Now that I have weathered the 'green rain' in my 06 XKR convertible, I would like to buy a top boot cover for those sunny days to come. I have been looking at ordering one from Jagbits as they will match the upholstery color. Anyone have any advice before I make another mistake like buying a convertible without a boot cover? All suggestions are welcome.

 

This guy sells great boot covers. He is in San Diego and he told me how he has improved on the original design (better materials, better details, etc.). He takes great pride in his work and I would highly recommend him:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/XK8-J...item45ed0af1fe

Doug

 

I have one of clwco's covers (in the ebay link) and second SeismicGuys's recommendation.

 

+1 on the ebay link, got mine from him and it's heavy and very nice construction. I almost bought the car w/o a cover...but caught the dealer (jag dealer no less) prior to receipt and asked for it. They gave me the wrong color...all they had on hand, probably from another used car.

Hey, those things fetch a few $100 on ebay, no wonder the previous seller wanted to keep it.

 

I'll third that, clwco's cover are superb quality and I've had no problem with it lifting at high speeds. I think a lot of previous owners are too lazy to use the cover then it get's lost in the garage, or they sell them afterwords on E-Bay.
Doug
2001 Silverstone.

 

What an *** that guy is!!! Makes me appreciate the gentleman I bought my car from. What an ***!

 

I purchased OEM fllor mats from Jagbits. Good service and quality but they are a bit pricey.

 

Nice. I'll keep them in mind if I ever need one.

 

Someone on one of the other forums was longing for the old days when there were proper tonneau's for small 2-seater British sports cars. I remember my dad had one of those for his 1957 MG where it covered the entire interior when the car was parked and had a removable area by the driver's side for when there was no passenger. So I sent an email to Chuck Whitney (the guy I linked who sells via Ebay) suggesting that maybe he could come up with something similar for us.

He was somewhat intrigued but there are several problems, the most obvious being what would the front of the tonneau attach to (the old cars had pegs across the dashboard to accomplish this). Nevertheless, if something like this was available it could be a popular item.

Doug

 

For me it would depend on price and execution, but it could be very cool. You could have it wedge between the defrost vent and the windshield on the front, but that may be a bit problematic.

Another option would be to just cover the rear seat, but this runs into problems as well since the front could catch wind if it didn't go down in the center and where would it attach if it did.

 

To me a rear seat tonneau is a waste as the whole appeal of the full tonneau is so you don't need to raise and lower the top for those days where you are making a dozen stops for errands. A quick-installing tonneau would protect the interior while the car is parked.

Doug

 

I was just perusing eBay and found this one for anyone who's interested:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jagua...#ht_579wt_1167

In regards to the full passenger compartment cover, it sounds like a cool idea, but I see lots of obstacles. First of all, the one's I've seen in the past were on very small cars, like MGs, and they didn't have the headrests sticking up like modern cars do. The headrests would cause a big, ugly bulge in the tonneau. Also, from the trunk lid to the dashboard is quite a distance. It would be difficult to keep the fabric pulled taught.

 

Thanks! I will take the advice, often a difficult thing for me to do, and go with CLWCO.

 

Doug, maybe magnetic strips could be built into a tonneau to get around the fastening problem. I think all the necessary parts on the older cars are steel. You can buy the magnetic strips in big rolls that aren't too expensive and they could easily be sewn into the outside seam on a cover.
Walt.

 

The more I think about it the more a full cover of the style that was used on the smaller cars in the 1950s through 1960s is probably a pipe dream. The much larger cabin opening compared with those older cars is a major obstacle as are the headrests that the Reverend pointed out. Doug

 

Resurrecting this thread just to see if anyone has discovered a suitable full tonneau cover since then.

The headrests are not necessarily a problem - there are tonneaus for Miatas that have provisions for the headrests:
Robbins Miata Headrest Pocket Tonneau Cover - SALE!!!

The real issue is where to attach the front of the tonneau. Mazda was very helpful in that they provided the mounting holes in all the dashtops. So if you wanted to install the full tonneau, all you had to do was acquire and screw in the front posts. But for the XK8......

 

 

Boy talk about a piece of vinyl that would fill your trunk when not in use. Honestly i think it would take more time to attach a huge cover like that than it does to push the button to raise the top.

 

I realize this post is old, but thank you for the link. I just ordered a new boot cover for my 2003 XKR. The gentleman, Chuck, was on vacation in St. Thomas and still called me back on his cruise. Everyone online gives his boot covers the thumbs up.