My 2002 Saab 9-5 Hot Aero (Abbott Racing)
Discussion
Well after decided to change my car, I sold my BMW 323i SE Touring and got myself a Saab 9-5 Hot Aero....for those who dont know this is the one with the 2.3 High Pressure Turbo producing 250bhp as standard and very easy to tune.
This is how the car arrived home:
Over the last few days I have detailed the car, steam cleaning the interior, the leather, treating the leather with Swissvax Leather Cleaner and Swissvax Leather Softner:
Replaced the front badge as all worn...decided on an old skool Saab badge:
So Today I decided to correct the 9-5, after taking various paint depth readings I knews i was going to be using different compounds and technique for different panels as there are some which have been resprayed...So onto some pics:
Swirls:
Corrected:
But there was some previous touch ups and a deep scratch, this will be fixed at a later date:
More swirling and oxidisation:
And this is after the correction:
50/50 with the front door/rear door:
On the top of the doors there were deeper scratches but were removed:
The front door after correction:
There front wing was also oxidised and heavely swirled and madly marred:
50/50 on the front wing:
Corrected front wing:
At this stage I took a picture of the reflection on the panels which had been corrected:
Onto the bonnet....which was really badly oxidised and swirled giving a very poor reflection:
50/50:
Corrected and a much better reflection:
Onto the bumper, someone had attacked it with a brillo pad:
After correction:
There were a few things needing fixed on the bumper so might get it resprayed
I did the other side which was like what you always saw in previous pics (nothing more exciting) then it started to rain....I was fortunate to finish the correction so tomorrow will add the protection, just trying to decide on which wax i will use.....
So today I was going to continue with the detail on my 9-5 when I got a call from my mum....."someone has damaged you car", so went round to see how bad it was....expecting the worse and hoping for the best, I turned up and someone had thrown an egg at the car:
With the sun out and the car being black the egg was starting to fry on the paintwork...this is not good as egg has acid fat and protein in it (thanks to my friend Gordon for pointing that out) which will eat into the paint work...so the first thing i did was spray the effected areas with APC, picked off the shell and blasted with the PW, then snowfoamed with Chemical Guys Citrus Snowfoam and again rinsed, washed the car with Dodo Juice Born to be Mild rinsed and dried with a Dodo Juice Supernatural Drying towel. At this point the damage was clear
This was the impact spot:
and the run off had stained the paint:
So I attempted to correct the run off and etching with my DA, using Scholls Concept S17 compound and a Black Chemical Guys Hex Logic pad which worked well, the impact area and some etching will require wet sanding and didnt have time to do that today....so this will be done another time...
So once fixed I applied Swissvax Cleaner Fluid to the car:
Which was left for 10-15 mins and buffed off:
I then applied Swissvax Shield....This was contains PTFE (as found on non stick frying pans) which is fantastic for durability with 8+ months been known:
This was left for 30 mins then buffed off then left for an hour and the second layer of wax was applied, this time I wanted depth to the paint, so I opted for Swissvax Best of Show:
Whilst the wax was curing I applied Zaino Z2 to the alloys to give some depth then applied Swissvax Autobahn wheel wax:
then applied Swissvax Pneu to the tyres, personally i think this is the best tyre dressing on the market giving a nice natural finish:
Leaving the Autobahn and Pneu to cure a little, I dressed the exterior trim with Swissvax Nano Express, this is expected to give a few months protection in itself, but ill be using every month:
The exterior rubbers were perrishing so treated with Swissvax Seal Feed, this again is one of the best products on the market for this purpose:
The glass was treated to Dodo Juice Clearly Menthol and the wax was buffed, Autobahn buffed, tyre dressing wiped the end results:
you might be able to tell i do like to clean my car.....lol to be continued (more to catch up to current time)
This is how the car arrived home:
Over the last few days I have detailed the car, steam cleaning the interior, the leather, treating the leather with Swissvax Leather Cleaner and Swissvax Leather Softner:
Replaced the front badge as all worn...decided on an old skool Saab badge:
So Today I decided to correct the 9-5, after taking various paint depth readings I knews i was going to be using different compounds and technique for different panels as there are some which have been resprayed...So onto some pics:
Swirls:
Corrected:
But there was some previous touch ups and a deep scratch, this will be fixed at a later date:
More swirling and oxidisation:
And this is after the correction:
50/50 with the front door/rear door:
On the top of the doors there were deeper scratches but were removed:
The front door after correction:
There front wing was also oxidised and heavely swirled and madly marred:
50/50 on the front wing:
Corrected front wing:
At this stage I took a picture of the reflection on the panels which had been corrected:
Onto the bonnet....which was really badly oxidised and swirled giving a very poor reflection:
50/50:
Corrected and a much better reflection:
Onto the bumper, someone had attacked it with a brillo pad:
After correction:
There were a few things needing fixed on the bumper so might get it resprayed
I did the other side which was like what you always saw in previous pics (nothing more exciting) then it started to rain....I was fortunate to finish the correction so tomorrow will add the protection, just trying to decide on which wax i will use.....
