2001 Information Display

Hi All:
I am very interested in getting a '99 to '03 convertible. I have
found a decent one locally but a few letters are out in the driver
information display. I understand this unit is troublesome on the pre
03 models. Is this true? Any estimates on how much it costs to
replace?

Also wondering abut the A/C. I live in sunny Florida where the a/c
systems have to work hard all year long. How does the a/c in these
cars keep up in the heat of summer?

Steve B.

Steve B. wrote:

Hi All:
I am very interested in getting a '99 to '03 convertible. I have
found a decent one locally but a few letters are out in the driver
information display. I understand this unit is troublesome on the pre
03 models. Is this true? Any estimates on how much it costs to
replace?

Also wondering abut the A/C. I live in sunny Florida where the a/c
systems have to work hard all year long. How does the a/c in these
cars keep up in the heat of summer?

Steve B.

I think there is an extended warranty on the 9-5 info display but could
be wrong. It is/was a very common problem. I assume you are talking
about 9-3 and don't know if it used the same info display.

Dan

In message <ghao23t4194kos45skdirh34cc8p20q6hf (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>, Steve B.
<none (AT) none (DOT) com> writes

Hi All:
I am very interested in getting a '99 to '03 convertible. I have
found a decent one locally but a few letters are out in the driver
information display. I understand this unit is troublesome on the pre
03 models. Is this true? Any estimates on how much it costs to
replace?

There are people who make a tidy living doing repairs to these SID
units, do a search on eBay for 'SID repair' - 70 of your US dollars or
so. If you do buy a complete unit you will need to get it programmed at
a Saab dealer otherwise you won't get the convertible specific messages
on the SID,

Also wondering abut the A/C. I live in sunny Florida where the a/c
systems have to work hard all year long. How does the a/c in these
cars keep up in the heat of summer?

It's a convertible - the best form of air conditioning is the switch

that opens the roof! Seriously though, whilst we can't claim the
weather you get in Florida here in the UK, I'm pretty sure the A/C can
keep up - my 2000 9-5 A/C needs a recharge at the moment as it's
efficiency is starting to drop but provided you get a reasonably leak
tight A/C then you should be OK. A good A/C technician can inject a dye
into the system to identify any leaks.

Andy
--
Andrew Sinclair http://www.smellycat.org

Andrew Sinclair <news11 (AT) smellycat (DOT) org> wrote:

Also wondering abut the A/C. I live in sunny Florida where the a/c
systems have to work hard all year long.
It's a convertible - the best form of air conditioning is the switch
that opens the roof!

Maybe in the UK, but not in Florida!! The roof protects you from the
boiling sun, and keeps out the 98%-humid air. Maybe it's fun to drive down
the road occasionally with the wind in your hair (or lack thereof for some
of us :-), but even then you wouldn't be cool. AC may not be a necessity
for survival in Florida but it's mighty darn nice to have.

Gary

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:43:28 +0100, Andrew Sinclair
<news11 (AT) smellycat (DOT) org> wrote:

There are people who make a tidy living doing repairs to these SID
units, do a search on eBay for 'SID repair' - 70 of your US dollars or
so. If you do buy a complete unit you will need to get it programmed at
a Saab dealer otherwise you won't get the convertible specific messages
on the SID,

Thank you! That isn't such a bad price to pay.

It's a convertible - the best form of air conditioning is the switch
that opens the roof! Seriously though, whilst we can't claim the
weather you get in Florida here in the UK, I'm pretty sure the A/C can
keep up - my 2000 9-5 A/C needs a recharge at the moment as it's
efficiency is starting to drop but provided you get a reasonably leak
tight A/C then you should be OK. A good A/C technician can inject a dye
into the system to identify any leaks.

The convertible is great here at night. Our evening temperatures are
in the low 80s at night for much of the summer. Top down won't work
for me during the day in the summer though... I do service work and
travel all day every day. During the summer it isn't uncommon for my
temp display to read 110 sitting in traffic on some of the "big wide
roads". Add humidity in the 90 percent area and a suit and tie... I
might make it but I'm sure my next customer isn't going to appreciate
the odor!!

Steve B.

Gary Fritz wrote:

Andrew Sinclair <news11 (AT) smellycat (DOT) org> wrote:

Also wondering abut the A/C. I live in sunny Florida where the a/c
systems have to work hard all year long.

It's a convertible - the best form of air conditioning is the switch
that opens the roof!


Maybe in the UK, but not in Florida!! The roof protects you from the
boiling sun, and keeps out the 98%-humid air. Maybe it's fun to drive down
the road occasionally with the wind in your hair (or lack thereof for some
of us :-), but even then you wouldn't be cool. AC may not be a necessity
for survival in Florida but it's mighty darn nice to have.

Actually, from what I have observed, the absolute best fun can be had by
driving swiftly and steadily out of that state. It really doesn't
matter where, either. You're welcome.

--
-Fred W

On Apr 22, 11:42 pm, Steve B. <n... (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote:

Hi All:
I am very interested in getting a '99 to '03 convertible. I have
found a decent one locally but a few letters are out in the driver
information display. I understand this unit is troublesome on the pre
03 models. Is this true? Any estimates on how much it costs to
replace?

Also wondering abut the A/C. I live in sunny Florida where the a/c
systems have to work hard all year long. How does the a/c in these
cars keep up in the heat of summer?

Steve B.

Check out http://kramermicrorepair.com/.

My daughter has a 99 9-5 and the SID is also missing a few rows and her A/C
has what I've been told is a common problem. It seems that there is a
chamber that mixes warm air in with the cold and the mechanism that operates
the baffle was made from some flimsy material that is prone to breakage.
On really warm days (in Texas) the A/C cannot keep up. The charge is up
and the pressures are all normal, it just doesn't cool. The local SAAB shop
quoted $900 plus parts to fix it, claiming they know exactly the problem and
essentially guaranteed a fix. Unfortunately there are a lot of things that
the $900 will go for before fixing the a/c.

GWB


"R. Frist" <rhfrist (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

On Apr 22, 11:42 pm, Steve B. <n... (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote:
Hi All:
I am very interested in getting a '99 to '03 convertible. I have
found a decent one locally but a few letters are out in the driver
information display. I understand this unit is troublesome on the pre
03 models. Is this true? Any estimates on how much it costs to
replace?

Also wondering abut the A/C. I live in sunny Florida where the a/c
systems have to work hard all year long. How does the a/c in these
cars keep up in the heat of summer?

Steve B.

Check out http://kramermicrorepair.com/.

On your display, Check the ebay i saw one for under $50 + shipping