Testing Five Car Gadgets, Part 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 พ.ค. 2024
- Today I'm testing out five more car gadgets to see how they really work! Prices can, and likely will, vary.
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0:00 Introduction
0:12 "Vinyl" Air Freshener
3:50 Tissue Dispenser
10:11 Anti-Slip Dash Pad
14:30 All-In-One Trash Can
20:53 Car Vac/Inflator
25:11 Conclusion
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I've owned the exact vinyl air freshener for a few months now and it's adorable. The scents don't last long but you can put essential oils on them and reuse then
you can do that with just a cotton pad too.. not a judgment i love it when people reuse single use items... but yea a makeup pad and essential oil works just as well lol
I buy little trees and cut them into that shape you can buy different size whole punchers at arts and craft stores
Hi Sue
@@justincase1898 Yeah, but if you're buying something like the vinyl thingy then your priority is problably not on performance anyways
I was going to suggest the same but you beat me to it ☺
My mom gave me the dash mat and it never made it out of the house because it's so useful for adding extra grip to stuck lids, rusted pipes, moving large and/or awkward furniture, etc. It's been used literally to pieces (which are STILL useful!)
I cut one up and put the pieces under the legs to my fathers chair. He was in his late 80's and after some blood cloths had their way with his brain his coordination wasn't the best. Every time he sat down he tended to scoot the chair back a few inches. A square of this mat under each leg and it stayed put. After over a year of use it started to disintegrate and it also bound to the floor pretty hard. But the chair still didn't move.
I love how he always finds something positive to say about the products.
Don’t forget that some cars (I think yours is one) has the air bag where you put the dash mats. You wouldn’t want anything there in a ‘deployment event’!
The car used in this video had its airbag where the pad was placed, as can be seen by the faint outline. Seriously, do not place stuff on the airbag if you enjoy living. Airbag deployment is an actual explosion.
Indeed! These mats would have to be located in the center of the dashboard and even then you're still risking projectiles in the event of any car crash
@@hatingontruth9118 There's a difference between ignorance and stupidity. Darwin awards should be bestowed only to those most deserving.
@@Okusar ? replied to wrong comment maybe? or did they just delete it...
@@justincase1898 Yeah, the comment got deleted. It said something along the lines of "Shh. Just let Darwin run its course." Probably meant as a joke, but save the Darwin awards for those who are actually _aware_ of the danger but foolishly choose to ignore it.
Puffs plus don't interlace, so there's no tissue hanging out. They may work better in the tissue box.
Or maybe place fast food napkins in there
I had one of those tissue dispensers but bought it waaaaay back in the day & it looks like the design really hasn't changed much. I always kept it on my passenger side visor & just refilled it with Puffs which are just the tissues I prefer. It eventually fell apart but I used it for years.
Can you not just flip it? I know the visor would close a bit lower but there wouldnt be a big tissue there might not work with more sensitive visors either as it would fall but still
I've often found myself contemplating those dash things but I feel like putting your phone or something (especially a battery bank) on there is asking for trouble with the direct sunlight.
Not to mention if either flew after a car crash. Even a battery bank may have a Lithium Polymer battery like that your phone has and may cause an fire or explosion if the battery cell got damaged.
@@MrMega200 putting anything on an airbag just turns your airbag into a claymore. Genius idea.
@Bigmanbam44 and I have a goldfish
Agreed. And replacing (and installing) one of those vents can't be cheap (or easy).
Always enjoy subtle car gadget quality of life improvements.
Cause everyone needs a record player in their car.
I just detailed a local DJs RS Q8 yesterday and he had one of those record player things in his vent in the front and one in the back I didn't notice a scent from it but weird coincidence seeing one for the first time and then this video popping up the next day explaining what I was really looking at.
The same company that makes the tissue holder also makes them in a plastic version with a sliding door piece that bends the tissue to the side and closes. The one I have was given to me by my mechanic, it has his logo on it. I’m assuming the company sells those personalized in bulk much like pen companies do. The one I have, although a better design, still blocks the mirror.
Tissue refills can usually be found at the Dollar Tree store in the hardware/ auto section.
There are about 3 individual packs contained in a full pack.
My ADD doesn’t need a spinning distraction while driving
Oh, you mean LAD
Right? That’s a fender bender waiting to happen.
