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Interior rebuild on a 1995 Saab 900 turbo convertible.
06.05.2006
Garage

The car is moved to the garage. The work has begun!
06.05.2006
Seats removed

Front seats removed. The convertible interior is unbelievably convenient to work on compared to the regular cars with a roof. Everything is so easy to access.
06.05.2006
No console

The dashboard, centre console, glovebox, stereo, and switches. Gone. This will give the access to the pedals, speaker wiring and the ECU.
06.05.2006
Rear seat

In the rear, the seat and side panels. First, lift the botton cushion. Then unscrew the rear panels and lift them up. After that you can unbolt the seat back.
06.05.2006
Carpets and trim

Removed the carpet and door trim. The carpet is just one big piece that covers the entire floor. And the door trim is held by three screws in the door handles and three on the lower side of the door.
06.05.2006
Rear speakers

The rear speakers in the convertible are 5¼". I stocked up on 6"x9" thinking they would be the same as in the hatch. Now I don't want to trade them to the 5¼ as I'd like to have bigger speakers in the rear. Just need to find a way to mount them.
23.07.2006
Door stripped

The door is completely stripped of upholstery and covers. You don't have to remove the locks or window motor -- just raise the glass to gain a better access to the inside of the door.
23.07.2006
B-Quiet

A layer of sound deadening material is applied on the inside of the door and the outer surface. I went with B-Quiet Ultimate - the product that gained its popularity as "Brown Bread".
02.08.2006
Driver footwell

Driver side footwell is being prepared for soundproofing. There was an inch-thick layer or foam on the floor, as well as some wires and air ducts.
02.08.2006
Driver footwell

The floor, fender well and firewall are covered with a layer of B-Quiet as far as the arm could reach.
02.08.2006
Passenger footwell

More soundproofing in the passenger footwell. The factory foam will go on top of this since it hides the wires and air ducts.
02.08.2006
Side panel

Rear side panels. The amount of wiring in the area makes the access to body panels a bit difficult.
15.07.2006
New speakers

A set of Infinity Reference component speakers to handle the front channels.
06.08.2006
Door speaker

A new door speaker installed in factory location.
08.08.2006
Rear speaker

The big rear speakers were purchased to hatchback specifications, and it took some extra work to fit them in place of the smaller factory rear speakers.
08.08.2006
Amplifier

The amplifier mounted on the back of the rear seat. It seems to have a perfect size to fit into the ski pass-through. More on audio upgrade on this page.
09.08.2006
Floor

Sound deadening on the floor to filter more road noise and isolate the exhaust tunnel.
10.08.2006
Rear seat

The final piece of interior surface is covered. Time to install the carpet, side panels and seats.
24.09.2006
Line input

The stereo is modified to add a line input for MP3 player connectivity. [more...]
24.09.2006
Completed interior

A view of the dashboard with all components installed. The iPod is connected to the head unit.

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