Drafty cold doors....any one else?

Never noticed any drafts at all over 13,000 miles.

FWIW, the radio has to be in AUX mode in order to play analog audio from the jack. (Which you probably already knew.)

 

+1. 29,000 here and no drafts, but I noticed the door has to be fully closed and the windows rolled up, otherwise I get a bad draft and the window rattles a bit.

 

Greetings and :welcome:

I've heard a few others on the forum complain about drafty doors (especially around the handle) but I haven't really noticed myself. There isn't what you would call an over abundance of insulation in this car. You can either pop a flare over the dealer for a 'fix' or DIY with some foam insulation. Just be careful where and how much you use it in the door, so that it doesn't interfere with the window, door locks, etc....
Good Luck!!!

 

I can relate to the draft from the doors in the cold. Our 97 Camry had the same issue. Doesn't bother me enough to complain about it though.

Welcome aboard!

 

moved...

 

Had my 2010 III for a little over 3k miles now. Wife rides in the passanger everyday for 50 miles. She has never mentioned or complained of a draft.

 

We had some door weatherstripping in our Corolla that had come loose, and it results in drafts. No problems so far in the 08 Tacoma or '10 Prius. As a pre-caution, I use 303 Protectant on all the rubber gaskets several times a year. Seems to keep them more supple and able to do their job.

 

Could the draft issues be the auto climate control selecting "fresh air" through the side vents while sending heat to the bottom?

Not an answer to the aux input question but the iPod should work better through the USB connector and a phone through bluetooth.

 

Was just going to mention that about the climate setting. I've noticed this before, and in fact, sometimes the system will automatically move it from "foot" to "vent" or even the combo setting. I'll feel like I'm getting a draft in the car. Need the OP to make note of the climate settings when this is noticed.

As for the HIDs, I'd stick with just doing the low-beam lights. They put out quite a bit more light than the halogen bulbs that are in there currently.

As for the iPod issue - I notice you put down the Solar package. Doesn't this come with bluetooth/nav/etc? If you've got an iPod touch, I'd suggest using the bluetooth option for the playing of music.

 

Sounds like getting the proper USB cable may be in order. Sadly, I probably have one sitting in a box in my house that I'm not using anymore.

The BT for audio works really well, actually. It's a night & day difference between using my iPod Touch & my BB phone with the audio quality.

 

You (she) might consider moving the books and music to a USB thumb drive and leave it permanently installed in the arm console. NOTE: that connection must be usb 1.1 or maybe it's just the JBL head unit but either way the menus are dog slow. Plus, most of the NAV screen menu functions won't work while moving anyway. This is true of all the nav/audio options though not just the USB.

I've read here of connection issues with both older iPods and phones. My iPhone 3GS syncs fine and the audio is great even via bluetooth.

FWIW

 

be careful, i've seen a few here get the foglites installed at the dealership and wind up with drafty doors and aux problems.

 

In my opinion, the bluetooth audio (I'm using an iPhone) is good enough. I've never done a side-by-side comparison versus Aux or USB, but I don't notice any obvious compression artifacts or anything else that I don't hear on my regular stereo system. Any lack of fidelity is easily eclipsed by the suboptimal listening location - in a noisy car on a noisy road between other noisy cars.

 

yeah, sorry bout that, Bisco, I took the hint and moved it to its own thread. Me bad.

 

just yankin' yer chain.