Mine does. Its soooo cute 😂
You can add scent drops to the "records" - essential oils etc.
I'm glad someone already mentioned this so I didn't have to! 😂... Could also spray it with your favorite perfume/cologne? 🤔 😏
I leave a similar tissue holder. I just use the large box of tissues and use at least a two ply or three ply but you have to put it in the right way so that it dispenses like the box and it works well. I keep mine on the passenger visor so it’s not in my way. I find it extremely handy for me as I have tons of environmental allergies.
I have been refilling mine for ages with Kleenex Expressions Hand Towels
With the air freshener, you could soak the pads in essential oils or any other fragrance for a stronger scent
I mean you could do that to any sponge or ripped piece of paper or tissue with a clip for next to no cost aside from the essential oil
Cut a circle out of the Christmas tree air fresheners.
Or fabric softener
I absolutely love how in depth you are with these reviews.
When smelling things… after you smell something use your sleeve or cloth of something cottony to clear your nose of that last scent. So you can see smell whatever you want to smell next. Learned by the salesman at Nordstrom perfume counter. Works great!
Coffee beans is what I've always seen used in perfume stores.
@jamie tanner Never tried it for that. It's to clear your nose so you can better smell the next product, so doesn't seem like a great idea for farts. Maybe a jar of horseradish would work if you'd rather smell that than the fart?
@jamie tanner You might wish to talk to your doctor. Or your landlord if you're talking gas leaks.
For the tissues, put them on the passenger side. Its safer and for most people in the states it will be within reach of your right (likely dominant) hand.
As a hometown Jacksonville guy, I'm thrilled that you seem to be a Jaguars fan. Go Jaguars!
I've had that tissue holder for over a decade now. I bought it from the dollar store. I put it on the passenger side, and it doesn't block the mirror. The best part about it? It works perfectly with fast food napkins. I like it a lot!
With the car dash pad, a phone will overheat if sitting in the sun. I had one but quit using it. For the trash can, a little piece of adhesive backed Velcro on the tissue box will keep it in place.
I agree on the heat problem for the dash mat. However, I don’t see any situation where a phone would be a good thing to put on the mat. I like the idea of glasses (like if you are wearing prescription sunglasses but you need a place for your regular glasses and don’t want to carry around an eyeglass case) or maybe if you’re a guy your wallet can go there so you’re not sitting on it when you drive.
I feel like putting a phone on the dash is just asking for your phone to overheat/have the internal components melt. 🙃
That or get your car broken into and your phone yanked.
yep, when i visited america i left my phone on the dash once and for the first time i saw a message warning me that the phone had to shut itself off to avoid overheating :p maybe in a colder climate it could work though?
(edit: lol nevermind, i assumed it was a gadget that held your phone up so you could look at your map etc, what a useless invention xD)
While that is probably true, you shouldn't leave your phone in your car cooking on the dash. Tho that's going to depend on where you live as well but it could be a problem for sure.
better to not even put your phone in any visible place in your car in France, someone wouldn't care to broke in your car and steal it. XD
For the record player air freshener, just buy some of those tree ones and cut out the circle shape. It will be stronger and work better.
That is a very good tip.
My family has had tissue dispensers in every car we've owned (mom's, dad's, and my car) and we've always liked it for the days where we needed it (e.g. days with more pollen)
But the caveat is that we always had it on the mirror of the passenger side
I've got one of those tissue visor things, I just refill it with the napkins from fast food joints.
You were determined with the tissue thing, I appreciate that, thanks for being thorough!
And about the sticky mat, the keys or the phone will become a deadly bullet if there’s an impact with another car or maybe a very sudden stop.
Why would you ever want to put something on the dashboard? Cars have more than enough compartments to store stuff.
Compartment availability strongly depends on the car 😅 That said, even though the vehicle I'm currently stuck driving has NO compartments except a drink slot and the glovebox, I *still* wouldn't put things on the dash when I could put them on the bench seat or in the passenger footwell (floor), even if it inconvenienced a passenger. Things sliding around or even just reflecting onto the windshield can be quite distracting, and you wouldn't want to accidentally melt your electronics in the sun!
Maybe you don’t have as many possessions as others.
