Car cover in test 2023

The car cover by COSI CAR was in a stable Shipping box delivered. The shipping box was undamaged and could be easily opened without tools. Since the shipping carton was a bit oversized, the free space was included recycled paper filled in. Inside the box was the car cover in its product packaging. This way the car cover was during transportation very well geschützt.

The Product packaging consists of a transparent Plastic film, into which the car cover was welded. The foil is thick and therefore very tearproof. Scissors are required to open. Inside the foil was the car ceiling in hers storage bag. The tear-resistant film, together with the shipping carton, offers excellent product protection. From our point of view, the storage bag that the car cover was in anyway would have been sufficient for product protection, after all, the car cover is robust and cannot be damaged by falling or scratches. On the plastic film would therefore have waived can become. The wire rope and padlock were wrapped in the car cover. Both were in a resealable bag zip pouch. At least for the padlock, this serves a purpose: it holds a small piece of paper with the lock’s operating instructions and the lock together. Otherwise, the small piece of paper could quickly get lost in the large tarpaulin and fall out unnoticed.

The set contains in addition to the car cover even one storage bag for the car cover as well as a Wire rope with a little padlock with three-digit code to secure the car cover. The buckles for attaching the car cover to the vehicle are sewn on the car cover.
An Instructions for the car cover will sent by email. she is up German and light understandable written and includes instructions for use and care and storage. In addition, it explains how to attach the anti-theft device with the padlock. For the padlock itself lies one Instructions at. This contains the default code and a description of how to change it. The description is short and easy to understand, but unfortunately only in English. In addition, the declaration is supplemented by a labeled drawing. However, the inscription is very small.

The Contact details are on a sticker on the product packaging. These only include the company address and the name of the managing director. We would also have liked to have given the company name, a telephone number and an e-mail address so that we could easily contact them if we had any questions.

The car cover consists of one party, non-stretchable tissue from plastic fibers. The outside is black, which results in a simple design. The inside is silver colored. According to the manufacturer protects the silver color protects the vehicle interior from extreme temperatures by reflecting the thermal radiation. As a result, in the summer a Cooling effect be achieved. The seams of the cover are doppelt executed and therefore particularly stable. Overall, the tarpaulin makes a very robust impression. It is relatively thick and tear-resistant.

The tarpaulin is sewn in at the bottom edge rubber bands Mistake. These ensure that the film adapts to the individual vehicle shape and fits snugly. In the area behind the front axle and in front of the rear axle there are additional strap, with which the cover on the vehicle attached can be. On one side, the buckles are adjustable and attached to a strap about two meters long, so that they can be pulled under the car. Also, the car cover has two plastic eyelets, which are firmly sewn into the foil on the underside in the middle between the two axes. These are ideal for securing the tarpaulin against theft or for additionally attaching it to the vehicle.

As a special feature, the car cover has two small ones on both sides Bags, into the the Mirrors can be inserted. These are additionally with silver reflector strips equipped, which are framed in eye-catching yellow, so that vehicles parked on the side of the road remain clearly visible at night despite being covered. The second extra is located at the level of the driver’s door zipper in the cover. This makes it possible to get into the covered vehicle, for example to remove objects.

To antitheft of the car cover become a thin Wire rope and a little one padlock supplied with code. The wire rope is a little over two meters long and has eyelets at both ends. The metal core of the wire rope has a diameter of about one millimeter. So that Wire rope the vehicle is not scratched, it is additionally covered with a transparent rubber cover Mistake. This results in a total diameter of about two millimeters. The Code lock is silver-colored and has a three-digit code that is about turning wheels is entered. In addition to the locking shackle and wheels, the lock has a large button to open the lock and a small button on the bottom to set the code. Even if the wire rope and lock are quite filigree and can probably be broken open with tools, they fulfill their purpose Purpose: casual thieves from that to holdto steal the cover. Because the wire rope and lock are so stable that they won’t give in even if you push and pull hard with your hands.
The storage bag consists of the same material as the car cover and is therefore of the same high quality. In addition, a cord is worked into the bag, with which the bag opening can be closed and closed.

The manufacturer offers the vehicle coverage in two sizes to: M and L. As test vehicle we use an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a typical compact car from the early 2010s. Since the vehicle is a direct competitor to the VW Golf and is similar in size, we order it Size M. The manufacturer recommends size M for the Golf.

The field test let’s start with that hang up the car cover. This is quickly unfolded. Inside and outside can be light due to the different colors tell apart. The driving side is also quickly identified with the zipper. The two pockets for the exterior mirrors with the reflector sewn onto them provide further orientation. Thus, the cover is aligned quickly and only needs to be adjusted. Although there is one for this second person very helpful, however not absolutely necessary. With a little practice, you can quickly put the cover on yourself.

Unfortunately, it turns out that the Cover something for our test vehicle zu klein is. So this does not reach all the way down on the front and rear apron. The pockets for the exterior mirrors are also too far forward in our case. So we fold the mirrors and leave the pockets empty. Dismantling the antenna would still create some leeway, but from our point of view this is not the point. Through the sewn rubber bands the cover is still on the underside great at. For smaller vehicles such as small cars and older compact cars, we think the coverage would be a good fit.

In the next step we attach the strap on the underside of the vehicle. For our vehicle, we have to slide the adjustable buckle to the highest position. Unfortunately that is Attach the buckles principled Law laborious, as the long tape has to be routed behind the respective wheels. Placing the buckles in front of and behind the axles instead of between the axles would have made this easier. However, this would have required a longer tape. For this is when mounted between the axles locked outthat is the Cover consider wind from the vehicle solves, even if the wind gets under the cover. However, in wind-protected parking spaces, such as in a garage, there is no need to insert the buckles. Otherwise, the buckle attachment keeps the cover securely on the car. The manufacturer’s promise that the cover stays on the car even in a storm seems absolute to us credible.

Wie die antitheft to be attached to the cover is in the Instructions explained. The wire rope is long enough to go straight under the car. On the one hand, this can be attached to the eyelet of the cover with the lock. However, there is no second lock for the other side. Therefore, first the beginning of the wire rope must be pulled through the eyelet of the cover, and then the other end of the rope through the eyelet at the beginning of the rope. This creates one loop in the rope which the eyelet of the cover encloses. The remaining end of the rope can now be pulled under the vehicle and attached to the opposite eyelet our Castle to be attached. Alternatively, the eyelet can also be looped around the spoke rim be placed. This means that the wire rope does not have to be laboriously pulled through under the car.

To check whether the car cover waterproof is, we douse the foil with water. Here it shows lotus effect clear of the cover: the water practically bounces off the foil. Only a few small drops stick to the foil and these can be easily shaken off. The foil remains intact on the underside Dry.

The Pull it off the car cover is done in a few moments. Due to the considerable size of the cover, it is no longer so neat the falta as in the delivery condition. Nevertheless, it fits easily into the storage bag, which reserves space for this purpose.

Apart from the non-optimal size and a few little things, it does car cover by COSI CAR one in our practice test very good impression. But the manufacturer already has one intermediate size announced, which will also solve this problem. What was particularly surprising in the test was how well the water bounces off the foil thanks to the lotus effect.