Auto-dimming rearview side mirrors, update
A long time ago, Tim wrote a post about the difficulties of getting new auto-dimming rearview side mirrors. I wrote a short add about the mirrors…
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Cracked Leather Seats
I remember a discussion here at SU about the contrasting leather in the OG 9-5 seats was not real leather, but vinyl. This is something that got very…
Fix for 9-5 lightbar problems…
You may remember the article I wrote about a year ago about the LED-bar for 2010 on 9-5. I guess the problem with a burned out LED-bar is something we…
Planned SU project vehicle: 9000 AERO
Yes I have had a 9000S once, a silver metallic 1987. Originally sold in the US to a swedish correspondent working Washington DC. That was a fine car…
9-5 Lightbar thoughts
As we all know the lightbar on the "new" 9-5 is a part that often fail, and what is more annoying then a dark lightbar? There are many theory about…
New iWatch to control the old SAAB.
Well it finally came. I have more or less had every model of Mac Computers since I first worked on one in my Computers Class with Mr Dyar at…
Not SAAB related – The connected car
According to wikipedia a connected car is .. ... a car that is equipped with Internet access, and usually also with a wireless local area network…
Help required.
I am looking for the following part for my 1988 900 T16s. It is the throttle dash pot actuator valve, also known as throttle release diaphragm. If…
Not SAAB related
Two weeks ago the Geneva international motor Show started. Not being there felt a little bit disappointing, on the one side, because it means another…
Not SAAB related
I have been long thinking about starting a series of posts about news in the automotive industry that have no direkt link to Saab or NEVS but could…
What tools do you have in your car?
Yesterday I was out for a spin in my M91 900 Turbo 16, and after I had driven a few kilometres I loose all the power in the middle of a sharp bend…
Safety recall 9-3 Convertible 2004-2011
As an owner of a 2004 9-3 convertible it looks like I have to set an appointment with a Saab garage to have some parts of the seatbeltsystem in the…
Lightness and Aerodynamics – Saabs Future?
With the last news coming to our ears in the recent days what I write below is something anyone making cars in Trollhättan in the future should…
The saga about “#17” by Michel Annink (from: 9-5sc2012.com)
More info about Nr 17 in the sc directory: visit the website I’ve been a SAAB fan for as long as I can remember. The SAAB-virus hit me through my best…
Rust Proofing a Saab 9-5
Many of us wonder what to do when there are no new Saabs to buy for the moment. A lot of the comments on SU concern replacement options. I did my…
What happened to IQon?
In march 2011 SWAN Saab presented themselves on the Geneva Motor Show as a new company with lots of ideas and new pieces of technology that they…
What it could have been, the future of the eAAM electric rear axle.
History is what it is, and we are the last ones being able to change it. Nevertheless it is for me interesting to see what it could have been. In the…
The Saab 900 SuperAero & aerodynamics issues
When designing a car there are dozens of conflicting issues to negotiate. Some wants a super sporty sleek car other a more family practical oriented…
Driving Habits Polls
Updated: It's been a few months, but this info is finally going to come in handy for a new series we'll be starting next week. If you haven't already…
Dr. Saabish: On the Physics of the Front Strut Brace
It's precisely eight past noon. Normally any resident of the lecture hall would be submerged in complete darkness, surrounded by rows upon rows of…
Stopping on a dime: Part II
Just last week, I discussed the awesome braking performance of EBC's kevlar-ceramic high-performance Green Stuff Brake pads. These pads truly live up…
While we are waiting…
The announcement is finally near after some days of extremely hot discussions. The aim of NEVS to make electrical and hybrid cars was in the center of…
Stopping on a dime
One thing that has baffled me when I first joined the Saab community was: "If we love our Saabs so much, why do so many of us expend so much energy…
TTA Swedish Racing Elite League
Today we have reported on a Team that is going to compete on a Swedish touring car series with a Saab car. Many were impressed by the pictures of a…
Springtime With Your Saab
Remember the first warm day of spring, when you find yourself kneeling in your driveway, attentively cleaning your Saab's alloys with a small…
Saab Automobile AB Heavy Stamping
I've found this on a tweet from Saablog-In. It makes me feel melancholic. But there is still hope that this press shop will continue creating nice…
The engine that might be
The current TTiD engine used in the Saab 9-5 was/is (from my POV) a little bit of a take it or leave it case. After all, Saab was in need of a more…
Aero X´s australian grandfather Holden Hurricane
Our aussie Holden friends who supply Saab with the V6 engines has renovated the grandfather of the Saab Aero X car. Way back in 1969 the Holden people…
Trued´s NG 9-5 Aero – First impressions & THN views
Well it was bound to happen a NG 9-5. First time I saw one was after having led one of the convoys to Trollhättan one wintry day at the SaveSaab…
Secret SU October Fest 99
The white 99 has now been in the SUHRT garage for about 2 weeks lots going on and we have 3 more weeks until it has to be ready to roll down to…
SaabsUnited application now available for your Nokia phone
Hello SaabsUnited-readers, this is JH writing. You may recognize me from the comments section, but today I am a guest writer here to introduce the new…