@@justincoleman3805 I don't see how the quantity of possesions is a matter in this topic. The only things I would have on me while driving would be phone attached to a phone holder and my wallet in my back pocket, maybe sunglasses too but they would be on my head. Everything else would be stored in the trunk, door compartment, visor or glovebox.
@@devKazuto that kind of proved justins point you dont have as many possessions and the ones you pointed out, cellphone, wallet and glasses. but that being said some cars dont have center consoles, mine doesnt the only storage areas i have is a glovebox and the door pocket, which i use to store stuff since my glovebox is strictly for my cars paperwork, flashlight and spare bulbs. having extra organized storage is a good thing, but that being said i would never put anything on the dash i wasnt willing to let the sun cook, or willing to let any members of the criminal element to see and think about breaking into my truck to take.
For the tissue holder how about using all the extra napkins you get from fast food stops. Still interlocking but firmer.
I was going to mention that. I’ve had a tissue holder, purchased at Dollar Tree, for about six years. I use it to keep all of my extra napkins
Would that tissue dispenser work/fit if you turned it up the other way, so you flip down the visor to access it? That might solve the problem of obscuring your view with half-dispensed tissues.
That's how ours is installed
Concerning the visor tissue dispenser. I bought refills in the Dollar Store and on Amazon. I love having it. I put it on the passenger side visor.
With the tissues, I'm thinking that having to pull the tissues through a slit in the plastic acts almost like a bit of a brake. Could you put the tissues in a (refillable) Ziploc bag with a slot cut into it work? That might stop the tissue from being such an excellent curtain? And it may make them easier to get out too. Please include this one in a longer term follow up, I'd like to hear if you end up keeping it 🙂
The whole tissue issue was that there was a lot of friction between the sheet of tissue & the leather material of the case, the reason it worked so well with the original tissue was that the packaging was wrapped in plastic making each tissue easier to slide out without ripping. Hope this helps!
You could possibly spray freshener scents on the records to keep re-using and get a stronger fragrance.
i was thinking that too! Or maybe essential oils
Oh boy. These are always fun to watch. Not sure that it can beat the power of one of those little pine trees, but there is a coolness factor to that "Vinyl" freshener.
Should always, always, always prep your dash with alcohol before using one of those dash pads. Dust and protectants (like Armor All) will cause the pad to not stick very well. That's why the phone is able to lift it up. After you've applied it, you can then reapply your favorite protectant around the dash pad.
6:30 - I had one of these 15 years ago. Back then they were selling thin travel packs of tissues that fit perfectly. Once they stopped selling those I got rid of the gadget. It worked well otherwise.
Yeah I had one too. It was great when you needed a quick tissue to sneeze or a small clean up. You would think if someone is remaking the dispenser they would also sell the refills. I mean where are they getting the first pack they include with it?
I don't ever buy the products he reviews but something about the discovery and critique is entertaining.
Yeeeaaa James keep pumping out the videos 💪🏽😎 notifications turned on
A serious thanks to you for testing these questionable Amazon purchases. You’ve saved me from buying more junk that don’t work. Have a good one
Great video. I just bought two of the car vac/inflators - I have two daughters that are both single moms and this is going to make me sleep better at night cause they have them! Thank you so much for reviewing this product. I would have never known it existed.
I had a tempo visor dispenser. It was great. Used fast food napkins from T-bell, McD's and such, they worked great, also kept it on the passenger side.
Did you actually check that the vacuum inflated the tires to the right psi? I'm not sure I'd trust it just right away like that, specially since it's probably cheaply made.
Great video. :) The dash mat looks like it could open jars and stuff. One thing I'd like to see reviewed is a non-car gadget, it's a kitchen one... the Dash Safe Slice Mandolin. It looks very cool, but I'd like to see an honest review of it to see if the raves and/or the complaints check out. Thanks.
That little air freshener is the cutest car gadget ever! :-)😀
I owned the tissue dispenser dispenser years ago! We often used leftover restaurant napkins in it!
All your videos are so calming to watch! Great channel merry Christmas to you
I bought the turntable air freshener. The scent lasted about a day, but I honestly don't care. The amusement of mini turntable turning in my vent is enjoyment enough!
