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For Sale / Wanted => Replica / Modified Parts For Sale => Topic started by: Ccemn1 on April 18, 2021, 04:14:51 PM
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I would like to find a reasonable, decent, fitted, indoor car cover for my Ron Dolling Diablo Roadster. Most probably know that it is dimensionally identical to the real car. I would like something fitted, don't want one of the cheap bags, but I don't consider $600.00 reasonable for an indoor cover.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Just want to point this out that the NAERC Diablo roadster is not Dimensionally correct to a real Diablo roadster. But you can get the Factory/OEM stretchy Diablo Roadster car cover to fit it. I had an OEM roadster car cover that fit my Top Gun Roadster
CCIE
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Should I assume that the stretchy, factory, OEM, Diablo cover is a couple thousand bucks?
I'm just looking something that fits, instead of the tarp-like cover I have on it now in the garage, that isn't going to cost me a fortune.
I'm sure there's something somewhere from China, that's only a couple hundred bucks, that's as good as the OEM, just like China is doing with everything.
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I took a Gallardo indoor cover I bought from ebay for $100 bucks, The front up to behind the cabin fit like a glove! Even the mirror pockets fit!, Only when it came to the rear of course the diablo is a bit longer and wider, I made some cuts to the cover in the rear area, and found very similar fabric from a home hobby store cheap! and used a sewing machine and altered the rear to fit just right.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/2755/32077720514_cd971678ee_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QSAGJN)4 (https://flic.kr/p/QSAGJN) by (https://www.flickr.com/photos/147611676@N08/)
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I have 2 of them. let me see if I can find the extra one. They are not that expansive sometimes you can find them for under $300
keep an eye out on ebay
CCIE
PS love your Roadster please post more pictures. Was this the last Roadster Ron was working on few years back and was not painted?
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This was Ron's car #3. It was sold to a guy in Texas 12 years ago then stolen & trashed!
A guy in Louisiana bought it at the insurance auction & attempted to rebuild it.
I bought it from him 2 years ago & am attempting the same.
I'll post more Pics when I get to my computer.
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If you find your second cover and are interested in selling it, please let me know?
Some more Pics of my poor car. I'm going to send it back to Ron in Canada in a couple months. Probably cost me a fortune. Living here in Key West is nice, but I have had nothing but nightmare experiences, with those trying to pass themselves off as mechanics here.
I think part of the problem is, it's actually three different cars, an '85 Fiero, NAERC Roadster, and '07 Gran Prix 3.8 SC motor.
I figure no one knows the car like Ron, since he built it, and he's probably my only hope of ever getting it right again.
I've spoken to Ron at length and purchased many parts from him, so I know he knows what's going on, and is a great guy.
Anyway, here's my car.
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PS. My car will have a rear wing on it, that I bought from Ron.
I mounted it temporarily, just to get the whole thing back to Ron, but 3" will be cut off the uprights and it will be painted to match the car, after Ron gets it. This will probably figure in to what ever cover I get.
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I just learned that my car is NOT an NAREC, but made from Ron's custom molds and is darn near identical to the real item.
Again, I can't speak highly enough about his work and skill. I previously owned an IFG Diablo coupe. Ron asked me if it was "resin rich", a term I had never heard before. He rolls most of the resin out from his molds, leaving a stronger, more durable body. This is evident in the Pics of my car, about 15 years old now, and still beautiful. My IFG coupe was much newer and had cracks everywhere, See Vid from my sales pitch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFknYMrMNTc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFknYMrMNTc)
Though it will be expensive as hell, to ship from Key West, Florida, to Vancouver, Canada, I'm really looking forward to getting my Roadster back to Ron, because I know it will be returned in like new shape.
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You have a beautiful Roadster. Ron is an amazing builder. How would you get the car across the border to Canada? From what I know they do not allow kit cars to cross the border.
CCIE
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Canadian car shippers. Its going in an enclosed trailer, and the duty charges involved are minimal, because it's only going in temporarily to have work done on it, then coming right back.
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You have a beautiful Roadster. Ron is an amazing builder. How would you get the car across the border to Canada? From what I know they do not allow kit cars to cross the border.
CCIE
Thank you. I had heard about Ron, and seen some of his beautiful work, long before buying one of his cars. I was beyond surprised, finally finding one that I could afford, and even more surprised at what an accessible, great guy he is!
He has been instrumental in me getting this car back together and so generous with his time, it's unbelievable!
