Gust Strap Car Cover Wind Protector - Protect Your Car Cover from Blowing Off in High Winds - Works with Most Cars, SUVs, Trucks, Vans, and More! Universal Fit. Complete Wind Kit.

I have a fitted CarCovers.com cover for my car but find it comes off way too easily in even light winds. The wind gets under the edges at the passenger door area, inflates it and eventually pulls it loose. The area I’m in (Hawaii) can have strong and unexpected winds up to 60+ mph (so far). This kit looks to be the answer as I wouldn’t trust any cover in those winds although I’m a bit disappointed even less than 10mph is enough to pull it loose.This was super easy to install. Four ratcheting clips grab the edges of the cover at the front/rear corners and then bungee cords span between the clips to keep the cover in place. I haven’t seen high enough winds to be sure yet but it seems pretty solid and secure. Also pretty easy to remove the cords when I use the car. The real test will be how it all hangs together when the high winds roll in again.

This is a great wind gust tie-down strap for an external car cover. I live in an area where wind gusts can reach up to 26 mph. I just checked the weather forecast and this is what is expected today, starting in an hour’s time and last up to 3 hours. Given the above scenario, I just went out and applied these straps.I gave a “great” review because when I was installing one of the first batch of straps, one of the black clothes-pin-like clamps broke - just one of them. I immediately reached out to Amazon and was promptly sent out a replacement. Since I installed this batch, it has been problem-free for me. I returned the defective batch to Amazon as they requested.

I bought these to replace ones I had before, exactly like them. The ones they replaced wore out- stretched out and broke. Hoping these last longer, with other reinforcements. Note that the ones that wore out were used in Florida, outside. Ones I use in the north have lasted for years.

You will NEVER have to worry about losing your car cover in moderate to high winds with this kit. Innovative and doesn't require a college degree to install. Installs literally in seconds. The bungee cords supplied are seriously heavy duty! Install points: In front of front tires and behind rear tires once your car has been covered. I actually did this type install before I knew this kit was available. I put grommets (I had to cut holes in my cover) in the locations above and made my own bungee cords. My self install worked exceptionally well, HOWEVER, with this kit, again, it literally takes seconds to secure the cover over your car / SUV for moderate to high winds. I have two vehicles: A small roadster and an SUV. This kit is remarkable. I do not, nor have I ever used the center grommets that come on most covers to lock my cover to my cars. If you think someone is going to steal your car cover here is something to think about: All they need is a pair of scissors / knife / razor blade to bypass the locking systems on most car covers (just cut around the points that secure the lock cable to the cover. This kit is NOT an enhancement for keeping your car cover safe.The clips are similar to alligator clips (only plastic). These LOCK / CLAMP that grip tightly to the cover. Phenomenally simple and exceptionally well made. Nothing to rust or break. This is a permanent solution to your worries of keeping not only the car cover in place in moderate to heavier winds, but bird poop, sun fading, minor abrasions from passers-by, dust, paint over-spray or any airborne contaminants etc. from ever damaging your car's paint. I cannot recommend this kit high enough. Secondary thought: when the bungee cords are not securing the cover to your vehicle, they can be used for other purposes. They are exceptionally strong and well made.

Works perfect on the cover for our K5 Blazer even in higher winds. Our cover has two attached straps to go under the Blazer in the front and back. We use these additional straps in the middle of the truck to keep the middle and sides down and they work perfectly.

Using these straps are good in theory to make sure the car cover is securely in place, however, not sure if I can recommend this product mainly due to the fact the straps basically stretched and deteriorated after 5-6 months. Now, the seller did send me another pack, for free, however, I am pretty sure the same result will happen again. This is probably due to the outdoor elements.If you live somewhere with warmer weather, or where the outside elements are not such a big factor, this can work just fine, but this was not my case, thus, it wore out significantly in the time I had.If the straps get worn out, I would surely look into replacing them, because a strong, continuous gust of wind can leave the car cover lop-sided (unless there is a center strap)

I agree with some of the other reviewers on here, I’ve had these for a few years now, the clips eventually break quickly (within a year), they start cracking, the company did send me out replacements at one point in time, which I appreciated, but the bungee cords also disintegrated very quickly. They didn’t last a couple of years in total.I did find another clip / cord system I’m going to try that has a screw based design, they also indicate that their plastic material is specifically UV resistant, they also indicate that they use higher quality rubber in their bungee cords, & that the rubber in the cords comes from Taiwan & not China & is also a thicker cord. I’m still waiting to receive those so only time will tell…But I have been very disappointed with these clips & cords since purchasing them.