Another enjoyable video. Thanks, James. 👍
That vacuum looks sick. Definitely going on the wish list, especially since my wife and I are always putting off refilling our tires.
Love your videos! My family says hi from Canada 🍁 🇨🇦
I e had the tissue holder in my vehicles for years. Passenger side..and I keep napkins from fast food in it. Great to reach across and grab a napkin while driving. Mine are all tempo brand.
Love the T-Shirt!! 8:05
My husband and I had the tissue holder back in the 90's. They refills were difficult to find back then also.
Trash can is a problem that I’ve been trying to get a handle on since I have 2 kids. I found a regular 5 gallon bucket and a reusable way to strap it behind the centre console (bungee cord) works for me the best. Plus it’s easy cleaning.
Some people may not be able to use it due to the size but your local Lowe’s or Home Depot have more sized buckets.
Just a recommendation to those looking for a workable solution that appearances don’t matter.
With the wipes visor dispenser, i remember them selling something like that in stores back in the late 90s or early 2000s. I remember a TV ad too. Kid eating ice cream in back seat, car hits a bump and face full of ice cream. Mom reaches up and grabs wipe for kid. I had one for a bit, but soon never found replacement tissues.
In california, those tissue holders and refills have been available for the last 10 years..at the dollar tree and 99 cent stores... Very convenient during winter cold season.... Jmo
I’ve used the tissue dispenser for at least 15 years. The refills are sold on Amazon. They’re not expensive and are very convenient. I love mine.
Your rear seat ceiling handle being down messes with my OCD. lol. Great video as usual!
Thanks for the video! 🙂 I ordered few things from this vid.
Out here swagged out with the potter shades
Nice Dust Buster! the 80's have returned.
4:13 I bought a similar products in February before Rona news broke I use it as a mask holder since April lol
i have one of those dash pads, and one thing i learned, if you use armour all or dash treatment, you'll have to clean that spot off cause the treatment doesn't allow the pad to stick anymore, it has to be a clean spot
I've had one of those visor tissue dispensers in my car for a while, but I use it for disposable masks. Less needed now that I'm vaccinated, but nice to have if a location still requires one, or someone else needs one.
Love the sacksonville shirt!!
It's nice to see you out and about
9:30 I own something similar and I just put it up on the passenger seat mirror. Same accessibility with less blinding!
I know someone who might have some use for the car dash holders. He has a radar detector that has a suction cup holder he puts on his windshield and attaches the detector that way. When he’s parked he doesn’t always want to detach the detector from the mounter. He found a spare piece of almost foam but flatter (not sure where he got it from) and fashioned a cover for the top of the detector. He takes this cover off when driving around but he is always forgetting where he put it. I think if he had something like this dash holder he could cut it to fit his detector and then stick it to the dash when not using it as a cover so he wouldn’t be misplacing it regularly. Also I’m glad to see that this holder can withstand temperatures up to 120 F. He has the makeshift cover to protect the top of the detector from the heat. It doesn’t get higher than like 90’s where we are in the summer and he also uses a windshield cover to protect the rest of the car from the heat as well.
I have the tissue thing and I love it. I don't think I have that exact one, so the dimensions might be different, but I put fast food napkins in there and have bad no issues. I don't fill it full to the point of friction, but it can store a lot. I put it over the passenger visor so it doesn't block my mirror. The napkins also don't stick out and get in the way of view.
I think the vacuum will be great for people who enjoy the outdoors whether at the beach, inner city, or at a park. What I look for in a trash can is if it will fit on the floor because most "free space" in a car is where feet go. We have motion sickness issues in our family and typically use a small trash can with an oversized liner and supplies under the liner.
I have a visor tissue holder in each of our cars ($1 each at Dollar Tree). I refill them with fast food napkins. Great for cleaning up spills quickly.
Don’t smell but is cool decoration and vinil collecting person and that air freshener make my car look nice
The tissue holder - I got mine at the dollar store for $1.00 and yes the clips do block the mirror slightly I have to move it just a tad to be able to use the mirror. And I refill mine with any brand tissue and how you did it is exactly how I do mine.
for the tissue holder.. split the one end of the factory tissues fill with your own tape down the cut end
I have a similar tissue holder and use it for napkins and it works great for me. I have it on the passenger side and we never use our mirrors. Before getting it we would store napkins between the visor and roof so we couldn't use the mirror or visor, so we essentially got the visor usability back so good enough for me.
