2001 Saab 9 3 Audio Upgrade - Part 2 

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for the sub!

I’m glad you liked it. Admittedly, I’ve installed dozens of audio systems, so I might have glossed over the wiring. Basically, an amp needs constant power, a ground, and a remote turn on signal (so it turns on and off with the stereo). Given that there was an old amp that had power and ground wires, I reused them. I tested which wire was which with my multi meter. For the remote turn on, I connected the wire to the power antenna connection. Other than that, its audio in and audio out.

@@randomtasks very helpful, THANKS!

I didn’t go it because I didn’t have any handy. Either way, it sounded good to me. I was happy with the setup.

I’ve got another video on how I modified a Jeep head unit to add an aux input. There might be away to do something similar, but I haven’t investigated it. Alternatively, you could do an FM modulator.

I haven’t seen a video, but it is covered in a few Saab forums: www.saabcentral.com/threads/og-9-3-double-din-install.748606/

You have things like Sirius, but that’s not free like DAB.

@@randomtasks Ya but that free part

The Bluetooth CD connect is not handsfree compatible. In addition, I wanted DAB in my car. The Pure Highway 600 gives me both features.

No, it has a stereo output.

Yes, check the description for the exact model. They are fairly easy to swap out.

@@randomtasks thanks, gotta check then out. Did you have to do any fitting work or did they just go straight in

@@Attack-fb5rj There was no modification work required, although I think I might have mounted them from the bottom instead of the top. I would need to watch the video to check, so I recommend you do that.

The speakers are covered in the Part 1 video.

@@randomtasks allright, I somehow missed the part where you did the rear speaker install but I will look again. Been looking for fitting size speakers for the 9-3, thanks a lot.