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Short version: My 2004 93 is a manual 5 speed, I'd like to install 1 switch on my dash to tell it I'm in 4th gear and another to tell it I'm in Reverse, then disconnect anything that tells it otherwise. So I need to know how the Saab knows what gear it's in? where is that wiring harness? any photos, wire colouring or pin numbering would be so greatly appreciated I will never be able to tell you just how much, Thanks, Lee
Longer version: The Saab has well over 300k on the clock and for a turbo 2ltr the motor is still in great shape. It loses features on a regular basis, Luckily the Saab came out with over 50 luxury features so it has plenty to lose before i'll actually complain, the only feature I'm really trying to keep is the "It gets me from A to B" feature (my fav). lately it's been hard to keep that one. Replacing parts at the rate of failure has proved impossible for me, so for the last 2yrs if it's in the way and not a requirement by law, I remove it from the car then just try convince the Saab "it's all good, keep going!". This is working good for me, and it's stopping another Saab going to the scrap heap prematurely (that kills me). The car acts differently in each gear and I like how it behaves in 4th, if i could convince it I was always in 4th the whole thing would be so much nicer to driver. I currently crawl off the mark at a dangerously slow rate and it slowly gains a couple of revs, turbo gauge doesn't even show vacuum loss let alone boost, changing into 2nd in a relief as now you will get full throttle, but no boost, 3rd is way better again, now you get most of your boost and everything seems good, 4th I've noticed grabs a little more boost and 5th seems to back off that little bit that 3rd did. I'm not worried about any of these mods being irreversible if it keeps it alive and going, nobody else ever has to drive this thing, I saved it from being scrapped and i will be it's final owner one day, I'm only 39 and I never want another car. Yes everyone laughs when they hear I hope for another 40yrs out of this thing but unless there is a hole out the side of the engine block I am keen to keep it running one way or another. I'm keen to do the 4th gear mod regardless, once thats done i'll go back to fixing all the other things one at a time until it come back out of limp mode or whatever it's doing.
Currently won't start off the key, I put the reds on with the key and start it with a button i installed.
Also my sunroof is stuck open, when i hit close it half closes then opens again, any ideas on that would be helpfull too.
Thanks guys.
Longer version: The Saab has well over 300k on the clock and for a turbo 2ltr the motor is still in great shape. It loses features on a regular basis, Luckily the Saab came out with over 50 luxury features so it has plenty to lose before i'll actually complain, the only feature I'm really trying to keep is the "It gets me from A to B" feature (my fav). lately it's been hard to keep that one. Replacing parts at the rate of failure has proved impossible for me, so for the last 2yrs if it's in the way and not a requirement by law, I remove it from the car then just try convince the Saab "it's all good, keep going!". This is working good for me, and it's stopping another Saab going to the scrap heap prematurely (that kills me). The car acts differently in each gear and I like how it behaves in 4th, if i could convince it I was always in 4th the whole thing would be so much nicer to driver. I currently crawl off the mark at a dangerously slow rate and it slowly gains a couple of revs, turbo gauge doesn't even show vacuum loss let alone boost, changing into 2nd in a relief as now you will get full throttle, but no boost, 3rd is way better again, now you get most of your boost and everything seems good, 4th I've noticed grabs a little more boost and 5th seems to back off that little bit that 3rd did. I'm not worried about any of these mods being irreversible if it keeps it alive and going, nobody else ever has to drive this thing, I saved it from being scrapped and i will be it's final owner one day, I'm only 39 and I never want another car. Yes everyone laughs when they hear I hope for another 40yrs out of this thing but unless there is a hole out the side of the engine block I am keen to keep it running one way or another. I'm keen to do the 4th gear mod regardless, once thats done i'll go back to fixing all the other things one at a time until it come back out of limp mode or whatever it's doing.
Currently won't start off the key, I put the reds on with the key and start it with a button i installed.
Also my sunroof is stuck open, when i hit close it half closes then opens again, any ideas on that would be helpfull too.
Thanks guys.
