Is it possible for a single woman to remove and install the body cover of a Porsche Panamera? I actually tested it!

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Nakabayashi Kogyo's body cover

The other day.Nakabayashi Industries, a body cover manufacturer, made a body cover for my Panamera.But about a week later, the body cover arrived at my house. When I opened the cardboard box, I found it neatly packed like this.(By the way, this is a picture of the 911 body cover I ordered. I forgot to take a pic of the Panamera when it arrived)

The body cover is not to be applied to the car as is, but requires some simple preparatory work before that. You can do this by following the instructions inside, but first, you need to make sure that you have theSpread the body cover outward, leaving space for the body cover to spread out.(It takes up a lot more space than I thought it would)At this time, it is best to clean the floor once before spreading it out to avoid dust and other debris from getting on the body cover as much as possible.

Then, fold the body cover from both ends to the middle and

Fold it one or two more times to make it elongated as shown below.

In this case, it would be difficult to tell which is the front or the rear, but Nakabayashi Kogyo's body cover has a yellow marker on the front end.

I don't think you will get lost. Then, wrap it around from behind and fold it up, and you are ready to go in advance.

Then, place it on the hood of your car and open it to the left and right as if you were spreading a fluffy omelet on rice.(Image below)


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It means it can be fitted with...Can a woman alone remove and install the body cover of the Panamera, a huge vehicle measuring approximately 2 meters in width and over 5 meters in length?According to Mr. Nakagawa, president of Nakabayashi Industries, "Once you get used to it, I think a woman alone can do it in about three minutes. I decided to check it out. Incidentally, this is the instruction manual on how to remove and install the device.

Let's put it on ASAP!

Before applying the body covering, you shouldFirst, carefully remove dirt from the car with a flap.If the body cover is applied without this, dust and dirt on the car will rub against the body cover and scratch the car, so be careful.

Then, place the rolled body cover on the hood and unwind the body cover by twirling it toward the rear.

The Panamera is big, but I managed to spin it around if I stood tall enough.

YOKOLASE, YOKOLASE.

This would lead to a situation like this.

This is then spread out to the left and right in the same manner as a fluffy omelet.

Adjust the mirrors and hems to make sure they are properly covered and

Finally, the string attached to the right back is tied tightly.(This is optional.), ,

Thus, we were able to cover it up perfectly.

This time, while taking pictures and since it was my first time, it took me 4 to 5 minutes while ahhing and ahhing, but I thought it would take less than 2 minutes to install once I got used to it.

Let's take it off this time!

Next, remove the cover. This one looks more difficult. (Laughs) First, loosen all the strings that have been tied, and then remove the cover.

The car is unhemmed.

Next, the car is folded from both sides toward the center, but initially folded roughly to the center of the car.

Fold over one or two more times.

Once one side is done, fold the other side in the same manner...

YOKOLASE, YOKOLASE.

When folded diligently, it looks like this.

Now all I have to do is fold this up...

Done!When folded in this way, the cover does not get dusty or dirty, so it can be hung on the car in a clean condition the next time it is hung.Finally, the body cover is compactly packed in a body cover bag made of the same body cover fabric.

This time, though, it took me about five minutes to even get the cover off.Once you get used to it, a single woman can do it in less than 3 minutes.It is. And after all, with the cover on, the Panamera still looks shiny, and if anything, it even looks cleaner than it did before the cover was put on, to the point where you think, "Did the cover take the dirt off?" I even feel that the Panamera is cleaner than before I put the cover on.

Nakabayashi Kogyo's body coveris really recommended because it can be easily removed and attached by a single woman and also keeps your car clean.

 

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  1. PorscheDreamer

    I have not had a body cover on my car for more than 30 years (of course, I have no experience with such a fine one), but the method of covering itself has not changed.
    From memory, the problem was wind. If the wind blows and the cover moves when it is halfway unfolded (or partially unfolded when it is halfway folded), it will be difficult to continue. I thought that I would like to have a magnet to hold the cover temporarily so that it would not move during the process of unfolding (or removing) the cover.

    • Mina.Mina.

      PorscheDreamer.
      You haven't changed the way you apply it!
      But if you ride every day, it's a bit of a hassle to put on and take off the body cover every time... I guess it's good for those who ride only on weekends with the body cover during the busy morning hours ^ ^.

      >If the wind blows and the cover moves when it is halfway unfolded (or partially unfolded when it is halfway folded), it will be difficult to continue.
      I see... the wind blowing in the middle is troublesome... I may have to deal with such situations in the future...

  2. snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof)

    I always enjoy looking at this site.
    I will be moving from Kobe to Hiroshima next year and am looking for a parking space for my GT4. We have a family car (Mazda Atenza wagon) and two cars, so it is always difficult to find a parking space when we move to another city. Fortunately, we were able to secure two parking spaces in Hiroshima, but one of them is on the roof of a multi-story parking garage, so it is uncovered. So, we are considering purchasing a body cover from Nakabayashi Kogyo because it is an unspoken rule among households with children that the GT4 is relegated to the rooftop. My question is, what do you do on rainy days? Is it better to cover the body after it is dry?

    • Mina.Mina.

      snow samurai (Yusuke)
      Thank you for everything.

      I see! So you are relocating to Hiroshima!

      >What do you do on rainy days? It is better to cover the body after the body is dry, right?

      Our house is often parked in a blue parking lot with air-cooling and a Boxster.
      My husband covers the body on both cars every time.

      And as you say, on rainy days, we need to wait until the car is completely dry before we put the body cover on.
      Basically, they don't seem to ride on rainy days.

      Nakabayashi Kogyo's body covers are not affected by typhoons, etc., at all.
      It doesn't shift and there is almost no steam, so I feel very secure when I leave my car outdoors during heavy rain or typhoons.