Interior upgrades have a reputation for being fiddly — trim clips, fuse taps, cables run under carpet. That is true of hardwired kits, and it is why most people never bother.
The five below take the opposite approach. Everything sticks, clips or plugs in, everything comes back off cleanly, and the whole set can be fitted in one sitting on a driveway.
1. Lighting, because it changes the most
1. The upgrade to start with
DriveGlow
Wireless RGB ambient light modules that stick anywhere in the cabin.
Nothing else at this price changes the feel of a cabin at night as much. The modules mount with adhesive velcro pads or rubber bands — footwells, under the dash, seat bases — and one remote controls all of them: eight colours plus flash, fade and strobe. Choose 4 modules for a small car, 6 or 8 for an SUV or if you want the rear footwells lit too.
- No trim removal
- Eight colours plus effects
- 4, 6 or 8 modules
2. Fix where the phone lives
2. The upgrade you use every drive
ZoomPhone
Motorsport-style vent phone mount with a carbon-look finish and seatbelt strap detail.
A vent clip with a carbon-fibre look shell and a seatbelt-style strap. Grips one-handed so you are not using two hands at a junction, and has a passthrough underneath so the charging cable stays connected while it is mounted.
- Vent clip
- One-handed insert
- Cable passthrough
3. Then fix the cable that comes with it
3. The tidiness upgrade
ReelCord
Retractable dual charging cable that plugs into the 12 V socket.
Mounting the phone properly only helps if the cable is not still coiled in the console. Two retractable cables from the 12 V socket give you the length you need and take the rest back.
- Two devices
- Retracts fully
- No install
4. Give the back window something to say
4. The one everyone notices
BackHand
LED hand-gesture sign for your rear window, with a remote.
Three LED hand gestures on adhesive strips in the rear window, driven from a remote up front. Runs on three AAA batteries so there is no wiring to the rear of the car.
- Three gestures
- Adhesive
- Remote controlled
5. Keep the interior liveable in summer
5. The one that protects everything else
CarFace
Windshield sun shade printed with a face, so your car has an expression.
Heat is what cracks dashboards and warps adhesive over time. A 70 × 130 cm shade with a mirror cut-out and two suction cups is the cheapest protection for everything else you have just fitted.
- 70 × 130 cm
- Mirror cut-out
- Two suction cups
Do any of these need tools?
No. Everything is adhesive, vent-clip or 12 V plug-in.
Will this affect a lease or a resale?
Nothing here is a permanent modification. Adhesive pads and clips remove without drilling, cutting or splicing into the loom.