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Second glove box

Postby Gray » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:28 am

Just wondering if everyone has found the second glove box, it hadn't been shown to me at the dealership and didn't get noticed until about a month ago when my son was fooling around and said hey dad what's this... :)

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Postby blink32 » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:38 am

Yea, and I hate it. Basically useless. I use it to store napkins. But then the regular glove box is barely big enough to hold the owners manual booklet, nav manual, a few pens and a tiny notebook.

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Postby RxZ » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:12 am

Yeah, my salesman had showed that to me. My wife drives the truck mos tof the time though, and doesn't keep anything in there. I throw random stuff that I don't want in my pockets in there when I go to the gym in her car, and that is about it. We do keep a small flashlight in there though, in case we ever need it.

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Postby BMXPath » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:16 am

Fortunately when I bought my Pfinder, the dealer showed me both glove boxes.
On the other hand, I didnt find the 3rd dome light (the one by the rear hatch) 'til I had it about a month. :?

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Postby NVSteve » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:08 am

I actually use the top (smallest) one the most. I have my pens, post-its, registration & insurance, small notebook, fuel mileage notebook, air pressure gauge, etc.

I'm trying to think of what I have in the larger glove box...I believe the real small basic owner's manual and a few things for the cell phone.

Does anyone use the compartment under the 2nd row for anything? On a regular basis? I like the fact it is there, but have yet to use it for anything. When I bought it, I told myself that it will be used for those times when I want to tuck keys or valuables out of the way.

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Postby Billy T. » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:32 am

NVSteve wrote:
Does anyone use the compartment under the 2nd row for anything? On a regular basis? I like the fact it is there, but have yet to use it for anything. When I bought it, I told myself that it will be used for those times when I want to tuck keys or valuables out of the way.
The smuggler box...

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Postby 08Datsun » Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:55 am

I use the upper box for little things like registration, a small altmeter, etc.

The owner's manual and the other little manuals they give you hogged the whole lower box, so I ended up shoving those under the front seat.

I keep a tow strap and duct tape in the "smugglers box".

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Postby ralphwiggums » Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:57 pm

'2nd glove box' ..... like duh.


as for that useless compartment under the seats - useless.

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Postby geoffstgermaine » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:40 pm

I'd have preferred that the PF had one large glove box than one small one and one tiny one. I also don't use the storage compartment underneath the second row seats. IMO it is in there in a way that makes it quite difficult to use. I'd have preferred some kind of storage compartment in the back by the gate to the one underneath the seats.

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Postby SilverGhost » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:35 pm

geoffstgermaine wrote:I also don't use the storage compartment underneath the second row seats. IMO it is in there in a way that makes it quite difficult to use.
Got that right! :!: It is a good concept, I suppose, to have a hidden storage bin like that. But having to flip the seat(s) to get to it makes it a royal PITA to use. Mine has been empty since day-one. Nissan could have saved themselves a few bucks per unit by deleting that from the feature list, and I doubt that anyone would have missed it.

In all fairness, the '01 Isuzu Trooper I traded had the same feature, although IT was big enough to store the jumper cables I always carry, as well as my hitch ballmount. That's not the case with the PF, as those same cables now lay wrapped in a towel in the cargo area, and the ballmount lives in my garage. Having said all that, carping about the thing seems nit-picking.
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Postby boogyman » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:01 pm

My wife actually uses the upper one for her gloves. Imagine that, gloves in a glove box!

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Postby RxZ » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:20 pm

We have yet to use the 2nd row storage for anything, but in my old Titan I kept my jumper cables, flashlight, and a few tools in the underseat storage it had. The Titan had a large under-seat storage bin. It was removable as well if you needed to flip the seats up for really big stuff that you didn't want in the bed.

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Postby guinnessjim » Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:09 pm

i keep the balls and mount for my trailer hitch in the smugglers box (tried to hide myself from stomtroopers in there once, but didn't quite fit :wink: ). as for the second glove box, i actually like it...keep my lanyard w/ badges, keys, etc. there...no more forgetting it at home.

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Postby Brit » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:38 am

I keep a tow strap, a couple of shackles and a pair of work gloves in the 'smugglers box', hopefully stuff I don't need on a regular basis !
I agree, it would be more useful if it were slighty bigger.
As for the second glovebox, I've got a slim fire extinguisher and tissues in there, no room for anything else.

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Postby amr40509 » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:04 am

The box under the seats has been worthless for me. I haven't found anything that would really fit in there and it's just too much of a PIA to get to.

The top glove box is a good fit for a Glock 27, spare mag, and led flashlight.


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