Renault Austral – Handbag Hook for Center Console (Passenger Side)

Description Tired of your handbag sliding around the passenger footwell or ending up on the floor at every roundabout? This hook clips over the edge of the Renault Austral center console, on the passenger side near the screen, and gives your bag a proper place to hang. It was designed for a 2023 Renault Austral Iconic Esprit Alpine. It took 7 iterations: I tested each one with a 10 mm test slice and refined it with a contour gauge and a lot of measuring. The result follows the real shape of the console: the rounded leather top on one side, and the sloped piano-black trim on the other. Features - Hugs the console profile: leather shoulder on the outside, gloss-black slope on the storage side

- No tools, no screws, no glue on the car: it just sits over the console edge

- 5 recessed pockets for TPU (or felt) pads, so only soft material ever touches the leather and the piano black

- About 2 mm of clearance everywhere else, so the gloss trim never gets scratched

- Prints without supports

What’s included - Bag_Hook_Austral.stl: the hook

- TPU_Pads_Plate_Full_Set_1mm.stl: all 5 pads on one plate (standard 1 mm thickness)

- TPU_Pad_Inner_Leg_0.8mm.stl and TPU_Pad_Inner_Leg_1.5mm.stl: alternative inner-leg pads to fine-tune the fit

Print settings – Hook - Material: PETG or ASA. Please don’t use PLA. A car interior gets very hot in summer, and PLA will soften and deform.

- Print it lying flat on its side, with no supports. The layers then follow the hook’s profile, which makes it much stronger.

- Layer height 0.2 mm, at least 4 walls, 30–40% infill

Print settings – Pads - Material: TPU. I recommend 85A: it’s softer, compresses better and grips nicely. 95A works too, but start with the 0.8 mm inner-leg pad.

- Print flat, chamfered side up (that’s the side that touches the car). Use ironing if your slicer has it, for a smooth contact surface.

- Prefer felt? Self-adhesive felt about 1 mm thick, cut to 23.6 mm wide, works great as a replacement.

Assembly – please test before gluing! - Remove any stringing or rough edges from the hook, especially inside the pockets.

- Dry-fit the pads first. Press them into their pockets without glue, clip the hook onto the console, and check the fit: - The hook should sit firmly on top of the leather and not wobble sideways.

- It should go on and come off with light hand pressure, without forcing.

- Choosing the right inner-leg pad (the one facing the storage bin): - Too tight or hard to install → use the 0.8 mm pad

- Loose or wobbling → use the 1.5 mm pad

- For my own car I used the 1.5mm pad printed with 85A TPU

- Once you’re happy with the fit, glue each pad in its pocket with a small drop of CA glue (superglue). Let it cure before putting the hook on the car. You really don’t want glue on the leather.

- Clip it on, hang your bag, and enjoy!

Notes - Designed and tested on a 2023 Renault Austral Iconic Esprit Alpine. Other trims with the same center console should fit, but I haven’t been able to check.

- It’s made for a handbag, not a 10 kg grocery bag 😉

- Keep the pads clean: dust and grit trapped under a pad are what can mark a glossy surface over time.

If you print one, I’d love to see a make! Feedback and remix ideas are always welcome.