Interior features you would like to change

[Seiryuu]

I know we all universally want a better headunit and sound system from the factory in any given model year of our cars. What I want to ask is with the features we do have inside the car, are there some you would like to change or "behave" a certain way?

Here are a few examples:

- The instrument cluster: have the numbers light up too! It's weird that only the needle lights up during daytime driving.

- When I turn my headunit display off, I want it to stay that way even with music playing. When I try to skip a song, the display has to turn on first before I can actually skip. Why can't I skip songs with the display off?! Numerous cars I've driven in the past can do this or just show one line of info (song information) then goes blank again.

- An option that can disable the steering wheel controls. Be cool if it can be linked with Track Mode. Reason for this is when you want to "serious drive" or on an actual track and don't have to worry about accidentally hitting any of the buttons while steering. It's no big deal but I think the subconscious effort is there in the back of your mind to avoid that area of the steering wheel. This option frees up that little bit of worry so you can focus on the drive.

- Track mode: This is more "because racecar!" than anything but I would've like that when you activate Track Mode or All-off, the gauges turn red instead of turning those little orange warning/hazard lights on. Think CR-Z gauge. Again, more for theatrics than anything.

-The TPMS. At least put an active one in that gauge display where you can see the tire pressure on all four wheels change over time instead of just lighting up whenever it gets low and not tell you which tire. It can replace the G-meter that goes away when you try to use it. My dad's 2007 TSX has this feature. Figured it would be helpful even if it is not exactly accurate to the single PSI.

What would you like changed about the interior features?

[Code Monkey]

Seeing individual tire pressures would be neat, although most folks with dedicated track wheels leave TPMS on the stock/street wheels.

I would like to see oil pressure instead of voltage.

One half cooked thing is the km/mph button, it only changes the displayed speed. It should change many more settings to metric such as water temp and oil temp in Celsius, outside temp in Celsius, climate control in Celsius, etc.

It would be nice to move the redline to 7,800 or whatever for folks who have their redline changed.

[jcw99]

An easy-to-use cupholder.

[DarkPira7e]

There should be a factory rear seat delete that adds functional storage for a couple small tool boxes on track days or just in general (jumper pack/cables, socket and ratchet set, McDonald's food)

[weederr33]

Seeing oil pressure in the gauge cluster would be neat.

Steering wheel being a little thicker would be nice.

[extrashaky]

I'd like the steering wheel to telescope about 2" closer to the driver. I installed a deeper steering wheel, but it's still not close enough to be completely comfortable during long drives.

Originally Posted by jcw99

An easy-to-use cupholder.

It seem cheesy, but I have this, and it works great with our cars as long as you don't have a passenger. If you do have a passenger, you just take it out and put it behind you, then say, "Here, hold this," and you have a cupholder again.

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[extrashaky]

Oh, and sliding or extending sun visors. I'll never understand why this car comes with sun visors that don't extend on the side to actually block the sun.

[jcb476]

As mentioned above, a thicker steering wheel would be awesome. I really liked the feel and thickness of the 2014 tC steering wheel that I owned prior. Especially being someone with larger hands.

Covered storage space in the console somehow would be nice.

[ermax]

- Doors that stay open
- Doors that don't have rattle when turning the music up (at all)
- Locking mechanism when sliding the passenger seat forward to access the rear seat like most 2 seaters have

[Grady]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Seeing oil pressure in the gauge cluster would be neat.

I have an oil pressure gauge, I do not think they would ever install that and let customers see the pressure these cars get to when hot at idle. There would be way to many complaints.

[arkanist]

Originally Posted by ermax

- Doors that stay open
- Doors that don't have rattle when turning the music up (at all)
- Locking mechanism when sliding the passenger seat forward to access the rear seat like most 2 seaters have

Unlock and push / tilt the seat all the way forward. Keeping it pushed all the way forward tilt it back a little. It will lightly lock into place. If you push it forward it will unlock again so it isn't perfect but it helps a ton when loading stuff in the back.

[Chuckls]

I would love to be able to customize the LCD on the 17+ models. I would like Nav info / audio info in there like the Audis have.

[HKz]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

Oh, and sliding or extending sun visors. I'll never understand why this car comes with sun visors that don't extend on the side to actually block the sun.

not too many toyota & lexus products ever feature this probably because of cost cutting but admittedly I have been in plenty of cars with extending sun visors that rattle or won't stay in place and that would be more annoying for me than a little sun peeking through..


personally I wish the traction/VSC modes (mainly the off mode) stay on each time the car starts up. Oil temp/pressure readout from stock instruments would be cool to have.

[Summerwolf]

A real, usable, nice looking armrest. The nice looking factory job is way too low for practical use, and then you lose the cupholder use....really, the passenger side flip doesn't seem too practical and extra flimsy IMO.


The front-back sliding scion accessory looks awful and basically so does every other option IMO.