the following is an alternative to Kevin’s method for leaks to the front footwell which is detailed further down the thread so please also see that
from Johnny5 (referring to the Tigra B, two-seater convertible) -
‘see the stuff about the water coming in the steering column , rubbish !! , I have stripped the car down to metel , took everything out , including the foam , that i cut out with a stanley knife , the steering column goes through the floor ! down the way , the only place water runs up hill is on the moon lol.
and see when your stripping the inside , put the roof down , then there is plenty of room to work lol , and yes , i never done this till i was putting it back in !!!!. next part , how to fix the leak for £ 1.50
strip the front scuttle at the bottom of the window , take off the window wiper arms , if they are stuck , long bar or screwdriver under the bit that bolts to the mechanism , fold a towel and put it on the wing , block of wood on the folded towel and long bar levered under wiper arm , loosen bold on arm till last thread , then prise up arm and tap middle with small hammer , and should pop right off :-) .
window wiper mechanism is held on to body my 2 torx bolts , take them out and the whole thing should come out , after you unplug it of course !! lol .
oh I , take out the washer bottle as well , pulls straight up , turn the wee nozzle up the way and the fluid wont run out lol.
go to asda , morrisons , or BnQ , and buy a roll of heavy duty pastic bags .
cut a plastic bag into a sheet size that will fit up under the scuttle panner over the servo and down to were the water runs out ,
now glue , silicon , jam , or what ever you want to do with the top of the plastic sheet onto the top part of the scuttle panel , and down over the servo and down to the water exit hole , so any water runs down the window onto the plastic sheet down the sheet over the servo , or round , but never behind it , into the hunner and one leaking holes that are back there lol :-).
been on the car for about 6 weeks , so with all this sunny weather the last month , its been well tested lol , the reason I done it this way was after I read about the plastic liner in the door to keep the water out , and had a brain wave lol , and when I had a look at getting behind the servo , fooook me it looks tuff , and thats after I had stripped the interior , lol , so this is an easy way out.
its worked for me , carpet in the car is still dry’
note, also see Kevin’s method below
Nigel Atkins, January 2013