Car Cover - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Luv2Box · 03-25-2016, 04:37 PM

After going through two of the cheap eBay covers I bit the bullet and bought the Porsche outdoor Silverguard cover which is lined and has a locking cable. Sun coast had them on sale for $225 (the regular price is $275)so it is a far cry from what your stealer is trying to make you pay.
I've been using it, mostly under a covered parking spot, for over three years and the elastic is like day one. The locking cable has kept thieves out of the car twice as they tried to lift the cover up to see in the car but the cable wouldn't let the cover up high enough. No problems in wind, the elastic really grips. If this one wears out I'll buy another it is that good.

tommy583 · 03-25-2016, 05:25 PM

I'd like this cover more if I could debadge the rear.

jakeru · 03-25-2016, 05:34 PM

I just got a custom-fitted "coverking" for another car, and after owning a number of "generic fits many cars" covers, I'm really amazed at how cool the whole custom-fitted thing is. Rather than having a whole bunch of wrinkles that look awful and pool water and debris, you get a sleek perfectly contour-fitting cover that hugs the shape of the car, and readily beads water straight off since there are virtually zero wrinkles. Based on my research, there are basically two companies (based in the US, anyway) which make custom-fit covers: covercraft, and coverking. Since they build whatever cover you want to order, you can also often specify desired options, like colors (some allow multiple colors), reflective piping, contrast stitching, etc.

I'd be curious to know what manufacturer Porsche uses for their Porsche-branded (obviously, custom-fitted) covers. The one I got, which was officially VW branded (sold through Volkswagen / Coverking: Home ), was made by coverking.

Giller · 03-25-2016, 06:21 PM

Is it sitting outside between drives or in the garage? I can't see needing one if it's indoors - don't get that at all. One good drive with the top down and the inside is dirty as anything, so I'm not really concerned about a bit of dust.
One thing I learned very quickly is that convertibles get dirty!