Junkyard Saab Parts Score!

[@skyeye3346]

Who else owns same Saab and just clicked video

[@davidgreen1504]

I have a 2005 9-5 aero still love it like the 1st time I drove it all so 2002 BMW 540 full dinan,but the Saab is just special🤔

[@saabwitha2.3turbo81]

Yes i have a 9-5 Vector sportsedan 220hp

[@ftby59mikeD]

I'd say you scored!...the CIM/ISM alone was worth it!

[@diegocorradini7072]

it's amazing..i have a saab 900 from 98 and you got the same pieces that i had changed. They are all different and of another generation but the same things have broken down. Ciao dall'Italia ✋

[@IceMan-il7dx]

BMW's have had cooked head gaskets since the 1970's!

[@MrRockguy01]

i scored a brand new bosal exhaist, nice black seats,, a spare sid, im going back for the wood grain instrum. cover and there was a carbon fiber type too..wiper arms ,

[@WeakestofWeeks]

Nice haul!

[@saabross3171]

I relate to this video on so many levels. Soon as you walked around the back I was shouting, grab the tail lights! GRAB THE TAIL LIGHTS! Great video, and no that's why why I don't crawl under junkyard cars. Last trip to my local yard, there were 8 Saabs and all the goodies plus the parts I needed were snagged / already gone. Your vid reminds me I too need to do a junkyard video on my channel...A sub for a sub?

[@jonasgrumby1093]

Went strait to the ice blocks. Grab the ECM for me

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

I’m on day 3 of Saab 9-3 ownership. I am learning this key and ignition is a big deal

[@p-riff]

Joes Golden Garage not the biggest thing to worry about. I have 190k on my 04 9-3, original key, ism(ignition switch) and CIM. Just always have a spare key. As long as you have a spare key, someone with a tech 2 can program you new keys. If you lose both of them, that’s when it’ll be expensive. If the ignition switch goes bad, it can easily be replaced for cheap and programmed, and the CIM is known for going bad by Jump Starting the car improperly. That’s what I was told by a good friend who’s a Saab Tech. I’m no expert! My advice is finding someone with a tech 2 near you who knows about the cars and you’ll be all good!

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

P-RIFF thx for the advice. So if I only got 1 key with the car it would be a smart idea to get another one made? How and who should I get to do that for me? Any of these online sites? Thx again

[@p-riff]

Joes Golden Garage yes, you can buy the entire key online, then get it programmed to your car if you find someone with a tech 2. The cheaper option for me was to go to the junkyard like he did and I found a few keys that were beat up like that, then I bought a pair of key shells on eBay for 20$ and transferred the little green mother boards from the junkyard keys, into the new shells, got the blank keys etched to be able to open the door, and got them programmed so I have 2 spares. The guy charged me 50$ to get them programmed and only paid $10 for the junkyard keys. So in total about $80 for two spares. But you can buy the entire key on eeuro parts and get it programmed if you want a more expensive, yet easier route. The biggest thing is to find someone with a tech 2. I’m not sure where you are located, but check google, the forums, and check craigslist for someone who is near you with a tech 2. I’m sure there is! But don’t be too worried! Just keep your key safe and ENJOY THE CAR!

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

P-RIFF ok cool. Thx for the very helpful info. Unfortunately the closest junkyard saab 9-3 to me is this one in this video in Columbus Ohio. I am in Georgia ha ha. If I order the key from europarts I still have to get it programmed by somebody with a tech 2. I have never heard this term tech 2 before. Lol. I guess that is saab speak. I will call around to some of my local places and see if I can get some help. Thanks again for your help

[@p-riff]

Joes Golden Garage yea a tech 2 is the Saab diagnostic scan tool. Good luck with everything!

[@Mangotrond]

Crazy cheap. The scrap yards around here ask $90 just for one inner tail light. 🙈 Not necessarily in good shape either

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Funny here in Brisbane Australia wrecker charge double as much for parts from wrecker from in-state including postage. I not talking about Saab's but common Australian cars. I said to them a few times, mate I can buy new cheaper with warranty. Answer go buy them.

[@PeterChomanic]

dissapointed you did not take the ECU trionic8, and some other stuff from the engine bay.

[@WeakestofWeeks]

I'm certainly no Saab expert, so I appreciate the recommendation! I've slowly been learning more about which parts to get though. As of recently, I've been lucky in that my junkyard has been offering a new Saab for parts once every month. So, more opportunities to snag parts in the future!

