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Looking to change wheels from 17" to 16" for winter (9-3 , 06 , Tid sportswagen),does any one know which wheel will fit i.e. offset and such like.

Does any one have any recommendations where to get winter tyre/wheel combinations at a reasonable price.Also what would the recommended tyre chose be (9-3 hirsched Tid sportswagen 06) to replace the 225/45R17,I've been told the narrower the tyre the better they dig through the snow.


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                  Mark

There is now a whistling noise between the window and seal on the drivers side window(06 , 9-3 sportswagen).This as just started lately the seal looks OK the window appears to raise fully both items have been thoroughly cleaned.This appears at about 70mph.Any ideas appreciated.


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                        Mark

Didn't want to use anything like superglue in case it had to be removed again in the future.

Saab 9-3 , just had work done which required the gear knob to be removed,since then it keeps on working lose and the spring underneath the knob ejects it off the gear lever,I've tried siliconing it down and tapping it down harder but it still works itself lose.
Any ideas,

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                   Mark

Silurian,

      Your a star ,

     Found all three wires going into the plug assembly near the motor had all the insulation worn through due to the wiper
mechanism rubbing against them(every time the wipers stopped the mechanism looked as though it was shorting the cables).Sorted the cable out and re-routed and now all appears OK.The hardest part was removing the wipers off the spline , just got 1/2inch lenght of unistrut drilled 5mm hole and used 1inch x4mm ,nut,bolt and washer to pull the blade mechanism off the spline.(sorry about imperial and metric I was born right at the crossover between metric and imperial)


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                 Mark.

This post seems to have potential .Thank you , will keep you informed

Believe me on a 06 ,9-3 sportswagen there is only a lock on the passenger side otherwise I wouldn't have had to tow the car against the handbrake to gain access to the car.As said before the passenger door must be the drivers door in the major saab markets.

      Cheers,
                  Mark.

I Merve84 the washers and everything else appear OK i.e.intermittant wipe and both slow and fast speed.


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           Mark

Hello Neil,

  Don't worry about if the battery goes flat you can still get in and drive your car.Just remove the key from the fob and open the door with the key , insert the fob into the centre column receptical.The car will then read this and you can start the car as normal , the alarm is also reset.

     Mark

P.S. Don't do like I do park your car with the passenger door next to a wall , there is only a lock on the passenger side so the drivers door can't be opened if the battery goes on your fob.

Thanks for the info , I live in Workington ,I think I can live with this problem for £300.The car has just returned from having all the followers ,valves,cambelt and water pump changed(water pump seized 200miles before the cam and water pump were going to be replaced ).This is along with all the other faults I've had both front coils,EGR valve,alternator,air conditioning heat exchanger( full of pin) holes and once on the back of a RAC wagon to the main dealer because of a fault which meant the computer wouldn't even let it try to start.Even with all these faults it's acar of character especially with the 175bhp Hirsch kit.

    Cheers,
                Mark.

Saab 9-3 150 Tid , 06 reg.After a recent service the car came back with a fault on the single swipe wiper blade operation.When using this the blades stop approx 30 degrees after they start and if you operate the switch again the blades go to roughly 80 degrees before using a third attempt to get back to the park position.Sometimes these sequences are different but this seems the most common.I know its not a big fault but boy is it annoying.

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                      Mark