End result looks awesome man! Nice work! and yeah... I always seem to cut myself whenever I do ANYTHING with my car.

 

yeah... my hands are always so beat up.. i get cuts from everything lol

 

looking good. nice find

 

What junkyard? Did they have any newer 900/9-3 parts?

 

It was the junkyard in Candia.. and yeah they had a couple of NG's, but the motors were gone....

 

Man that looks like tons of fun. Cracked dashes do suck though

...and you're not the only one who mangles their hands working on their car. Mine are nice and shredded from multitudes of things.

 

that looks really good. how hard was it to take the dash off?

 

I've got a perfect dash just waiting for me in the 87 SPG...

to remove, remove the centre stack, lower fascia, dash fascia, gauge cluster, remove the rest...

 

I've got a perfect dash just waiting for me in the 87 SPG...

to remove, remove the centre stack, lower fascia, dash fascia, gauge cluster, remove the rest...

not what I did.....

All you need to do is remove the dash fascia, steering wheel, and the 4 dash bolts... and it slips off over the gauge cluster and everything else.... super easy... hardest part is arranging the wires....

 

dang it looks SOO much nicer!
now all you need is a good cleaning of them carpets!!
haha
and what type of fabric is on the doors and a-pillars?

 

Man that looks like tons of fun. Cracked dashes do suck though

...and you're not the only one who mangles their hands working on their car. Mine are nice and shredded from multitudes of things.

Is there a way to deal with the dash cracking besides covering it with a carpet dash-mat to prevent further heat and UV-related decay, or replacing the entire dash with a better one?

I guess given the structure of the dash (steel sub-frame encapsulated inside moulded high-density foam covered with a layer of black vinyl), there isn't much that us shady tree characters could really do. Has anyone ever engaged a professional repairer to 'fix' cracked dashes?

Craig.

 

dang it looks SOO much nicer!
now all you need is a good cleaning of them carpets!!
haha
and what type of fabric is on the doors and a-pillars?

Yeah, I havent gotten around to it yet ..... And it's suede....

 

looks sweeet

 

yeah i found the dash really easy to take off, not like my old volvo dash which sucked ass

 

now you need to clean the rest of the car up and it'll be in tip top shape man. Nice dash.

 

Yeah... I know... the main thing that is killing the looks of my car is the paint... I need a respray in the worst way, but I am still unemployed so yep, that's going to have to wait.... Suspension comes first, then paint along with airflow, whaletail, headliner, shit like that hehe

 

Zack you should get one of those reflective aluminium windshield sunblockers when you are parked... I can get them for like $5.

 

So guys do you know if it's the same procedure for the 94 dash?
The car I got has a very ugly crack
I know that there are a few people that do dash repairs but I'm not sure how good they can match the tan color of the dash...
I guess one other option it would be to repair it and then respray the whole dash in very close matching color...
Does anyone tried the SEM vinyl paints?
It would be nice to know if there is a paint that is close to the saab factory dash color...

 

well is this a 9000 dash you are talking about, or a c900 dash.... or even a NG900 dash....

 

I was looking for 9000 I guess this post is for 900, do you happen to know Zach if it's also easy to replace it?