses on visor (clip)

registration/insurance cards in wallet (and on windshield of course)

I put mp3s on a CD and keep it in the drive. If I have another CD, I'd put it in the armrest console, but I don't have a 2nd cd right now. I have never owned an ipod.

[Ag4.8]

Change in the ashtray

Sunglasses in the center console

Registration, etc in glove box.

Few CDs in drivers door storage pocket. Mostly use ipod

[Armand]

Originally Posted by anatolych

While all new cars now come with cup holders, other details of interior vary from model to model. I loved my old Acura's little compartment in the door handle for storing change, or a compartment for sun glasses you can find in many luxury cars. How did you organize your X5 to make it perfect? Here are the issues I am trying to solve, but may be there others you suggest?

Where do you keep change to use in parking meters?

Where do you keep your sun glasses?

Where do you keep your insurance and vehicle registration cards (yes, in NY you need to have a vehicle registration card and a sticker on the windshield. Makes no sense to me, but those are the rules)

CD storage (I used a pouch for the visor, but X5 visor is so thin, my old one does not hold). While I do have an iPod, I used to keep kids cd's in that visor pouch.

There is a great feature that lets you store CDs in your car's hard drive and its pretty big.... 16000 tracks. Also, you can load your music on a USB thumb drive and access them externally. CDs are a thing of the past. With this vehicle, you don't need to carry CDs any more!

[alexmish]

Regarding loose change... I guess you need it for parking meters in NY, and less for tolls (please dont tell me you dont have EZPass ) ... So, what I have is a small leather zipper pouch which can hold probably around $20-$30 of quarters. It is convinient because I can just carry pouch to the meter, feed it and just drop it back in the center console. This way I dont have to guess how much change I will need.

For the trunk, I use ROLA organizer (the one which is 40" wide). It has velcro-attached dividers, which can be quickly re-arranged to make narrow/wide sections, or the whole thing can be just collapsed & folded completely to make space for bigger items. The bottom is non-slippery type so it does not slide around.. Highly recommended !!!

[jaaX3]

Glasses on visor-clip; change (lots) in ashtray; vehicle document in glove box (why keep them in your wallet? reminds me of that Seinfeld episode); cds? really? I use an Ipod, and as another poster mentioned you can rip cds onto the hard drive. Good luck!

[rh71]

Originally Posted by jaaX3

vehicle document in glove box (why keep them in your wallet? reminds me of that Seinfeld episode);

I don't watch Seinfeld... why is it bad? I keep it in my wallet because I'm the only driver and if the vehicle is stolen they won't have the registration to present to the cop if they're stopped for another reason. Something from the old days when vehicles were more easily stolen.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by rh71

I don't watch Seinfeld... why is it bad? I keep it in my wallet because I'm the only driver and if the vehicle is stolen they won't have the registration to present to the cop if they're stopped for another reason. Something from the old days when vehicles were more easily stolen.

Doesn't the NY registration have owners name? If they present to cop, they have bigger issues.
The issue I see with leaving registration in glove box is if you have garage opener and they come to get into your house for more stuff.

[rh71]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Doesn't the NY registration have owners name? If they present to cop, they have bigger issues.

Yes it has the name on it but anyone can have it. I was once stopped in my wife's car about 300 miles from home - I gave them her registration but they did nothing to verify I knew her or had her permission (which they usually don't check of course)... but I could've been her neighbor and stole it. They verified there were no outstanding issues with the vehicle, but again it could've just not been reported yet.

What I'm saying is not having a registration to begin with may raise more red flags so that's good in my eyes. Can't leave the decision to check everything to the cops.

[jaaX3]

Originally Posted by rh71

I don't watch Seinfeld... why is it bad?

This is a really funny episode.

YouTube - Seinfeld - The Reverse Peephole p1
YouTube - Seinfeld - The Reverse Peephole p2
YouTube - Seinfeld - The Reverse Peephole p3