If you use your car cover outdoors like I do, you know that high winds can be a real problem. Anchoring the covers down the conventional way -- by tying the two sides together with a cord that passes under the car is a pain in the you know what and takes way too long.

I've devised an easy do-it-yourself solution using a 4 inch bungee cord and a 1 " furniture slide. I'll post pictures tomorrow. Basically, the cord slips through the anchor hole in the side of the cover and hooks to the frame rail under the car. It takes about 10 seconds to do each side of the car, and the cover never blows off in the wind.

 

I took two short bungie cords and put a knot in them so they are as short as possible. I then put one hook through the cover eyelet and hook the other end to the underside of the car. Takes 2 seconds for each side, the cover will not blow off the car. Nothing special needed for this, just two old bungie cords.

 

Can I get it with an S2000 logo?


(j/k!)

JonasM

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by S2k Dude
[B]I took two short bungie cords and put a knot in them so they are as short as possible.

 

Now why didn't I think of that? That lock and cable is a pain in the tail.

 

Just what I was thinking. Well, off to the store to get some bungies

 

Hey Rick, I would be interesed in seeing the pictures. Do you have them handy?

Thanks!

 

Only problem with this solution is that the cover is no longer secure. Someone can easily come by and steal it. Doing it the cable way might be a pain, but it does add a secure element.

 

I forgot to take the photos. I'll do it tomorrow. These bungee cords are about 6" long with hooks at either end. They're about 1/8" diameter cord. 6" is too long for them to provide enough tension, so they have to be shortened. Like S2k Dude, I just tied knots around the middle to shorten them.

 

Gotcha. I see S2k Dude's solution everyday at work, so I'm familiar with the required bungee length for proper tension. I guess I'm curious, what is a 1" furniture slide?

Thanks!