AR7E - Alcester Racing 7's Equipe
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We can't quite believe we're writing this - after all, how hard is it to stretch a big elasticated sheet over a car??? There's always someone who needs help though...
The Cover Systems car cover is designed for the 7 - and is a fairly snug fit. If you're not careful to put the cover on straight, you will usually find that you can't get the last wheel done properly. So, in order to make installation and removal easier, we recommend the following technique - although this raises a classic chicken and egg question... 'Installation'Assuming you've followed our 'removal' procedure... Remove the cover from its holdall and unfold. Place the rolled cover on the boot with the 'tongue' on the bottom and pointing at the back of the car. If you put it away properly last time, the upper side of the tongue should be the silvered waterproof side. Unroll slightly so that the cover can sit on the boot, but also so that the tongue will reach to the bottom of the rear body panel. Find the two seams that run the length of the cover - they are about 60cms apart. Hook the tongue underneath the rear panel/fog+reversing lights so that the seams are equally placed either side of the centreline of the car. Do *not* try to stretch the tongue over the rear wheel arches... Now you've got one end of the cover hooked over the rear end of the car, unroll the rest towards the front of the 7. When you reach the front of the car, find the two seams again and hook the cover over the nose/numberplate so that the seams are centred as before. The car should now look like this:
<Click Image for Full Size> Now you can take each of the corners and hook them over each wheel arch in turn. Finally attach the undercar strap.
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'Removal'If you get the removal right, you'll find it easier to put it back on next time... Start by going around the car and uncovering each wheel arch in turn - but *don't* unhook either the nose or the tail just yet... If you have mirrors, it's a good idea to lift the sides of the cover over these too. Now, starting at the front, unhook the nose/numberplate and whilst maintaining some tension in the cover, start rolling it up. Keep rolling the sausage as you move towards the back of the car - it gets a bit unwieldy when you reach the rollbar/boot, but don't despair. With the sausage resting on the boot cover, unhook the tail and finish off rolling the sossie. It should now be about the width of the car and probably 9 inches plus in diameter. Fold the sossie in two and hug it to show how much you care... ...and expel the trapped air. Now, stuff it in the holdall and sling it in your boot. Job's a goodun. Supplementary AdviceIf you know it's going to rain, place a garden cane or other rod-like device on top of the car between the roll bar and the windscreen. This helps avoid buckets of rain pooling on the cover. Also, be careful about mounting the cover soon after a hard blat. Try to make sure the cover doesn't touch the exhaust and leave attaching the underbody strap until the car is reasonably cool. When applying the center strap - place it between the exhaust and the bodywork. This will stop the entire cover blowing away in the event of the cover unpeeling from the front or rear of the vehicle... believe me, this can happen even with a tight strap... If strong winds are expected, make use of the corner strap-loops. You'll need to find some method of securing them, but the cover *can* peel off in strong wind without them... |
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