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DIY: Saab 9-3 Climate Control Button Replacement

SAAB 9-3 Climate Control Button Replacement 2003-2006SAAB 9-3 Climate Control Button Replacement 2003-2006

This is very, very good Saab DIY video from Aaron Zollo editor-in-chief of Zollotech. Many Saab 9-3’s (2003-2006) have their climate control buttons wear away.

To replace them and make the buttons look new again isn’t too hard, and just takes patience. This video show you how to replace worn off buttons on an 03-06 SAAB 9-3.

SAAB Climate Control Button Set - Genuine SAAB 12781996
SAAB Climate Control Button Set – Genuine SAAB 12781996

Replacement keys can be found on many Saab webshops, and the author of this video has got the replacement buttons here ($77 – oemsaabparts $78; skandix 119€; Ellis Saab Parts $72; Ebay $69.99; PFS Parts 104€).

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Also, for the operation of replacing the buttons you do not need any special tools. Good enough is a handy tool that has in every household.

See DIY procedure:

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Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

1 Comment

  • Geachte, ik heb zonet een Saab 95 NG diesel automaat aangekocht van 2011 .
    Prachtige wagen en lekker om mee te rijden doch heb ik twee vragen ;

    Als ik mijn digitaal uurwerk wil op de juiste wintertijd zetten lukt alles maar ik vind nergens een knop voor
    de bevestiging ervan of doe ik iets mis ?

    Op het kofferdeksel zit een ledstrip links en rechts van het Saab embleem doch deze werkt niet , ik weet ook niet of deze samengaat met de stop of de gewone lichten … wat moet ik doen ?? Groeten en dank

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