So today I was going to continue with the detail on my 9-5 when I got a call from my mum....."someone has damaged you car", so went round to see how bad it was....expecting the worse and hoping for the best, I turned up and someone had thrown an egg at the car:
With the sun out and the car being black the egg was starting to fry on the paintwork...this is not good as egg has acid fat and protein in it (thanks to my friend Gordon for pointing that out) which will eat into the paint work...so the first thing i did was spray the effected areas with APC, picked off the shell and blasted with the PW, then snowfoamed with Chemical Guys Citrus Snowfoam and again rinsed, washed the car with Dodo Juice Born to be Mild rinsed and dried with a Dodo Juice Supernatural Drying towel. At this point the damage was clear
This was the impact spot:
and the run off had stained the paint:
So I attempted to correct the run off and etching with my DA, using Scholls Concept S17 compound and a Black Chemical Guys Hex Logic pad which worked well, the impact area and some etching will require wet sanding and didnt have time to do that today....so this will be done another time...
So once fixed I applied Swissvax Cleaner Fluid to the car:
Which was left for 10-15 mins and buffed off:
I then applied Swissvax Shield....This was contains PTFE (as found on non stick frying pans) which is fantastic for durability with 8+ months been known:
This was left for 30 mins then buffed off then left for an hour and the second layer of wax was applied, this time I wanted depth to the paint, so I opted for Swissvax Best of Show:
Whilst the wax was curing I applied Zaino Z2 to the alloys to give some depth then applied Swissvax Autobahn wheel wax:
then applied Swissvax Pneu to the tyres, personally i think this is the best tyre dressing on the market giving a nice natural finish:
Leaving the Autobahn and Pneu to cure a little, I dressed the exterior trim with Swissvax Nano Express, this is expected to give a few months protection in itself, but ill be using every month:
The exterior rubbers were perrishing so treated with Swissvax Seal Feed, this again is one of the best products on the market for this purpose:
The glass was treated to Dodo Juice Clearly Menthol and the wax was buffed, Autobahn buffed, tyre dressing wiped the end results:
you might be able to tell i do like to clean my car.....lol to be continued (more to catch up to current time)
Continued.....
Well the engine blew on it
Car was sent back to the dealers and they replaced the engine and gave a healthy compensation for the inconvenience
The car was still covered in Swirls from the last time they got it back, just have not had the time to work on my own car......
