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-driver's side mirror: noticeably vibrates too much when driving on the highway. I'm sure a visit to the dealership may resolve the issue. I'll bring it up during my first oil change.

Also have a 22 Platinum and noticed this on mine too. Must be something due to the way it's installed. I bet they end up releasing a TSB for this since you've now confirmed for me at least, it's a widespread issue as what are the chances that both of ours have excessive vibration on just the driver's side. At this price, they should be auto-dimming too.

-panoramic sunroof: tilt up feature is a joke, at least with mine. You can barely see the opening. Also, I don't like that I have to press the liner opening button twice to open it all the way to the end of the 2nd row.

Yeah, the tilt opening is about an inch overall which is pretty worthless.

-HUD: I guess I still drive mostly with my left hand while leaning a bit towards the center of the car... So the right side of the HUD gets cut off. It's nice that the option allows me to adjust up/down, but not left/right.

The display speed is all the way at the right of the HUD so I see what you mean. Like you, hopefully they can release an update to allow left/right shifting of the display but I doubt it.

-LED interior/back up lights: Really? So Nissan put in LED license plate lights, but couldn't do the rest? I know the interior lights are an optional accessory, but $150 is not worth it. I'll just do it myself by getting some cheap LED bulbs from amazon/ebay, just like I did with most of my cars in the past.

I didn't even know LED interior lights were an option and agree that it makes zero sense since LED bulbs are so cheap nowadays. If I trusted myself to not ruin my headliner, I'd change the bulbs out but am not sure I do. Funny how the ambient lighting is all LED but they couldn't do it to the headliner lights and door lights.

-ECO mode: going back to me trying to save some $ on gas.... I have to turn it to the ECO mode overtime I start the car. Wish it would remember the last mode and leave it there.

Yes, having to change the mode every time you start the car is annoying.

-A/C seats: it's a joke, just like my '16 Maxima that I had. I see that for the rear passengers, they left two empty spots so that it'll have that feature potentially available in the future. Don't waste your money unless other features that come with the package is a must have.

AC seats really aren't air conditioned per se, but there's a fan that blows through the perforations in the seat. They actually work better when you're aren't blasting your AC at full speed with temperature set to low. Try setting your temperature for somewhere around 68 and lowering the fan speed, then you will notice the cooled seats working well for you I bet. Our 19 Armada was the same way and every other car I've had with cooled seats was also the same way (17 Pacifica, 14 Durango). The SL with Premium Package is getting very close to Platinum pricing (especially FWD Platinum) and for that reason alone, I'd recommend going ahead and getting the Platinum as it will have better resale, you get the full digital dash, better looking seats with the quilting, and just a slight step up in premium feel. There's also a couple of other options you get but they escape me right now.

Overall, just like you, they are minor annoyances and no vehicle is perfect. Not even the overpriced/hyped "holy grail" of 3-row suvs the Telluride is perfect, in fact, if you read their forums, it is pretty far from it.
 

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I seriously don't know why/how we ended up wtih incandescent lighting on the interior while the rest of the car is cutting edge. Huge oversight IMO considering the price of LEDs is almost as low as incandescents. It maybe would've added what, $10 total to the price? Who wouldn't have paid that additional on a $40-$50K car?

Really want to swap mine out but I'm not dropping my headliner, no way.
 

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No need to drop headliner. I replaced all interior lights with LED's that I had left over from another car. Just need to pop the light covers, pull out the incandescent, stick in the LED, and snap the cover back in place. Just make sure the LED's you use are CANBus compatible so you don't annoy the computer. Took about 30mins tops to do the entire car. Only issue is with the festoon bulb in the 3rd row. If I recall correctly, it is 25mm (not very common), closest I had was 28mm so had to spread the contacts an extra 3mm to fit. Also, pretty much any festoon LED's found online will be too bright for 3rd row. What I did was angled the bulb so 30-40% of the light is directed into the fixture/housing/headliner. That worked well for me. Liftgate/cargo light is festoon as well, don't recall any issues with sizing. Brightness is no issue here either as I like the cargo area bright to make it easier to load stuff at night. Good luck.
You by chance have a list of what bulb sizes are needed and how many?
 

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Sure,
6x T10 LED BULBS, MAP LAMPS/PUDDLE
1x FESTOON LED BULB, REAR TAIL GATE LAMP
1x FESTOON LED BULB, 3rd ROW/CARGO LAMP
Going from memory but I think 28mm Festoon bulbs should work for both, but you will need to spread the terminals a few mm for the 3rd row bulb to fit. If you are uncomfortable with that, best to get a 25mm LED for that one. I've not been able to find one but maybe you have better luck. Whichever brand(s) of bulbs you choose to buy, just make sure they are 'error-free' or 'CANBUS ready/compatible'. Some of the newer bulbs are also 'non polarity' which means you don't have to line up positive/negative terminals correctly. If you are using LED's with polarity, they are pretty forgiving too, if they don't light up when you install them, just remove, turn 180degrees and re-insert, should light then. Also, pls note, the above list does not include replacement for the vanity mirror lights. I did not replace them coz I seldom or never used them. Other than that, be sure to buy good quality bulbs. Check reviews and warranty details. Good luck.
Awesome. Thanks a heap!

*Edit. I can see that sourcing all of these is going to be somewhat of a PIA. Anyone want to be a guinea pig and take a gamble on of the $15 full interior kits on ebay LOL?
 

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