Aftermarket audio head unit installation - Saab 9-5

[nordwulf]

I am also very surprised that I have not seen anything on the site about this, I feel so alone! Oh the joy of owning an AERO!

Both Frank and I solved this problem in a different way.

Frank glued strips of plastic to the Clarion cage to keep the cage from pushing back too far
I bent out some of the tabs on the cage so that they rest against the stops in the dash. You can see this from the pictures I took and posted of the cage in the out-of-the-car dash that I used to make sure everything fits.

All 1998-2005 dashes are the same. As unclemiltie mentioned, there are a few ways to get it flush with the dash when using the Clarion cage. This was my solution in the 10th post of this thread.

[Consallday44]

I just went back and re read the entire thing. I guess I got caught up in finishing I did not mention to re read the last two sentences of the tutorial. Plus, I was unclear about why you taped those on until I ran into the problem myself.

It's is a great idea for a few reason. The look and flushness is one and the other is, like my setup, I am maxing out every feature of the deck(Sub, back up camera, outputs, GLI'S) so it I nice to have the extra room behind the deck.

Lets talk security, your frame is now a quarter to a half inch away from the dash. A little extra from for a burglar to grab onto and pull with less teeth to be bent into position to lock the frame in place to the dash. Did you use a bracket to secure the frame behind the dash or anything at all?

All 1998-2005 dashes are the same. As unclemiltie mentioned, there are a few ways to get it flush with the dash when using the Clarion cage. This was my solution in the 10th post of this thread.

[nordwulf]

No, I didn't use anything else. The easier it is for a thief to get out, the less damage it will do to your dash. If they want it, they'll get it out. With a pry bar if they have to. If I were a thief, I would carry radio removal tools if I wanted to get a head unit out of dash quickly.

[ile2010]

I didn't get the universal Clarion kit, but got one that's specific to the 9-5. UK eBay seller hooked me up. It was about $45 if I remember correctly, but it was worth it.

[DrunkieTheBear]

The SWI-RC uses the exact wiring as the SWI-PS. So the purple wire is cut, but no resistors or anything like was mentioned in the early posts here

Sweet Thanks!

I didn't get the universal Clarion kit, but got one that's specific to the 9-5. UK eBay seller hooked me up. It was about $45 if I remember correctly, but it was worth it.

+1 I just ordered this last week. I'll take pictures when I get my stuff in. Want to color match the trim too.

[Rune Walsøe Kanstad]

I've bought the Pioneer AVH-24BT for my '99 Saab 9-5, as well as all the different odds and ends described in this post. The wiring harness that is included has a white rectangular plug in "the other end", for connecting it to the headunit. Do I cut the ISO contacts off the harness and connect it to the Metra harness instead? I got the harness with RCA plugs.

[DrunkieTheBear]

SO I ordered the install kit off ebay....the CT23SA01A...but I got some kit that does not fit anywhere close. He sent me the CT23UN01 kit, which isn't gonna work

[DrunkieTheBear]

Quick question how are you guys bolting the headunit to the cage? How are you securing it in the car?

[nordwulf]

The head unit should just slide in and locks into place by itself.

[ile2010]

The kit I bought has locking tabs that you attach to the head unit. Then you just slide it into the cage.