Got the SID (Saab information Display) replaced:
from:
to:
The exhaust was annoying me, looking very rusty so sprayed with a high temp matt black:
from:
to:
Decided to treat the plastic trim with Dodo Juice Supernatural Gloss Trim Sealant:
Treated the Glass with Dodo Juice Clearly Menthol then Dodo Juice SN Glass Sealant:
Also at this time i decided to give Wolf Chemicals Boby wrap a try and initially i was impressed in the application and removal, still at this time the car was not corrected:
Also applied Wolf Chemicals Rim Shield to the alloys:
Here is some beading shots of the Body wrap:
Over the last week I decided enough was enough and corrected the paintwork, recently having Scholls Concept pads and S3 Gold, S17+ and S40 I started to the car, Decided to wetsand certain areas of concern on the bonnet and the boot:
Bonnet before:
After:
The bootlit:
before:
After:
When finishing the car i used Dodo Juice Purple Haze from on all the panels except the roof, i used Wolf Chemicals Body Wrap (more to test over the winter) but some more beading shots:
Purple Haze Pro:
WC Body Wrap:
Finally yesterday I decided to clean the arches and remove the wheels and protect them, get the car ready for the winter, so i decied to use the steam cleaner for this...
Aches before:
After steam cleaning then i applied Swissvax Motorshine to protect them:
The alloys were removed and cleaned using the steam cleaner....
before:
50/50:
After:
Then they were protected with Wolf Chemicals Rim Shield (im really liking this product)
Well the engine blew on it
Car was sent back to the dealers and they replaced the engine and gave a healthy compensation for the inconvenience
The car was still covered in Swirls from the last time they got it back, just have not had the time to work on my own car......
Got the SID (Saab information Display) replaced:
from:
to:
The exhaust was annoying me, looking very rusty so sprayed with a high temp matt black:
from:
to:
Decided to treat the plastic trim with Dodo Juice Supernatural Gloss Trim Sealant:
Treated the Glass with Dodo Juice Clearly Menthol then Dodo Juice SN Glass Sealant:
Also at this time i decided to give Wolf Chemicals Boby wrap a try and initially i was impressed in the application and removal, still at this time the car was not corrected:
Also applied Wolf Chemicals Rim Shield to the alloys:
Here is some beading shots of the Body wrap:
Over the last week I decided enough was enough and corrected the paintwork, recently having Scholls Concept pads and S3 Gold, S17+ and S40 I started to the car, Decided to wetsand certain areas of concern on the bonnet and the boot:
Bonnet before:
After:
The bootlit:
before:
After:
When finishing the car i used Dodo Juice Purple Haze from on all the panels except the roof, i used Wolf Chemicals Body Wrap (more to test over the winter) but some more beading shots:
Purple Haze Pro:
WC Body Wrap:
Finally yesterday I decided to clean the arches and remove the wheels and protect them, get the car ready for the winter, so i decied to use the steam cleaner for this...
Aches before:
After steam cleaning then i applied Swissvax Motorshine to protect them:
The alloys were removed and cleaned using the steam cleaner....
before:
50/50:
After:
Then they were protected with Wolf Chemicals Rim Shield (im really liking this product)
I had problems with the DI cassette, the third cylinder was not firing correctly sendin unburnt fuel to the cats and metling the cats, so I decided to replace the full system. Opted for the Abbott Racing 3 piece system including 3" downpipe, Sports Cat and full system and i LOVE IT !
Looks amazing:
And it sounds even better than it looks :
Saab 9-5 Hot Aero Abbott Racing Exhaust - YouTube
Saab 9-5 Aero Abbott Racing Exhaust - YouTube
Also replaced the DI cassette with a new one and new spark plugs and new front wheel bearing......
Looks amazing:
And it sounds even better than it looks :
Saab 9-5 Hot Aero Abbott Racing Exhaust - YouTube
Saab 9-5 Aero Abbott Racing Exhaust - YouTube
Also replaced the DI cassette with a new one and new spark plugs and new front wheel bearing......
