I've seen a few outdoor car covers made for the hardtop that have a "condom", as they call it, over the antenna so you dont have to remove it. Has anyone found a similar cover for the convertible since the antenna is in a different place?

 

Yes, they make covers specifically for the convertible, you just have to be sure thats what you order. I find it's easier just to unscrew the antenna than to try and fit the cover over the antenna.

 

I too find it easier to unscrew the antenna and just put the cover on my cabrio...saves time and aggravation. I recently bent (and ruined) an aftermarket antenna trying to fit my cover over it.

 

My MINI's S2000 antenna works just fine with my coverking cabrio cover.

 

I was looking at this cover the other day after posting this. How do you like that cover BlimeyCabrio? Any quirks with it?

 

Mine fits great - I got the Coverbond4 material because I wanted something really thick to protect as much as possible against dings and scratches while parked in the airport garage. It's really bulky and takes some skill/work to put on and off without swirling the paint... but it has served the intended purpose well. I might get another one sometime with one of the nicer materials, as my paranoia is subsiding a little bit now....

 

Did you find that on the minimania.com site? I've been checking this one out http://new.minimania.com/web/Item/NMA1008/InvDetail.cfm. I dont have a garage so my car(when I order it) will be outside all the time so I'm leaning towards the same direction you are going...most protection from the elements I can get.

 

Nah - don't remember exactly where I ordered it from - I googled coverking, found lots of retailers, and shopped them until I found the best price - they're all made to order by coverking.... even use coverking's ecommerce site to order... just charge widely different prices... much money can be saved by shopping around.

 

Awesome! Thanks for the info!