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Beautiful car!
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I have 2 of them. let me see if I can find the extra one. They are not that expansive sometimes you can find them for under $300
keep an eye out on ebay
CCIE
PS love your Roadster please post more pictures. Was this the last Roadster Ron was working on few years back and was not painted?
CC, Ever find out if you've still got that 2nd cover? I'd be interested in buying it, if you're selling?
Thanks for your time, CC
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Hey CC....
I apologies but I am going to keep them both. I have one yellow which is not stretchy material and 1 black cover which is stretchy stuff. I will let you know if I change my mind though,
CCIE
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Ccemm1, Save yourself some headache, Just look on ebay, I'm sure you can find something on there for well under $600, there are some cheap gallardo covers on there you can take an alter Or find an aftermarket satin stretchy material and get an iron on a lambo logo for the front and iron on the script for the back. Done!
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Check out this listing...
https://www.carcover.com/lamborghini/diablo/1999/coupe-2-door.html (https://www.carcover.com/lamborghini/diablo/1999/coupe-2-door.html)
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Check out this listing...
https://www.carcover.com/lamborghini/diablo/1999/coupe-2-door.html (https://www.carcover.com/lamborghini/diablo/1999/coupe-2-door.html)
RT, Thank you so much. That looks like it's the winner!
Thanks again, CC
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Ccemn1...
If you get one of those covers, please let us all know how it is.
RT
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Will do. I'm ordering one today.
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Ordered. I was worried it might be drop shipped from China, but it's coming from New York and they tell me I'll have it by weeks end.
I'll give a full review, with Pics when I receive it, and thanks again, RT.
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Here's a file everyone is welcome to, if you'd like to do an Iron On logo on your cover.
I'll be attempting it on the cover I should be receiving shortly.
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CAUTION!
DO NOT BUY FROM CARCOVERS.COM!
I just received the car cover from Car Covers. Com. It is a worthless piece of junk, that I was charged $150.00 for!
It doesn't come close to fitting my car and isn't as good a quality as the $40.00 cover I'm currently using!
The idiot Tech I spoke to there, tried to claim that there are no instructions that come with the cover. This is obviously a case of a company having junk drop shipped from China, without having a clue about the product they are selling. There are instructions, claiming that the word "Front" is either on a tag, or stamped into the front of the cover. Neither is true. I only hope that they are reputable enough to refund all my money, now that I have requested an RMA.
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No mirror pockets. They claim it's a custom fit, which is total BS! With it stretched out in as many different positions as possible, it STILL leaves at least 20% of the car uncovered!
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In the mean time, if ANYONE knows of ANY fitted covers that aren't $600.00, Please let me know.
I'm so tired of incompetence and scam artists!
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Does this look like a custom fit cover? Not even any pockets for the mirrors!
And, the instructions that THEIR representative claimed the cover didn't come with.
A poopie product sold by the clueless!
My $40. Walmart cover is literally better!
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SO sorry to see that! The website makes it look good and sound good but reality strikes hard.
I hope you can return for a refund.
RT
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It looks like these guys are just a total scam and I am not even going to get my money back. I've written them 3 or 4 detailed emails now after they requested photos and a description of what the problem was, and they just keep sending the same email back 3 times now.
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Ya know, sometimes you just got to face the facts of life. You just can't buy a $10 gold coin for $10 anymore. People are conned into thinking that EVs are the answer to air pollution when the Power Plants are still burning coal to produce electricity to recharge your Tesla. There is NO FREE LUNCH on this planet. Bite the bullet. Fill your wallet with plenty of cash and go to a car show like the one in Carlisle, Pa. where you might meet with a vendor with just the cover that will fit your car OR check out the business below. 01
https://www.carid.com/1998-lamborghini-diablo-car-covers/?filter=1&sub-model (https://www.carid.com/1998-lamborghini-diablo-car-covers/?filter=1&sub-model)[ourBodyTypeName][]=Convertible
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Ya know, sometimes you just got to face the facts of life. You just can't buy a $10 gold coin for $10 anymore. People are conned into thinking that EVs are the answer to air pollution when the Power Plants are still burning coal to produce electricity to recharge your Tesla. There is NO FREE LUNCH on this planet. Bite the bullet. Fill your wallet with plenty of cash and go to a car show like the one in Carlisle, Pa. where you might meet with a vendor with just the cover that will fit your car OR check out the business below. 01
https://www.carid.com/1998-lamborghini-diablo-car-covers/?filter=1&sub-model (https://www.carid.com/1998-lamborghini-diablo-car-covers/?filter=1&sub-model)[ourBodyTypeName][]=Convertible
Yeah, I'm in Key West. Only about 1400 miles from Carlisle, PA.
