Car Covers... how to keep them on?

[JimMayor007]

Originally Posted by Fleet 500

The windy season is here (Santa Ana winds) and I am having the same problem I had last season... trying to keep the car cover on. This is for my '95 Lincoln which is parked in the street.

I am using a car cover which is designed for my year and model and it has two straps which snap closed and supposedly keep the car cover from billowing and coming off the car.

Well, I walked outside yesterday morning and the car cover was completely off the car- laying on the sidewalk, not on the street.

I even used some vise-grips on the rear strap to weight it down. It didn't help much! Any ideas how to keep the cover on? I tried wetting it down to make it heavier but these warm winds dry it in an hour or two.

Park the car out of the wind?

just kidding, not all car covers are 'custom' fit. the best thing is to have elastic all the way around the car on the bottom of the cover.

I found some decent ones from empire. This cover was a replacement cover for a custom cover that cost three times as much and started leaking water and collecting dust under the cover in less than a year. My Empire cover is 4 months old, has survived numerous strong thunderstorms and seering Texas sun, and so far is exceeding my expectations. I have 3 cars under cover, soon the other two will be covered by Empire.

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[zique]

I use cable ties..the heavy duty ones,make a small hole in car cover,run the tie through and around a wheel spoke and also under the towing hooks of the car.My car has 4 so no problems at all..works great!

[DesmoRob]