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Why don't I have a holder for sunglasses?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by yadax3, Nov 19, 2009.

  1. Tideland Prius

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    lol

    I agree. I love it. The bigger the glass, the better.
     
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    The sunroof controls and the reduced size of the overhead "console" required the elimination of something - looks like the sunglass holder was it. I was slightly bummed too, but quickly became accustomed to tossing my magnetic clip-on down in the under-tray instead.
     
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    Which is odd because traditionally in a Toyota, a moonroof-equipped car will get maplights and a sunglass holder
     
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    I have a canadian model with sunroof and solar panel, I think it is the "techno" package.

    Needless to say no sunglass holder.

    When I was in Vegas last month I was in a rented toyota van and on the drivers side the overhead grab rail, was replaced with a sunglass holder.

    I wonder if this same unit could be installed in our gen-3 as I really do not need an overhead grab rail to get out of the vehicle.

    tim
     
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    But your profile says Premium w/ Solar. If you have the nav, it's the Technology Package, if not, it's the Premium w/ Solar Cells.

    That would be the Sienna. Did you know that the front door armrests can lift up, revealing a small hidden cubby hole?

    We should be able to install one. I'm not sure if the assist grips are of standard size across the Toyota range.
     
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    I'm disappointed with the holder. I buy cheap sunglasses and they don't fit without a lot of pressure. Someday I'll think of something useful to do with it.