The intelligent in this world would use solar, wind & geothermal to produce electric. Only morons like trump think coal is good for anything, except creating Black Lung Disease.
I'm very sorry, but anyone who pays $600.00 for a car cover is just stupid. For the prices these scam artists want for covers, I could buy the material myself, take it to a seamstress, and have the job done for less than half the price. Which I actually might end up doing. There are some Latinas down here, talented as hell, who work for pennies!
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https://www.carid.com/1998-lamborghini-diablo-car-covers/covercraft-reflectect-custom-car-cover-383170143.html?parentsubmodel (https://www.carid.com/1998-lamborghini-diablo-car-covers/covercraft-reflectect-custom-car-cover-383170143.html?parentsubmodel)[]=SUBMODEL|Convertible
This looks exactly like the $40.00 Walmart cover I use now. Fits like a glove, with mirror pockets, but is paper thin.
Who would pay $170.00 for crap like this, except the terminally stupid?
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I hope you get a refund, That's why I went the route that I did, at the time I was looking, I came across several car cover businesses with false advertisements stating they will fit my car, but they are only some universal covers.
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This is amazing! I guess in capitalist America today, you have to be a con man to be in business. After almost a half dozen emails with BS responses, I finally contact them to inform them I'll pursue civil litigation, and I just received this email below!
I chose option one, so I only end up getting ripped off and paying 60% of $150.00 for a junk, worthless car cover!
OnlineCarCoverCompany (OnlineCarCoverCompany)
May 21, 2021, 11:05 EDT
Hello Dear Customer,
We apologize in advance if you need to return your order, therefore we would like to do our best to make you happy by giving you two options:
1) We can refund 40% of the total you paid and you get to keep the cover without any questions.
2) You would have to ship back the cover and reply to this e-mail with a tracking number in order to get a full refund. If we don’t get a tracking number, we won’t be able to confirm that we got it and we won’t be able to make a refund.
If you decide to choose option 1:
Simply reply to this email “Option 1” and we will immediately issue the refund, which may take up to 2 – 3 business days to get processed.
If you decide to choose option 2:
You would have to reply to this email “Option 2” with a tracking number and the name of the shipping company that is directed to the address below. Your RMA # is 500323760. Make sure the RMA #500323760 is clearly written on the box or on the shipping label. The shipping cost is at your expense. Only once we receive the package, we will issue a refund, which may take up to 5 – 10 business days to get processed.
Please note that if you have more than one package to return, make sure that the RMA #500323760 is written on both packages. If the RMA number is not written on the box, we won't issue a refund.
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I don't see why you're so upset. This is the standard procedure for online purchases with Ebay. Practically no seller pays for returning merchandise and you get 100% of your purchase price back.
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I don't see why you're so upset. This is the standard procedure for online purchases with Ebay. Practically no seller pays for returning merchandise and you get 100% of your purchase price back.
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In that case, I've got a really nice bridge I can sell you down here in the Keys. Greatest bargain you'll ever find!
They obviously realize they are selling worthless junk, and should just reduce the price by 40%!
Better yet, I'll sell YOU my cover for only 60% of what I paid for it!
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Based on my experience with this company, they are not to be trusted in ANY way!
I don't do business with liars, and from the very start they lied. This cover doesn't come anywhere near close to fitting a Lamborghini Diablo.
If anyone wants to defend them, I suggest you buy a cover from them and try dealing with them.
A total waste of time and money!
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Some sellers do offer free return shipping as well you just have to check the listing before you bid. I got screwed too so now I make sure I check that. It sucks I know but you learn from your mistakes you know how that goes haha. I found this cover on ebay and it's pretty cheap. You can ask the seller if it has pockets for mirrors. It says it's custom fitted for Diablo.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313421744959?fits=Make%3ALamborghini&hash=item48f9644b3f:g:2RsAAOSwtc1gLCWr (https://www.ebay.com/itm/313421744959?fits=Make%3ALamborghini&hash=item48f9644b3f:g:2RsAAOSwtc1gLCWr)
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You can tell when they post 5 pictures and 4 of them are the cover in the bag, and one is of the car, it's a scam.