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12 September 2013 #1
Jared The young one
- Join Date
- 05 Aug 2010
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- A little town in Indiana
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- 580
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- 2003 Saab 9-5 ARC ( and care-taker of a '98 900SE)
Hey everybody! Its been awhile
It's been awhile since I've been active on here and just thought I'd come back over and see what's up. I recently started back at school here in Louisville pursuing a major in Accounting and business administration, so needless to say I stay pretty busy. I did a fair bit of work to my car since the last time I really posted here.
First was getting a new exhaust system. Since there aren't many pre-made systems for Saabs I winged and picked out a couple mufflers and had a shop put one together. I went with a Magnaflow 4" diameter body resonator with 2.5" in/2.5" out to a 4"x9" oval Magnaflow 13236 muffler and an eBay tip. Total cost including fitting was about $330.
Saab 9-5 3.0t Magnaflow exhaust rev - YouTube
Saab 9-5 3.0t Magnaflow Exhaust - YouTube
Next up was new wheels. I picked up a set of 17x7.5 Volvo "Tethy" wheels from a friend of mine for $300 with usable tires.
Then I added a set of roof racks:
Then I got bored of the wheel color and painted them black.
Added a fairing for the roof bars and got bike racks (not shown):
And then I made my own projector fog lights:
(Still has the protective installation film on the acrylic)
That's all I've done so far, but I have plans for the near future are as follows (In order of when I will do them):
-Powdercoat the wheels a black pearl color like this:
-Repair and repaint a factory Saab 9-5 Aero front lip that I bought for $13
-Lower 1.5" in springs and refresh the entire suspension to help out handling and get rid of the SUV like ride height.
-Get a stage 1 tune from Brew City Boost
Comments and criticisms are welcome and appreciated. Thanks for reading! I'm hoping to stick around here more often from now on.I don't drive fast...I fly slow
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12 September 2013 #2
Mike Moderator
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- 30 Jul 2010
- Location
- Rochester, New York, USA
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- Saab-less
Welcome back. I like the wheels. Are they 5x110, or did you have to use wobble bolts or adapters?
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12 September 2013 #3
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12 September 2013 #4
Renato Piereck Spreading the Saab virus
- Join Date
- 24 Jul 2011
- Location
- Ansbach, Germany
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- 1,520
- Saab(s)
- '00 9-5 Aero SC, 87 900i 8v
Nice mods to the car, and welcome back!
Now: '00 Saab 9-5 Aero Combi - '89 Peugeot 205 CTI - '91 Peugeot 309 GTI
Gone: '87 Saab 900i - '95 Saab 900 SE Turbo
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14 September 2013 #5
Jeffrey Master SaabTech/Moderator
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- 25 Oct 2010
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- Point Pleasant, PA
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- 1,316
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- - 86' 9KT - 95' 9K Custom CS - 06' 9-3 Combi - 07' 9-7X Arc - 08' 9-3 Convertible - 08' 9-3 TurboX -
Not a big fan of the 3.0V6 cars - or any V6 for that matter - but you made it sound decent! Looks like a nice vehicle too. Any more information on your Fog light mods? Looks neat!
European Motor Services, LLC - Point Pleasant, PA 18950 - www.europeanmotorsvc.com
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15 September 2013 #6
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05 June 2014 #7
Jared The young one
- Join Date
- 05 Aug 2010
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- A little town in Indiana
- Posts
- 580
- Saab(s)
- 2003 Saab 9-5 ARC ( and care-taker of a '98 900SE)
The Saab is still alive and doing well. Since the last time I was here this happened:
Then about a thousand miles after that this started to happen...
So then I had to do this....
Finally!
I got it put back together two days before I drove it 600 miles (one way) to Carlisle. So that was fun.
Now the suspension is a wreck and makes all sorts terrible noises, and I need an O2 sensor, but it's still running strong! And I'm still enjoying the car.I don't drive fast...I fly slow
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06 June 2014 #8
Frank Administrator
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- 30 Jul 2010
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- USA - Netherlands
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- 7,901
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- previous: 2006 9-3, 2001-06 9-5, 2011 9-4X
Changing the thermostat on the V6 seems a tad more complicated than on the I4. Thanks for the update, good to see the 9-5 is still going with just a few needs for repair.
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06 June 2014 #9
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06 June 2014 #10
Frank Administrator
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- previous: 2006 9-3, 2001-06 9-5, 2011 9-4X
Wow, that's a long time to replace a thermostat. After having done a few on the 2.3 engine, I think I can replace it in an hour or so. Well, maybe two with getting all the tools out, putting the car on ramps and taking a short break after swearing at those housing bolts that can be difficult to access. Fortunately, thermostats should last for a while.