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hey , does anyone know where i can get my hands on a car cover for 1990 r32 gts-t?

just to covr it from rain and dirt and shit.. my cars black and its a BITCH lol...

are they worth it? do thy do the job? any thing bad about it?

any ones that say skyline on it? or nismo or anything?

anyone know where i can get them from? pics webstites?

any info will be appreciated

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I'd be very wary... I've got a (freshly painted) black R33, and I feel your pain. But I still haven't seen a car cover that doesn't scratch... Wind gets to it and rubs it against your duco. The slightest bit of dirt under there will scratch it to buggery.

I'd go and get some good quality microfibre cloths, some Quick Detailer (if necessary), and just give it a quick rub down in the morning to get the dust/water marks off. I do this whilst having a ciggie/coffee in the morning - makes me much happier driving to work! Just make sure they're microfibre or all the dust you pick up will still scratch the car...

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Man car covers are great in all conditions even in a garage, ive used 2 pretty much since i got the car and there is barely a scratch or mark anywhere on the car. It gives it some protection against people walking past or carrying things etc

Aslong as you keep the car relatively clean and gently put the cover on without sliding it over the dirty areas (ie boot) then it works sweet :D

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Yeah, I got one. One of the the thick material type. The material is a bit like the stuff the "green" shopping bags are made of but a lot softer. I just make sure my car is clean when I use it, otherwise the paint does get scratched. Protects from sun, dust, careless people walking past and makes it a bit less of a theft target when on the street (I hope).

Supercheap, autobarn etc... sell them in all sizes, a "medium" fits my r33 snugly. just make sure you get one of the good quality ones.

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i have a large kenko tyvec cover and its too big for the skyline so maybe a medium would be better. i find that i barely use it anymore because you should only really use it when the car is clean or it will get scratched. the cover was about $110 as far as i remember, no where near $180.

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i payed about $180?? for an autotechnica one from supercheap. fits quite snug. ive been warned by a detailer that any sort of car cover isnt very good long term.

he said that in the long run the corners over the car are consistantly being rubbed by the cover from wind e.g. edge of wing etc. and can wear it thin. and any amount of dirt that gets in the cover is very hard to get out and will scratch the paint.

i barely use mine anymore as it has collected dirt and i dont want to scratch the duco. only use it when it has to stay outside and there looks to be a possibility of hail.

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I bought one of the blue ones that super cheap sell. Think it was like $60, really not even worth that much.

It's a medium that fit pretty well but a real pain in the ass to get on by yourself.

I found that it was scratching the rear panels pretty bad and was really eating into the corners of my rear wing, this was with never putting it on a dirty car.

I very rarely use it now, they do protect really well from the sun though not so sure if they're any good in the rain though. The water just seeps through and makes the cover stick to the car.

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yeah my cars black too... I'm overseas at the moment and I just cut and polished and waxed my car, so its perfect. I didn't want to have the freakin cat jump over it while I was away so i bought the cheapest cover I can find, $40 at autobarn. It's not crap, it does the job, it's the same material as the green bilo bag as someone was saying before but it's very soft on the inside. The paint is really really smooth at the moment so it just slides right over it.. I don't think I will use it often though because as people said, if there's any dirt on the car it will probably get scratched...

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i bought a secondhand factory R32 car cover (was sold through Nissan dealerships in japan). Fits the car snugly, but its a crappy polyester or nylon thingy material which will scratch the car's clear eventually. One of these days I'll get a velour cloth stitched onto it to prevent that.

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