Rat
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The Leaf, as you probably already know, has a little compartment in the headliner to hold sunglasses. I've had these in other cars and liked them, but up until recently, I found it easier to use the two-cup holder in the console. The advantage of that is you don't have to open and close it every time you use it, but of course, you can't put a cup or glass there if you have your glasses in it. However, I discovered another disadvantage recently. I noticed scratched up spots on my sunglasses lenses right in the center of my field of vision - both eyes. I finally realized it came from the glasses resting on the lenses in the cupholders and sliding around a bit when I drove. They lie there horizontally across both cupholders. I almost always wear them during the day, but not at night. I can place the sunglasses in a vertical position in the driver's side cupholder to avoid the problem, but they still rattle around and sometimes fall over, so now I put them in the headliner niche. The biggest problem with that, I've found is that I sometimes forget to close it after I take my glasses out, especially if I am backing up (which is how I always leave my garage), so when I start forward, the compartment door partially blocks my vision until I close it. In a crowded parking lot this can be dangerous. I'm sure I'll get used to it if I stick with it long enough, but I also have to be sure to position the glasses lenses up, to avoid the original problem of scratching them. I am considering putting a soft surface in the bottom of the cupholders and going back to putting my glasses there. If anyone has advice or experience with this, please share. Fortunately my sunglasses are plastic off the rack from the drug store, not expensive prescription or designer ones, so I can replace them cheaply when needed.
