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Car Covers? - matclarke - 27 Aug 2007

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a car cover manufacturer for keeping my D
dry during the this lovely wet summer!!?

Mine's a bit worn and I can't remember where I got it from!

Ta,

Mat

- Guinney1971 - 27 Aug 2007

dont bother getting one from Argos, I got one last year to cover Rapey up, and within a week it had ripped (where the material meets the edge) so a £30 car cover went in the wheelie bin :evil:

I had a butchers on ebay, and came up with a nice one with a 'door zip' and it also had the reinforced holes so that you can tie it under the car. It came in its own carry bag, and is 'weatherproof' (not totally waterproof, but keeps the worst off) and cost about £16 plus postage. I had to get one that was long enough for Rapey (she was 14' 6"), but I dont think the D is that long, so you might find one a bit cheaper.

Since Rapey went off to her new home last week, I've been using it on Guinney-Bling-Bling to keep the bird crap, leaves and tree sap off of her.

- Chris Hawes - 28 Aug 2007

Scroll down here to see what I used:-

http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/viewto ... tions#2664

Hope it helps...

- frostrobo - 28 Aug 2007

Hey! I was just about to post about car covers... must have read my mind!

Out of interest, how many people here keep their DeLorean outside rather than in a garage? Any tips for using car covers on the cars for long periods of time (like over winter etc) ? What about condensation etc?

- PJ Grady (Europe) - 28 Aug 2007

Continual use of a car cover does tarnish the stainless steel finish over time - so rebrushing is needed. This is caused more by rain and moisture being held against the body rather than the weight of the material itself.

Certainly the cheaper plastic type covers aren't great and they will scratch and scuff as you drag them over the body.

Darren

- Tourettes Tony - 28 Aug 2007

yes darren but Chris will be kept busy :lol: TT

- PJ Grady (Europe) - 28 Aug 2007

Thanks Tony - you can be our new Director of marketing!

Everyone - go and buy the heavy duty tarpaulins to cover your cars with. Chris Nicholsons home number is.....

(TT and I will spend the proceeds of the rebrushes down the pub).

Darren

- Guinney1971 - 28 Aug 2007

frostrobo Wrote:Hey! I was just about to post about car covers... must have read my mind!

Out of interest, how many people here keep their DeLorean outside rather than in a garage? Any tips for using car covers on the cars for long periods of time (like over winter etc) ? What about condensation etc?

The only problem I've found with Flopsy when she lives outside is that when it rains the 'dips with bolts showing' under the bonnet (where the body attatches to the chassis I think) fill up with water.

Here's a couple of Flopsy overwintering in Stevenage in 2004 Smile

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- frostrobo - 28 Aug 2007

Thanks... Flopsy looks cold in those pics Claire!

Well, when I get my De I will have to invest in a decent cover until I can move house and get a garage.

Looks like I will have need of Chris's rebrushing services in a year or so then!

- Guinney1971 - 29 Aug 2007

ah, but my Flopsy's well 'ard, she can take it :lol:

I've got a really funny photo of her that the previous owner sent me. Its from when he moved from Virginia to California in Feb 1997, and its of Flopsy facing the wrong way on a 4 lane highway in the Cascade mountains - well, I say 4 lanes, but you can only see 1 cos of all the snow....

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