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Where do I get a Cobra cover?
Looking for one of those soft car covers to fit my Cobra. Any links to people/companies selling this stuff?
Cheers, -Neil. |
California Car Cover
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I got mine from the superformance dealer
trig2275 |
Neil,
Good for indoor use and cheap: http://www.covercraft.com/cover_sale.htm Hope this helps! Cheers! Dave |
Finishline
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Thanks for the quick links.
Odd that I didn't think about Finishline, considering I'm 5 miles away from them now, but I just checked and their's is only for indoor use. I need this mostly for transporting a Cobra halfway across the U.S. California Car Cover and Covercraft are the epitome of apples and oranges -- $150-$370 vs. $19 (which even includes shipping). Head scratching time... %/ Cheers, -Neil. |
The difference in price is often due to the type of material used. Walmart sells a basic 'dust cover' really cheap. But it won't stop rain, or sun damage, etc. The highest quality cover you can get is the one for outdoor use, intense sun. Like you would use to cover a boat. Problem is that material is heavy AND expensive!
As for using one to transport across country, I'd do a search here on CC for problems guys have seen using a car cover on an open trailor. NOT a good idea. The wind buffeting will for sure leave 'marks' here and there all over the paint. You can't tie it down or tape it down enough to stop the 'fluttering' that WILL occur! |
Tony also brought this up to me just now. I would definitely strap it down with those lock cables that go from side-to-side at the ends of the cover under the car. And yes it would be tight. But I'm thinking I would not need a cover unless it rains, and for overnight parking since I'll have to stop in the middle somewhere.
Cheers, -Neil. |
No matter how well you think it's strapped it will leave marks in the paint before you get through the next state. Take it with you to cover if you get in some rain or park over night but definitely don't use it while towing on open trailer.
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I even heard not to use on a enclosed trailer for the same reason. Constant moving back and forth just isn't the best thing for any car.
Just a thought. Randy |
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Why? You should strap down the wheels or axles and let the car bounce around naturally in the trailer. That's what a suspension was designed to do. Strapping down the chassis such that the shocks are always compressed is bad for the shocks. -Neil. |
No, I'm talking about the car cover in an enclosed trailer.
Randy |
When I strap down my dirt bikes I use a 'block' to stop the shocks from collapsing all the way and damaging the seals. The bikes are 'solidly' mounted, but there is no tension on the shocks themselves.
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