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> Best waterproof car cover for a 914?
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post Jun 19 2025, 06:25 AM
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I'm in an interim housing situation and have to leave my 914 outside for the time being. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
What is the best waterproof car cover for a 914?
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post Jun 20 2025, 12:49 PM
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Mine is outside as well, have no room left in my garages. I’ve had this one on for a year now and it works very well. I’m in Florida so it rains almost everyday. It fits tight and stays on. It’s not shiny like the picture, it’s cloth on the outside and inside with plastic layers in between. No rips or tears yet after a years use and cheap!
It’s on EBAY


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post Jun 22 2025, 05:58 AM
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Thanks for the reply! It's great to get some "field tested" 914 feedback!
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post Jun 22 2025, 06:15 PM
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I ordererd 2..thanks for the Intel.
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post Jul 9 2025, 08:38 AM
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Happy to report the smallest #1 cover fits very well! Appears weathertight after recent heavy rains.

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post Jul 9 2025, 09:06 AM
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My carport leaks during heavy rain
Been looking for a good cover ( tired of painters plastic tarps )
59$ is way cheaper then ones on Amazon

Apprieacte the thread and recommendation
( shout out to the cheap sob )
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post Jul 9 2025, 09:10 AM
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I had a part of my paint get “clouded” from a wet cover that stayed wet . It won’t buff out either.
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post Jul 9 2025, 11:08 AM
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QUOTE(sb914 @ Jul 9 2025, 10:10 AM) *

I had a part of my paint get “clouded” from a wet cover that stayed wet . It won’t buff out either.

So have I
Did a Google search for a Cover King (very good cover, on another car) and ordered what I thought was a Cover King but was an inferior product. Cooked my paint!
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post Jul 9 2025, 02:56 PM
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I have no direct experience of these products, but the concept is good:

https://www.getcoverseal.com/collections/car-covers

Basically keeps critters and such from getting under the car. Might be worth a look. Ken has a patent on it too!

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post Jul 9 2025, 06:35 PM
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i bought the following from AA, and it works great! no ill effects on the paint.

that was in 2021

COVERCRAFT CUSTOM NOAH CAR COVER OUTDOOR CAR COVER 356 911 914 944 928 ALL EXCEPT CAYENNE
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post Jul 10 2025, 08:53 PM
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QUOTE(dtmehall @ Jul 10 2025, 12:35 PM) *

i bought the following from AA, and it works great! no ill effects on the paint.

that was in 2021

COVERCRAFT CUSTOM NOAH CAR COVER OUTDOOR CAR COVER 356 911 914 944 928 ALL EXCEPT CAYENNE

I have had 4 different ones in my ten year's of ownership expensive and cheap ones all suffered the very high UV we have in our country .they turn to dust ,I just live with it.
Hot tip is to leave one window down a bit otherwise you end up with a penicillin factory inside your car....ask me how I know . luckily caught it early.
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post Jul 14 2025, 12:10 PM
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Ok, in desperation I followed the advice on this forum and picked up one of these car covers. I figured that by doing so the rains would finally subside down here in Texas! Regardless, the LE is now covered and completely waterproof. My old cover, while not leaking, didn't keep the car dry. Kinda like the post-Vietnam Army ponchos. Pretty much worthless!

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post Jul 16 2025, 07:01 AM
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If the top is completely water proof, would it be good to cover the car first with a few clean bed sheets. when wind moves the cover around it would not be buffeting the paint just the sheets. I am so lucky, my 914-6 GT Tribute lives in a heated/ air condition garage 24/7.
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post Jul 16 2025, 11:57 AM
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Who ever is selling these as "MotorTrend" has 2 versions. One, with the orange stripes has a light lining and is very water-resistant to waterproof, very good cover. The other has no lining and is very thin, does that sticky thing to the car when it get drenched, still a pretty good cover. See further up in this thread, there is one without the orange stripes.

I have ordered 3 with the re-order button at BigA, got the lined one once and the light weight one 2 times...........kinda like the old vending machines where the drink was marked with a question mark - you knew you would get a soda, but............. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)




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Ok, in desperation I followed the advice on this forum and picked up one of these car covers. I figured that by doing so the rains would finally subside down here in Texas! Regardless, the LE is now covered and completely waterproof. My old cover, while not leaking, didn't keep the car dry. Kinda like the post-Vietnam Army ponchos. Pretty much worthless!

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