Tigra - Water Leak, fix £?

kayleigh2013

Hi, i have a tigra roof seal brand new which i purchased from vauxhall, however the seal has never been used and is still in original packaging if you are interested?
the seal was never put on my tigra as i sold the car not long after purchasing it and it has staying in my loft since.

murphy002

hi have you still got the seal if so how much do you want regards joe

rosisaurus

nancyo wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I have a newer style Vauxhall Tigra (convertible), the seal/roof seems to be leaking on at the drivers side.

Can anyone advise if they have had this problem and if so how much it costs to re-seal?

Thanks

Hello! I realise this post is a couple years old now but i thought id post anyway for people looking for solutions for the leaky seals! I recently bought a tigra which had seal failure on both passenger doors and roof and was told by the company i had bought it from less than 6 months previous that i had to pay £*** to get it fixed! Instead i researched online and found a seal repumper called Gummi from Germany which is described as rehydrating rubber seals so i thought for £10 a bottle off ebay id give it a go! its really works, its brilliant! the bottle is similar to a shoe polish sponge applicator and you liberally apply it over the seals, leave them to dry and the Gummi stuff works its magic! I am so pleased with the results i live in Manchester (doesnt stop raining) so a leaking car was not ideal but this stuff definitely seems to have done the trick! definitely recommend!

BeenThroughItAll

rosisaurus wrote: »

Hello! I realise this post is a couple years old now but i thought id post anyway for people looking for solutions for the leaky seals! I recently bought a tigra which had seal failure on both passenger doors and roof and was told by the company i had bought it from less than 6 months previous that i had to pay £*** to get it fixed! Instead i researched online and found a seal repumper called Gummi from Germany which is described as rehydrating rubber seals so i thought for £10 a bottle off ebay id give it a go! its really works, its brilliant! the bottle is similar to a shoe polish sponge applicator and you liberally apply it over the seals, leave them to dry and the Gummi stuff works its magic! I am so pleased with the results i live in Manchester (doesnt stop raining) so a leaking car was not ideal but this stuff definitely seems to have done the trick! definitely recommend!

Gummi Pflege is indeed a great product for rubber refinishing. Also great to stop rubber seals freezing to doors in very cold weather and reducing squeaking from rubber parts.

Bakewell29

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

found this on the net

"Took the car to Vauxhall specialist - they quickly looked at the car, ruled out door seal and roof fault and then they informed me that it would cost £339 just to look at the car properly. I obviously baulked at this and took it to a normal local garage recommended by Trading Standards. Took them approx 1 hour - there was a fault on the drivers door seal - fixed it for £40. Now have a dry car. I'm amazed why the three other garages were not able to see this. I didn't get all the details of the fault as I had to pick up my car out of hours and the guy who fixed it wasn't there, just the admin girl. If you want I can ask them for more details."


"recently had the same problem!! Took car to local garage and was quoted over £200 pounds for new roof seals. As I was not convinced that this was the problem after reading your comments, I took my car to another local garage. The mechanic looked underneath my car and immediately found the problem. Apparently there are vents running along the sills. Mine had become blocked, were filling up with water which was then spilling into my car into the drivers footwell. When the vents were cleared the amount of water that drained out was unbelievable. Charged me £5. Worth a try!!! Hope this solves your problem.
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Do you have the name of the garage as I dread when it frosts up and not only do I have to remove ice from the outside window but on the inside as well!! Had to remove the floor mat and now using a bath cloth to soak up the water. More concerning, all the windows mist up.