Okay I had a great idea. I noticed that on the passenger side of the car there is a huge open area under the dash board. So I thought "oh wow" I can stuff "stuff" under there. So I did. I put a rolled up blanket, a small tool kit, an emergency kit with flares, and a first aid kit in there. It all fit very nicely and out of sight. The only thing I had to do was to hold them all in with the hook side of a velcro strap. Wa - la!!. Okay, now the "turned bad side" of this great idea.
Shoving all that "stuff" into that nice neat area was a bit too much. Apparently if you have air conditioning, there is a small temperature sensor in the air duct right there. This temperature sensor is small and has a small wiring harness pigtail. Well, guess what. It does not take much to break that pigtail from the sensor. How I found out was on a very hot day -- no air. A half day visit to the dealership ended up with me learning I now need a whole new wiring harness just to get that pigtail. The expense, the tear down of the dash board, and an over night dealership stay is now necessary. I know, I know why not just solder or connect them back on. Yes you can do that but you have to see how small and tiny these wires are. They are like hairs on a baby's butt (that is as small and as close to each other as I can describe them). BTW, in case you want to poke fun at me about what kind of babies I am familiar with that have hair on their butts -- there is microscopic hair on babies' butts. And that is the point I am trying to make about how tiny these wires are.
Word to the wise, if you have air be careful what you shove into that nice open area under the passenger side dash.
Regrettably,
Half Pint
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