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Started by CLuTZ, Sep 04 2009 02:31 AM

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Posted 04 September 2009 - 02:31 AM

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I'm looking at investing into a decent outdoor car cover for my EVO that won't scratch the paint.


Does anyone have any links or recommendations?




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Edited by CLuTZ, 04 September 2009 - 02:33 AM.

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Posted 04 September 2009 - 02:32 AM

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Posted 04 September 2009 - 02:33 AM

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Only suggestion I can make is to make sure your car is clean under the cover. They are meant to be worse than leaving it out and exposed when your car is dirty and there's a cover blowing around on your paint... slowly massaging the grit into your paint.
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 04:17 AM

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I found mercedes genuine ones to be very good and not overly expensive. An E class cover will fit a VR4, a C class will fit a gsr/e123.
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 04:20 AM

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Only suggestion I can make is to make sure your car is clean under the cover. They are meant to be worse than leaving it out and exposed when your car is dirty and there's a cover blowing around on your paint... slowly massaging the grit into your paint.


+1 on this. They are great if the cars clean but will scratch your paint if theres dirt on it and its in the wind.

Also the clay bars are great if you getting particles settling on you paint. I had metal dust from a nearby welding workshop to my old work, settle on my paint, couldnt polish out but clay bar got it.
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Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:53 AM

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go all out and get a carcoon

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has an inbuilt motor to circulate clean air throughout it :P

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Posted 15 September 2009 - 12:06 PM

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+ 1 with the carcoon

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Posted 15 September 2009 - 12:24 PM

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i got a good one from autobahn for about $150

its water resistant, but breathes, and it clips under the car so it wont just blow off + elastic on the front and rear, also has a really soft inner to make sure the paint is safe

you have to prepare the car right so it wont scratch either

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Posted 15 September 2009 - 01:15 PM

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that car carcoon is fucking intenseeee... how much coin is that worth...?

and can you drive into it like a garage or nah..?
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Posted 16 September 2009 - 01:14 AM

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not sure on what they are worth but a fair amount of coin id guess
n yeh im prety sure you unzip the front end of it and drive into it like a garage.

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 06:40 AM

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I'm sure my dogs would love destroying one of those over the course of an afternoon :P

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 06:53 AM

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A dog will destroy a car cover equally fast and make even more mess. Guess how I know.
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