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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:09:31 +0000
From: Wheels of Error <insertyournospamesshere.com>
Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 driving seat


On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 09:48:42 +0100, Wheels of Error <insertyournospamesshere.com> wrote: >I recently bought my first Saab, a 1998 9-5 2.3t SE auto. What a hell >of a car (specially for the money)! Looks, performance, equipment and >a promise of legendary durability. With 120,000 miles on the clock, >the interior is like new, the body is almost unmarked and everything - >apart from the ACC electronic display - works perfectly. It also has >the best audio system I have ever owned. > >The other reason I bought it was Saab's reputation for unmatched long >distance driving comfort. With leather all round, it certainly looks >good, but although the passenger seats all win compliments from my >family and friends, I cannot get comfortable in the driving seat, no >matter how much I fiddle with the rake, height, lumbar support etc. > >In fact the seat feels like it has sunk in the middle slightly and as >a result my bodyweight is supported more by the sides of the seat than >the base. Likewise the back. After two hours of driving I get quite >a back ache. > >Now I'm not unusually heavy (about 90 kg stretched over a 6'3" frame) >so I would have thought the seat would have coped with me OK. Instead >I am starting to wonder if a previous owner (it has had two, one of >whom did 105,000 miles in it) was a gigantic lardass who over the >course of owning it has knackered the seat springs or something. I >know it can happen, as I had precisely that experience with my Peugeot >406 (which, admittedly, is notorious for having uncomfortable, poor >quality seats). > >How likely does this sound? Has anyone any similar experiences? > >If the seat is indeed shagged, any suggestions on how to cure it? >E.g. restorers, parts suppliers (I am in the UK). > >Thanks Found a place in the UK that does Saab seat repairs and reupholstery on a regular basis; Two Strokes to Turbo in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. http://www.twostroke.co.uk/1_Home.htm I explained my problem to them and they knew immediately what to do, having seen the problem several times before. They told me that unlike in the 9000s, driver seats in the early 9-5s do collapse over time due to a change to an inferior design. They see this a lot in ex-Police cars. Their full time upholstery man is going to strip the foams out of a low mileage passenger seat (the foams are symmetric so they'll fit fine) from an early 9-5, and rebuild my seat with the original leather covering. Total 300 GBP or so. They're even going to lend me a courtesy car. Funny thing is, despite all the searches I did on Google, trying every combination of "saab", "parts", "breakers" and "UK" their web site never showed up, although I gather they are well known on eBay. At any rate, I eventually found out about them by asking in person, while I was at PFS parts returning a duff ACC unit. I'll let you know how it goes.

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