[@brandondorsey5064]

I've found 2 9-3s in the boneyard that were the 2.8l. I've got both of ecu. One had a Krona strut tower bar and steel braided brake lines. The other had a k&n airfilter, and a set of better looking wheels than the 5 spoke. Everyone one hits the yard within 60 miles I go to check it out lol

[@oceantrolls7332]

Awesome! Great find dude.

[@16Tango]

So you are the guy who gets to the cars before me all the time. Row52 is awesome.

[@WeakestofWeeks]

Whats crazy is I get there quick, but someone always beats me and tears up the center console to rip out the ISM. They'll even take the key which renders the left CIM useless! I like to think I atleast respectfully remove parts.

[@familygunsandrides....8024]

I need some parts for my 1995 Saab 900s convertible.

[@pizzabagerenmujaffa8123]

many of these parts are worth pretty much cash elswhere on the planet ....those newer aero fronts cost easy 500$ in denmark

[@demetrisa.8571]

Wow gold mine

[@Neptune8]

Do you go here to pick up parts to sell or do you do this because you actually the parts?

[@WeakestofWeeks]

Mainly for parts that I need to service my Saabs or friends. Sometimes I go though garage cleaning phases and sell extras on eBay though.

[@geoffhumm3339]

Looking for spare key fob.

[@brandondorsey5064]

Do the ice block tail lights off 93's fit 2006 93's or if there is any difference in the shape of the tail lights. They look a whole lot better than what's on my car. If I can ever get a set I'd love to swap them out. I think in the discretion 2007 and newer

[@WeakestofWeeks]

Yep same shape and style so they fit. That's actually a very popular swap!

[@GordonBenny]

From 2003 onwards the clusters are the same shape and size.

[@newsky6268]

Отличная машина сааб

[@martinsarmiento7191]

Can u program a cim and key? with out being unmarried or removed with Tech 2?

[@TheFlyingMechanicDIY]

Yes ofcourse

[@martinsarmiento7191]

@@TheFlyingMechanicDIY Thank U. needed this info.

[@SJSOmar]

I would take the whole car honestly if it’s an 08

[@teejayb5902]

Right, what he said! Or at least gutted the interior - there were a lot of great parts in there (albeit pot baked).

[@caractacusbrittania7442]

Don't know whether the U.S is the same as the UK. ....but.....if a car is in a junkyard (breakers yard) it normally has a cod issued (Certificate of destruction) Which removes it from the national vehicle database....consequently It is not allowed back outside the confines of the junkyard. In theory.....but we all know it happens.... Great video. ...enjoyed it.

[@donaldtorpey4300]

Looks like Johnston RI

[@jetguy1205]

Gotta get that ecu

[@SVTCO]

Dressed like that because you left your 9-5 to go look at a 9-3.

[@markwilliamson4834]

Score! You think SS ice blocks are rare..... try finding junker Convertible ice blocks!

[@WeakestofWeeks]

For sure unobtanium! I personally have yet to see a 9-3 vert or combi in any of my local junkyards.

[@jimstaszko1675]

No ECU? That's the 1st thing I go for

[@WeakestofWeeks]

The ECU's are nearly always gone. I'm beginning to wonder if the yards pull em and resell them

[@kennethhalleck4279]

Where is this Saab. I need that seat trim

[@roger8913]

the cover pics of video that took by me, i think you copy it from facebook :）

[@jimmymorales9571]

where is this junkyard and what is the name of junkyard?

[@WeakestofWeeks]

Pick in Pull in Columbus, OH

[@1997debbie]

@@WeakestofWeeks you could always check pull a part there is one in Dayton Ohio

[@WeakestofWeeks]

@@1997debbie Might have to take a drive and check it out. Thank you!

[@insanoisaac1642]

Don't you have to marry the ism to the ECM so it can start

[@WeakestofWeeks]

Nope, not for the ISM. Tech 2 and one programmed key is needed for the CIM though.

[@caractacusbrittania7442]

Which key? Key from the junker or key from your own vehicle?

[@d.l.3015]

Why didn’t you take the Aero steering wheel? Could have gotten at least $50 for that.

[@saabross3171]

Looks like a pretty normal Saab wheel. I snag steering wheels all the time, and its the earlier 9-3 Aero, silver wheels that fetch some money.

[@dustinloiselle6420]

@@saabross3171 Oh, yeah...you are right. I think I was kinda drunk when I had watched this. lol

[@jeffreygriffiths6218]

If this was uk you would need full wheather gear on and boots, 3 inches of mud and oil everywhere, lol

[@WeakestofWeeks]

Lol!

[@rational_uppercut1392]

Lmao liked pot