Got them on my 05 Aero and they seem harder than the old ones. Guess they just need to stay in place better. Almost looks like they were originally for another car and made to work with the 9-5.
I could do a pseudo scientific test comparing the 06 to 99 A-pillar
I put in a boost gauge on my 99 9-5 a couple of years ago with the Speedparts Apillar trim. My wife went ape & made me remove it.
While taking it out, I ripped the fabric & replaced the entire a pillar.
Now getting to the point, If Saab lets me keep the recalled pillar from my 2006 9-5 I could do a test to see how much force they need to deform.
Ie hit them with a hammer & see how much work it take to make a dent.
I could do the same test on my old 99 pillar to see the difference.
Anyone got a more "scientific test" methodogy to follow.?
all they did to the a-pillars were add a couple peices of "stratigicly" placed foam on the inside of the pillar. theres no visual differances looking at them
i just went to the dealer yesterday and i got new a-pillars for free. they were going to be replaced any way due to burns in the driver side. it was nice to get a freebie new a pillar set
The '06, '07, and '08 got the same type of recall. We got a letter for our '08. I agree, they could have saved money from that one. I'm sure something will get destroyed when the bags go off. Still gonna hurt when the crap in back torpedoes to the front.
The only difference between the original a-pillar trim and the new ones are that they took a few pieces of foam padding and stuck them to the back side of the a-pillar trim so that if you have a crash and hit your head, it wont hurt... as bad.
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