Aico
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| posted on 17/2/08 at 02:10 PM |
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Rain cover options
I'm going to get a Seven, but I don't have any place to store it inside. I also don't have a driveway so I can't put a tent
over it either. The only option is to store it outside and the car doesn't have wet weathergear nor doors and windscreen. I need to put a cover
over it for rain etc. What would be the best option?
http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320216994266&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011
This seems very nice. It covers the interior, but not the whole car. Would this leave damage/rust to the front or is it covered by the bodywork?
It's a Striker BTW.
Or should I go for a cover for the entire car? The one on Ebay seems easier to use.
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RazMan
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| posted on 17/2/08 at 02:19 PM |
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Whatever you choose it is best to leave an air gap between the cover and the car if possible. From past experience it is much easier to get things wet
than dry them out so if you can circulate some air while keeping rainwater out then you have a better chance of keeping everything dry and mould free.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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marshall
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| posted on 17/2/08 at 02:37 PM |
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i have one of the covers you are looking at on ebay. it is good for what it is and
it fits in my small boot i have a avon.but if it rains hard it will start to sag in the middle.
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triumphdave
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| posted on 17/2/08 at 05:56 PM |
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I have one of those for my seven,use it overnight at work but like marshall sais they do sag when they get wet,I tried a bungee from the center of the
top of the windscreen to the rollbar before puting the cover on,this helps quite a lot.They are well made though and fold up nice and small.
If you always do what you have always done you will always get what you have always got
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macspeedy
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| posted on 17/2/08 at 07:00 PM |
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how about a good tonneau ? we have seen westfields with full weather gear living outside up here in rainy Scotland also 
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Aico
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| posted on 17/2/08 at 07:11 PM |
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A tonneau is just a cover for the interior right? Will it hold back when it's raining and standing still afterwards? There is none on the
Striker, but howmuch would it cost to have it fitted incl parts?
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macspeedy
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| posted on 17/2/08 at 07:31 PM |
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Tonneau
these guys should beable to help you, tonneau is just the interior as per first pic on website. The shape can be helped with a ridgid tube along the
middle.
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