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Roscoe 03-20-2002 04:27 PM
Cockpit Cover
 
When going out to a diner or someplace where I don't want the "squirrels" screwing around with the inside of the car I use a Miata cockpit cover available from California Car Covers, among others.

http://www.priveye.com/images/Cover1.JPG

About 60 bucks from http://www.calcarcover.com/

Roscoe

dgcomps 03-20-2002 05:58 PM
Roscoe, The cover looks great. Does it snap into place or do you just place it over the cockpit? Did you have to make any modifications?

Back in Black 03-20-2002 07:15 PM
dgcomps: Look at the picture carefully...notice the straps?
 
This is exactly what I have been looking for, more than anything, in case some great big bird flies over and drops a bomb, I bet a few of you guys can relate to that one......!

My interior is going to be very nice, and I want it to stay that way. Birds beware! :mad:
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I decided against a tonneau cover, because of all the ugly snaps needed...just thought it would be too much
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FOCS 03-20-2002 07:24 PM
Heeeeyyy, wait a minute........my car will have snaps!!!! What are you trying to say %/ %/ %/

Roscoe 03-20-2002 08:19 PM
dgcomps,

The cover goes under the hood in the front. The rear has a tab that you close the trunk on. Then there are 4 nylon straps with very soft bendable clamps that hook into each fenderwall. Works pretty good and serves the purpose of keeping prying eyes out of the cockpit while your trying to eat your breakfast in a diner.

Roscoe

Roscoe 03-20-2002 08:24 PM
I lightened up the pic so you could see, at least, the front strap.

http://www.priveye.com/images/Cover2.JPG

Roscoe

BLACKJACK 03-20-2002 08:50 PM
SUPER
 
HEY ROSCOE,

GREAT FIND. THANKS FOR POSTING IT.

Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT DAY,

BLACKJACK

Back in Black 03-20-2002 09:34 PM
FOCS...no way do I wanna insult your cobra!
 
You might start some stupid thread about my car or something wierd, and blame it on me, like you did 427 Sharpe :CRY: :LOL: :LOL:


Your car is beeeeuuuutiful with all those snaps! Yep, yesssir!!
:p

creeper 03-20-2002 09:42 PM
Good looking out. Do you have a part number?

Roscoe 03-21-2002 06:18 AM
creeper,
No part number, just the basic vanilla Miata Cover.
Roscoe

PNJSNAK 03-21-2002 07:45 AM
Roscoe;
Looks interesting, I was thinking of getting a Toneu cover made for my ride. As you know I have (2) roll bars. Is there enough room under the Miata cover to go over both bars. Your reply will probably make my decision easier. By the way are your going to try to come out this June for DVSF II?
Jim

Roscoe 03-21-2002 07:51 AM
pnjsnak,
I believe you will have enough room if the roll bars are not too high. The A&C roll bar height is just about right.

Don't think I'll be able to come out in June.

Cobra 29 03-21-2002 05:56 PM
Tonneau cover ???
 
My ERA cobra has the studs in the car body for a tonneau cover. Other than the cost, are there disadvantages to covering the cockpit with a tonneau cover? Will the underside of a tonneau cover scratch the car body? I would appreciate hearing any user expereince, thanks.

ST 03-21-2002 06:37 PM
Cobra 29

I've driven my car with the tonneau in place over the passenger side with no problems. If the fit is correct it doesn't flap around.

BOURRET 10-13-2003 04:29 AM
Installation of Tonneau cover ???
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Cobra 29
The solution choosen by Roscoe is very elegant but for a car on parking and not while riding. I always drove sports car with a tonneau cover; it is usefull when it rains and when you have no passenger in the right seat;it is even more interesting when you leave the car in an outdoor parking. It does not scratch usually. Unfortunately, my Cobra which I own for now more than seven years had no such device. Last week, I bought a tonneau Cover made for 427 from Robbins Auto Top .(California) for approximately 200 dollars. It came with the hardware (I already had the mounting metallic posts (pins) on my Cobra). Room is provided for the steering wheel but I shall have to modify it to accomodate it to my roll bar. Could somebody give me some advice to install the hardware on the vinyl cover? I think this will be a very tight fitting. Do I need special tools? No instruction was included with the cover and hardware. Thanks


My ERA cobra has the studs in the car body for a tonneau cover. Other than the cost, are there disadvantages to covering the cockpit with a tonneau cover? Will the underside of a tonneau cover scratch the car body? I would appreciate hearing any user expereince, thanks.
::confused:

PatBuckley 10-13-2003 08:37 AM
Great idea!

I could hook mine onto my door handles.

:)

decooney 10-13-2003 11:01 AM
Stuck in the rain...
 
If you ever got caught in heavy rain by chance without shelter... I think It would be hilarious to have an emergency cockpit cover with a headbag bubble sewn right on to the cover; instead of a top. Make it look like the hoods on one of those chem warfare suits. Would probably fog up, but sure would look funny driving down the road in something like that!

:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

PatBuckley 10-13-2003 04:16 PM
You could make it out of Saran Wrap so you could see.....


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