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09 February 2013 #11
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- 01 Feb 2013
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- Praha, Czech Republic
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- Saab(s)
- 900 Aero MY1984
Looks nice, probably miising the airflow kit a bit.
I saw you have the US-spec headlights, do you know any shop, where I can buy them? Here in Europe it is a problem and I like them vecry much!
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09 February 2013 #12
John Jardine Saab Fan
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- 10 Dec 2011
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- Lumberton, New Jersey, United States
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- 30
- Saab(s)
- 1991 900S convert, 1985 900s 4door,1985 900 Turbo
Did not have air flow when I got it. She has 226100 miles. Our other saabs are 1985 Turbo with 289100 miles still being worked on and a 1985 4door saloon with 181000 miles and my son drives it everyday. We use rockauto.com and thesaabsite.com for most parts.
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11 February 2013 #13
Sam Carlson Tutorial Bot
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- 14 Aug 2010
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- Medford, MA
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- Saab(s)
- '90 900 LPT with a flat-nose conversion
Ha, here in the USA we covet the Euro headlights! That's funny.
The rims on my '86 are ET40. So are some other front-handbrake rims I have. The friend I talked about has only 16x6" wheels, not 17. I don't know what offset they are, but they ride more inboard so they don't rub even with the larger tire sizes. Using a rim that rides inboard more would allow you to mount wider tires, I think. But then you begin to sacrifice clearance in the inside.Ask me a question about your c900! I promise I either can answer it or know someone who can
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11 February 2013 #14
Dave T. Super Moderator
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- 03 Aug 2010
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- near Seattle, Washington
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- 1,515
- Saab(s)
- 1999 9-3SE (2013-2015), 2005 9-3 (2005-2013), 1990 900 (1990-2003)
Too bad I threw them away. I used to have a 1982 900 and replaced the headlights with European spec headlights. When I moved in 1986, I couldn't find a buyer. This was in the days before e-bay or the internet. Later, I had a 1990 900. I liked the H4 lights so much that I replaced the US spec lights even though they looked the same except to those Saab enthusiasts who really looked closely at them.
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15 February 2013 #15
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- 01 Feb 2013
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- Saab(s)
- 900 Aero MY1984
You always want to have what others dont. So you in US are converting to our and we to yours. But I just love them, they look sharp, sharper than the euros.
Next week on Monday I'm going to try to put 17x8 ET35 rims on. So we can see if this will work. If not I'll sell them and will try to find some nice 16" Ronal Turbos/Aeros or maybe these BBS RS style rims.
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12 March 2013 #16
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- 01 Feb 2013
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- 900 Aero MY1984
Situation changed, ACTs were too wide (17X8) so I sold them and started to look for some others. I can buy Azev A's (on the picture), but they are 17x7,5 and I'm afraid that won't work. But I think that these on this picture are 17x7,5 - can anyone help me identify wide of these and what tyre is on it?
JohnJardine: What are yours? 7,5J or 7J?
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12 March 2013 #17
John Jardine Saab Fan
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- 10 Dec 2011
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- Lumberton, New Jersey, United States
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- 30
- Saab(s)
- 1991 900S convert, 1985 900s 4door,1985 900 Turbo
Hi again I have 17 inch wheels on my 1991 900s and they are 7 inches wide. They do not rub and I have 40000 miles at least with these rims.
John
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12 March 2013 #18
John Jardine Saab Fan
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- 10 Dec 2011
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- Lumberton, New Jersey, United States
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- 30
- Saab(s)
- 1991 900S convert, 1985 900s 4door,1985 900 Turbo
I will check tomorrow if they fit on the 1985 900 turbo. My rims fit both bolt patterns.
John
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13 March 2013 #19
Paul A Saab Nut
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- 11 Mar 2011
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- West London and Wiltshire, UK
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- 251
- Saab(s)
- T16 '93 Ruby - T16 '94 Vert Ruby
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13 March 2013 #20
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- 01 Feb 2013
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- Praha, Czech Republic
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- Saab(s)
- 900 Aero MY1984
John: Thank you. I need to know what offset is your wheel and how much space you have "behind" the wheel. With offset 35 and 17x8 I didn't rub. but wheel was in touch with spring - front and with back side of arch - back.
These Azev's I can buy are 17x7,5 with offset 30 so I really don't know if it can work.