Gents: I bought a new car cover from California Car Covers for my C2. They will not pre-cut it for the radio antenna, yet, will provide the grommet. It's a really "stretchy" fabric according to them and they suggested going to an upholster to have it inserted. Any guidance would be most welcome. I paid $350 for this and would like it to look. Decent and fit properly. I live just North of Houston (Spring/ Woodlands area). Thanks ahead of time gentlemen.
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I have bought almost a dozen of the California Car Cover covers for my various cars. You do have to be careful about the fabric you chose. If it is for outdoor, I only rely on the "Noah" cover. It is dust and water impervious, and has a soft lining so that when the wind whips it around, and all are loose enough to move, it will not rub and scratch the paint. Beware of the Ultraweave, not suitable for outdoor. Most all are OK for indoor. As for the antenna grommet, it is a simple install, position the cover on the car and pull it snug near where the antenna is, in my C2s it is on the left rear. Get a marker and make a small mark where the antenna will go through it, then take a pair of scissors or an Exacto-knife and cut a 1/2 slit at that position. Put the grommet half with the teeth on the inside of the slit, put it over the antenna, and then press the smooth grommet half over until it clicks. Pretty easy.Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico -
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Edmund,
I have the same cover as the one you describe. I rarely cover my car as it resides in a fairly dust free environment. When I do cover the car, I simply unscrew the antenna shaft and place it inside the car before covering...much easier than messing with an antenna hole in the cover IMHO.Leif
'67 Coupe L79, M21, C60, N14, N40, J50, A31, U69, A01, QB1
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I've also got a Calif cover for my car. I personally don't like the plastic grommets as they are a source of potential scratching of the paint when installing the cover...that is the antenna grommet and those "hold down" on the tabs. I cut those out and had my wife sew around the antenna hole. NO SCRATCH potential.....Comment
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I have a Wolf cover for the '63 a double reinforced fabric antenna hole and mirror pocket...no grommets. Fits snug but don't use it much. IMO I don't care if its made out of baby diapers - dragging things across the finish is never good...Comment
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I have had many covers but after buying a vettesundercover.com 5 years ago, I will never, ever buy anything else again. It's like wrapping your vette in flannel pajamas! Only available on-line or a top quality car shows. Never even a hint of a scratch....It actually polishes you car when you put it on or take it off. The design is totally strong enough to withstand a tornado with only very stout elastic wrapped in heavy duty flannel. I know because it did go through tornado intensity winds several years ago at Carlisle when there were many damaged cars. Repeating....I will never, ever buy anything else again. Current price.....$325.....cheap even if it cost twice as muchComment
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I forgot to mention....when displaying the car outside (after Carlisle) I still use the vettesundercover.com cover underneath and I put a rain impervious one on the outside. Any old plastic plastic infused cover will do even though the one I use has grommets along the bottom that actually hold it on if the wind picks up. But thats OK....I'm protected underneath!Comment
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Edmund, I use a procedure similar to Stephen's. For all 6 of my covers I have removed the antennae, installed the cover, marked the location where I wanted the hole, cut a small hole in the cover, then used a soft iron on patch on the outside of the cover. My oldest has lasted 50+ years with no problems. SteveComment
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Thanks for all the guidance. Now, I'm going to ask a question that truly shows my ignorance (yet, I'm among friends), how do I remove the rear deck antenna? I tried last night to no avail. The paint is so nice, I'm really gun shy about scratching it inadvertently. Any guidance appreciated. BTW, I bought a surplus parachute on EBay ($50) to cover Julie's porch furniture when we're not using it and it arrived last night. It is '24 in diameter and really pretty cool. Seems to work great (i.e., light, silk material and breaths). I thought to myself, wow, this would work pretty good on one of the classic cars inside the garage. Have any of you guys gone this route? Seems like a safe and cheap solution.Comment
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Edmund,
You haven't told us the year of your C2.... Only 67 unscrews at the base of the mast. If you want to cut a hole in the cover just place the cover on the remainder of the car in the approximate final position (don't place it over the antenna like a tent) then get close to the antenna base, mark the location with a mark, remove the cover, cut a hole about 1/2" dia., sew around the hole or use an "iron on patch" (also with a hole in it) to prevent unravelling and you will be good to go... These covers don't need to be precise... they just cover the carComment
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