Car Cover for the 135i

20YRSDREAM · 10-29-2009, 11:35 AM

Hello guys!
I'm a new member & my car is being build right now. Since I don't have a garage to park my new car, I was planning to buy a car cover. Any good car cover that you guys could recommend me? Is the Roll Up Car Cover any good?
Thanks Guys!!!

grish · 10-29-2009, 12:24 PM

I was thinking about the car cover as well...

Looking at this one currently: http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462

Than there is also this: http://www.empirecovers.com/shop/aut...ries&year=2009

Even more: http://www.carscover.com/2009-BMW-12...er-SP5484.html

20YRSDREAM · 10-29-2009, 12:36 PM

I think the OEM BMW car cover is kind of pricey. I saw the you tube video on the Roll Up car cover. Is very convenience but I don't know if it is any good?

20YRSDREAM · 10-29-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 20YRSDREAM

I think the OEM BMW car cover is kind of pricey. I saw the you tube video on the Roll Up car cover. Is very convenience but I don't know if it is any good?

Thanks for the link for the carscover.com, I think that is the best because is 5 layers & free shipping & no sale tax. OEM BMW only 3 layers and eventhough the Roll Up car cover is convenience but is probably very thin so is easy to roll up. Thanks again grish!

grish · 10-29-2009, 01:02 PM

I actually like this one... http://www.empirecovers.com/shop/det...03&source=fcar

TMR013 · 10-29-2009, 03:48 PM

OEM cover works well for me. And I used the 20% off accesory coupon they gave me when I bought so price wasn't that bad.

grish · 10-30-2009, 06:51 AM

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...the 20% off accesory coupon...

With the 20% off, bringing $175 down to $140, I'd get the BMW cover right now... but I do not see any coupons or discounts available.

shawshank772 · 10-30-2009, 09:05 AM

FYI. I also Have/had (Its just sitting in my mothers garage) the BMW cover. The quality is good and no headaches putting it on..However!!! I do not use it anymore. Its been briefly discussed here before, but this is why I dont use it. Think about if your car is dirty. You inevitably will have to put this car cover on a dirty car, and you will drag it across the entire body. Next thing you know your paint will have micro scratches in it. I also have no garage and park under a tree most of the time. I am fairly anal about my car and keeping it clean. I decided it was easier to just let it get dirty and wash it than it would be getting all the scratches in the car..The only way I would use the cover is if the car is 100 percent clean as well as the cover. Then again I would only use it to store the car at this point. Just my two cents from someone who used one.

grish · 10-30-2009, 10:19 AM

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FYI. I also Have/had (Its just sitting in my mothers garage) the BMW cover.... you will drag it across the entire body. Next thing you know your paint will have micro scratches in it....

I am not worried about the paint so much as about the convertible top.

It'll probably weather the snow much better covered.

P.S. If you don't use the cover anymore I can take it off your hands.

///M1 · 10-30-2009, 11:08 AM

I only poark indoors, so to me the best car cover is the CoverCraft FormFit, have it for all my cars, its awesome (but pricey!)

Lionel Hutz · 10-30-2009, 11:15 AM

IMO, the best protection for your car is proper paint and convertible top care. Put a good sealant on your paint, and dress the convertible top with a good waterproof, UV-blocking treatment. A car cover is just going to wreck you paint if you put it on a dirty car.

10-29-2009, 11:35 AM	#1
20YRSDREAM Life is short... Relax & Enjoy!!! 18 Rep 97 Posts Drives: 2010 135icp SGM Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gotham,NY iTrader: (0)	Car Cover for the 135i Hello guys! I'm a new member & my car is being build right now. Since I don't have a garage to park my new car, I was planning to buy a car cover. Any good car cover that you guys could recommend me? Is the Roll Up Car Cover any good? Thanks Guys!!!
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10-29-2009, 12:24 PM	#2
grish Private First Class 11 Rep 171 Posts Drives: 128i Convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SINY iTrader: (1)	I was thinking about the car cover as well... Looking at this one currently: http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462 Than there is also this: http://www.empirecovers.com/shop/aut...ries&year=2009 Even more: http://www.carscover.com/2009-BMW-12...er-SP5484.html __________________ Life is a terminal disease...
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20YRSDREAM Life is short... Relax & Enjoy!!! 18 Rep 97 Posts Drives: 2010 135icp SGM Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gotham,NY iTrader: (0)	I think the OEM BMW car cover is kind of pricey. I saw the you tube video on the Roll Up car cover. Is very convenience but I don't know if it is any good?
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grish Private First Class 11 Rep 171 Posts Drives: 128i Convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SINY iTrader: (1)	I actually like this one... http://www.empirecovers.com/shop/det...03&source=fcar __________________ Life is a terminal disease...
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TMR013 Opus Angelus 425 Rep 1,267 Posts Drives: 2018 LBB M2 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ iTrader: (0)	OEM cover works well for me. And I used the 20% off accesory coupon they gave me when I bought so price wasn't that bad.
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10-30-2009, 09:05 AM	#8
shawshank772 Major 120 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: 08 135i and 16 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	FYI. I also Have/had (Its just sitting in my mothers garage) the BMW cover. The quality is good and no headaches putting it on..However!!! I do not use it anymore. Its been briefly discussed here before, but this is why I dont use it. Think about if your car is dirty. You inevitably will have to put this car cover on a dirty car, and you will drag it across the entire body. Next thing you know your paint will have micro scratches in it. I also have no garage and park under a tree most of the time. I am fairly anal about my car and keeping it clean. I decided it was easier to just let it get dirty and wash it than it would be getting all the scratches in the car..The only way I would use the cover is if the car is 100 percent clean as well as the cover. Then again I would only use it to store the car at this point. Just my two cents from someone who used one.
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///M1 Brigadier General 275 Rep 3,164 Posts Drives: Many Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North of 7K RPM iTrader: (1) Garage List 2020 BMW M2 CS [0.00] 1994 Audi RS2 Avant [0.00] 2021 Audi RS6 Avant [0.00] 1988 BMW E30 M3 [0.00] 2011 BMW 1///M [0.00] 2017 BMW F80 M3 30 ... [0.00] 2018 Porsche 991.2 GT3 [0.00] 2015 Porsche Macan ... [0.00] 1998 Porsche 993 C4S [0.00] 1994 Lancia Delta I ... [0.00] 2008 Audi RS4 [0.00]	I only poark indoors, so to me the best car cover is the CoverCraft FormFit, have it for all my cars, its awesome (but pricey!) __________________ *2011 BMW E82 1///M: AW, all options; Renntech, Akrapovic, Forge, P3, RevoZ CF bits, many mods 1988 BMW E30 M3: Hennarot, S14, stock 2018 Porsche 991.2 GT3: PtS, CXX, LWBS, PCCB 1998 Porsche 993 C4S: Zenith Blue, last aircooled widebody, Bilstein PSS10, Fister II + Fabspeed exhaust 2008 Audi B7 RS 4*: Sprint Blue, Audi Exclusive Euro Bucket Interior, Premium+Titanium, many mods
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Lionel Hutz Lieutenant 229 Rep 509 Posts Drives: '24 X5 50e Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	IMO, the best protection for your car is proper paint and convertible top care. Put a good sealant on your paint, and dress the convertible top with a good waterproof, UV-blocking treatment. A car cover is just going to wreck you paint if you put it on a dirty car.
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