cover recommendations

[tomsky]

Can anyone recommend where to get a good quality cover thats designed for the Mk1 and fully waterproof as the car is kept on the drive. Now ive finally got the car dry seems the best idea until i cure (says optimistically) the leaks.

Cheers

[elbon50]

Can anyone recommend where to get a good quality cover thats design for the Mk1 and fully waterproof as the car is kept on th drive. Now ive finally got the car dry seems the best idea until i cure (says optimistically) the leaks.

Cheers

Is your car a T-bar Tomsky

Saw a cover on eBay that seemed OK

Peter

[brawr]

I bought this one last autumn and it's ace. Specifically fitted for the mr2, breathable, scratchproof, waterproof... really pleased. Got snowed on over xmas and completely fine under there.

[tomsky]

brawr, thats great but where did you get it from

[brawr]

Got it from that website I linked in my post, this one: http://www.carcoverzone.co.uk/stormforc ... -1518.html

[FossMan]

I have the same one as brawr and agree that they are more than suitable for the important job of keeping your MR2 cosy.

Not cheap though at around £150.

[tomsky]

thanks guys, happy to invest in something decent as cheaper than replacing all the bits that are rotting from the leaks! will check them out

thanks

Tom

[elbon50]

thanks guys, happy to invest in something decent as cheaper than replacing all the bits that are rotting from the leaks! will check them out

thanks

Tom

Is your car a T-bar Tom ?

If so there's a lot of information available re curing water leaks

Can point you to the info

Had horrendous water ingress on my car

Have got to grips with some of the main problems now

A cover is good but if you want to use the car regularly its a right old PITA having to put it on & take it off every day

AND you need somewhere to put it when its off

Oh & the occasion when you forget to put the cover on is the one when it unexpectedly hisses down

Peter

[Paul Cyclops]

I bought a Halfords cover for (I think) around £55.00 in the autumn. It didn't look particularly robust but it fitted quite perfectly (generic 'Medium-Size) and has withstood quite a lot of rain, snow and wind without damage or any leaking.

During the most blustery weather, it shifted slightly and exposed the lower-half of the front wheels which was remedied by a length of light rope across the front at the foot of the windscreen. Thereafter, every square inch, including tyre-walls, was securely covered.

I was quite happy with this and convinced myself it would last a couple more years. Recently, however, I started to notice an assortment of small holes appearing around the flanks and, eventually, on the bonnet. I was bamboozled by this as I couldn't see how the synthetic woven fibres could rapidly decay in such a scattergun manner.

A couple of weeks ago, I went to uncover the car and discovered the cause of the holes - a rather guilty looking squirrel with shreds of incriminating evidence in the corners of his/her mouth was sat on the bonnet. Obviously, this enterprising but bar-steward rodent was munching away the fibres to line its nest, thereby generating more annoying little mouths to jeopardise the well-being of my MR2 - I still haven't thought of a solution to this......

So in short, my top-tip for a budget but effective car-cover is the Halfords All-Seasons in Medium........although it's now 69.99 and has been proven not to be squirrel-proof.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165611

[cartledge_uk]

The problem is, if a car cover isn't breathable it will hold the moisture against the MR2 and rot it. plus all the wind will ship it about and rub the paintwork.

You need a breathable and fleace lined cover to keep the car protected.

For example:

http://www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk/acatal ... t.html#aMT

[Paul Cyclops]

The problem is, if a car cover isn't breathable it will hold the moisture against the MR2 and rot it. plus all the wind will ship it about and rub the paintwork.

You need a breathable and fleace lined cover to keep the car protected.

For example:

http://www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk/acatal ... t.html#aMT

The Halfords one is breathable and has decent clip-fix straps. It only moves around a little in strong wind and this can be alleviated as described above.

I'd gladly spend £150.00 on a cover if it folded up small enough to fit in the frunk and was squirrel-proof...... or at least considerably more squirrel-resistant than the Halfords job which I'm now thinking must be made of fibres spun from hazlenut husks or something