The visor tissue dispensers were all over every Dollar Tree I went into a few years ago. Not sure if it's the same manufacturer. But I brought one cause at the time my kids were younger. Ran into the whole refill problem also.
Totally agree on the vacuum price. I think $45 at the very most. Considering whenever I vacuum the car, I usually just use the house vac or sometimes the shop vac, because they have WAYYYYYY more power, and hold way more dirt and whatnot. But it could come in handy if you kept it in your car for those SURPRISE moments.
I have one of those dashboard mats...I find it useful, but as a Las Vegas resident you know how hot things get on the dash. I had my phone on a mat for a bit, but got very worried about how hot the phone got. I'll be able to use it a few months of the year when it's cooler.
First of all the tissue holder goes on the passenger side so you don’t have to worry about it unless you have passengers in your car all the time. Second of all they sell the tissues on Amazon I bought a whole ton of them for mine and I love my tissue holder- I have the exact trashcan as well and love it lol
Love the car gadget videos, they’re some of my favorites! But for the car trash cans, I’ve seen some Amazon pictures show that you can put the strap inside your center console so it sits between the two passengers on the floor! It would be an issue if someone sits in the middle, but you should look into that configuration!
Yup, that's where I place mine. Also, there are def better car trashcans than the one featured in this video. So save yourself the headache of dealing with that magnet and fail tissue box holder lol
That trash bag thing looks pretty dang sturdy, I have a trash bag that isn't really all that sturdy and I had been looking for a replacement so I may or may not go ahead and snag that.
I don't have the same car trash can, but put my car trashcan in the legroom of the middle back seat of my car.
I usually have the middle armrest down back there and no one sits there.
When I'm driving, I can easily put my trash in it from the front seat.
I put stuff on the front passenger seat.
SACKSONVILLE shirt at 8:05!!! We LOVE it! #DDUUUUVALLL!
Sunday morning coffee and Freakin Reviews. Good stuff.
I keep a small box of dollar tree Kleenex behind the passenger seat of my car next to my small garbage container (also from dollar tree!) and the plastic bags are free when I shop at cub.
I got similar tissue thing from dollar tree yrs ago and I refill with reg tissues though it doesn't hold much. I have it on the passenger side. It's very convenient.
Hey dude! I know what you did with the tissues. First time, you put it in upside down. You want to preserve which side is pointing up in the box and be sure that the side that points up is the side you put at the opening. It's because they fold the tissues to come out one way. I'll bet if you do that, the tissues will pull even if it is very full.
Love your reviews!
I feel like I would not want to test sniff a scent called "Mustache Party."
i have owned one of these trash cans and what i did what open the middle console a wrap the strap around inside it and had it hang in the middle in the back seat works great for front and rear passengers and dont get in the way at all
In regards to the visor tissue holder. We bought one from the 99¢ only store. Not as nice looking as the one you show but same concept. Works fine. The store also sells a 3 pack of refills for 99¢. Not a bad deal. Thanks for your reviews.
U can always spray your favorite sprays on the air freshener discs..!
And u can put the tissues on the passenger side so it doesn’t block the mirror.
Gosh, the streets in your town hardly has any traffic, nice!
The tissue dispenser, I bought mine from the 99¢ store, it's also where I get my refills.
I know that the "99cents only store"s in my area (SoCal) readily carry the refills for the sun visor tissue dispensers!
11:46 I was convinced you were clockin' 80 towards that intersection 😂😂
No but at 13:38 he did take a left turn in the right turn lane
@@Syc0killer good eye
Love the dash mats. I wouldn't put them directly over the air bag though. Passenger end up with a phone lodged in their face. 😂
You just jinx me on the tissue dispenser lol.
I want to hear about the fancy sun glasses! (tissue review)
Great video. One note, I think on the dash mat thing you had your celsius mixed up with fahrenheit.
maybe those small travel packs of tissues you get at the dollar store would work in the dispenser parts of both those things
I have the tissue holder. I put a cardboard stick on each side as spacers to hold the front away from the back more and it works for me. Mine did not come with tissues, so I had to figure out the best way to use it. Mine looks exactly like yours.