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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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Never Get a cheap cover. they work for in a garage, or even under a tent, but outside they suck. get a Noah Wolf fitted exact for our cars. No movement in wind to rub paint, snug fit, and its 4 layers thick. $150 at summit. I left my ta out the entire winter, and with the exceptions of a few spider webs (country) it looked like i had just waxed it. Waterproof, but breatheable big plus.

Last cheap cover i had actually stained my vettes paint with the imprint of the fabric after a month outside. And it was like $79.99 from Pepboys.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Thanks man, thats what I was looking for. I am going to have to order one of them up soon!
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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The California covers are also very well liked
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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my neighbor parks his car under one of these. kinda ghetto, but it works in a pinch
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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For the critics in here bird crap can leave a stain in your clear in a matter of hours. I actually had some bird crap from parking under some trees and washed it off within 2 hrs of it falling and it still left a mark in the clear. I tried some polish by hand and it wouldn't come off...had to get out the random orbital to get it. Having a garage is one of the nicest things to upgrade to. I park my POS daily driver outside and the vette sits under a cover in the garage during the week. Even if you don't have to worry about bird crap or sap you still get the dust buildup on the car when it sits outside that would be much less if parked indoors.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Red99TA
washed it off within 2 hrs of it falling and it still left a mark in the clear.
You must live too close to that nuclear plant.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackonBlackTA
You must live too close to that nuclear plant.
I'm about 2 1/2 hrs away from the only nuclear plant in KS (wolf creek).
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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the worst thing you can do is park under a tree. just avoid that and being outside shouldn't be too much of a problem.
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Originally Posted by Red99TA
I'm about 2 1/2 hrs away from the only nuclear plant in KS (wolf creek).
Just imagine if you lived closer...


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