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Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:14:57 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: ACC lights, Hdhntr23, Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:44:50
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If you have an ACC bulb die, here's the procedure. (This was on a 96 CSE, ACC2. YMMV)

You can get the bulbs in their holders from Saab (riduculously expensive at about $13) or just buy bulbs someplace and do some soldering. The factory ones are plug and play. Your choice.

Pop the ACC from behind or by using using a thin, flat-bladed screwdriver. Be gentle--it will pop right out. I used a blade on my multi-tool. You can also pop the radio head unit, then the ACC, but this was unnecessary on my car.

Unplug (big connnector) and remove the ACC, as it is much easier to do this job with the ACC detached. I recommend doing this on a flat surface. You could certainly do it on your lap in the car, but since Murphy is always around, you will likely drop a screw between the seats. I did mine on the kitchen counter.

There are 6 Phillips-head sheet metal screws holding the black plastic front to the sheetmetal housing. Use a small Phillips screwdriver to undo these.

Gently pry the black plastic front of the unit off the metal housing. It won't pull off very far (2") as there is a thin ribbon wire connecting the front (which is all the switches) and the circuit board in the metal housing.

The bulbs are set into little gray plastic discs that twist in and out. It's obvious which one lights what. Twist the old one out and the new one in. Use a thin-bladed straight-edge screw driver and be gentle.

Re-assembly is the reverse. The whole job took maybe 20-30 minutes.

This is something that doesn't die often, but this is fast and easy and beats paying someone to do it.


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