At present the car is nearly ready for a stage 3 remap, only needing a 3.5 FPR and then £60 for the remap then it will go from the 250bhp and 350nm up to 285bbhp and 440nm. I took a video of the acceleration just after the exhaust system was fitted
Saab 9-5 Hot Aero Acceleration - Abbott Racing - YouTube
The check engine light is on as need the remap to take into account the sports cat
Bit of an update, after the dealer had the car they had stripped all the protection of the car using TFR so this gave me an oppertunity to user Permanon Car Supershine Brilliant. Very easy product to use and this was the results:
Then some beading shots:
Also did a video whilst during the testing of the product (yes it also shows a Nissan Almera with is used as a test bed for many products):
Permanon Car Supershine Brilliant - YouTube
The application of this product was on a wet car to simulate wet conditions and it worked perfectly.
Also decided to restore the headlights as they were looking old and tired:
After wetsanding with 1000 sanding discs via da followed by 2000 and 4000 ended up like this:
Then polished with Scholls Concept S3 Gold on a Orange Hex pad and futher refining with Nanotech Super Gloss Polish on a Scholls Orange Pad and ended up like this:
There are a few things outstanding with the car, but will be fixed within the next couple of months as well as the stage 3 remap
Thanks for viewing
Robert
Saab 9-5 Hot Aero Acceleration - Abbott Racing - YouTube
The check engine light is on as need the remap to take into account the sports cat
Bit of an update, after the dealer had the car they had stripped all the protection of the car using TFR so this gave me an oppertunity to user Permanon Car Supershine Brilliant. Very easy product to use and this was the results:
Then some beading shots:
Also did a video whilst during the testing of the product (yes it also shows a Nissan Almera with is used as a test bed for many products):
Permanon Car Supershine Brilliant - YouTube
The application of this product was on a wet car to simulate wet conditions and it worked perfectly.
Also decided to restore the headlights as they were looking old and tired:
After wetsanding with 1000 sanding discs via da followed by 2000 and 4000 ended up like this:
Then polished with Scholls Concept S3 Gold on a Orange Hex pad and futher refining with Nanotech Super Gloss Polish on a Scholls Orange Pad and ended up like this:
There are a few things outstanding with the car, but will be fixed within the next couple of months as well as the stage 3 remap
Thanks for viewing
Robert
tbc said:
always liked the Aero Saabs, seems we've seen the last of them
you don't happen to work for Swisswax :P
Im an ex Swissax detailer, so i do have a lot of their gear (well actually not as much anymore as i sold a lot of it off, but kept the products which really impressed me.....)you don't happen to work for Swisswax :P
Lovely car, I've a big soft spot for Aero's especially with he Abbott tweaks, always sad I never had one.
You've done an amazing job with the car, though I hate to say do you think someone targeted your car with the egg as they knew how much pride you take in cleaning it? There's a lot of knuckle-draggers out there...
You've done an amazing job with the car, though I hate to say do you think someone targeted your car with the egg as they knew how much pride you take in cleaning it? There's a lot of knuckle-draggers out there...
someone egged a car of mine, they think it is just a laugh, but as you point out, the circular scratches are terrible.
You just know they spent all day watching you carefully clean your car and thought, (i've used the word think twice, they do nothing of the sort) "let's piss on his chips" b
ds....
You just know they spent all day watching you carefully clean your car and thought, (i've used the word think twice, they do nothing of the sort) "let's piss on his chips" b
ds....I thought i was targetted, but after a while i think the egg was thrown from 3 or 4 gardens behind my house....so maybe someone threw it just for fun, not really had the time to fix the damage, but this spring i will be touching it up then wetsanding it down to blend it in, but i have a couple of stratches needing attention and the front splitter, so ill do it all at once.
Even though i was ranging at the egg incident, in all honesty i could have been a lot worse, just unfortunately being a sunny day and black paint, it heated up very quickly....also there was no protection on the car at that stage which was worse, but now with what i have i dont think it would be as bad (if it happened now).
Even though i was ranging at the egg incident, in all honesty i could have been a lot worse, just unfortunately being a sunny day and black paint, it heated up very quickly....also there was no protection on the car at that stage which was worse, but now with what i have i dont think it would be as bad (if it happened now).
Hello Rob 
Max M4X WW said:
Love the car, I've only had one Saab but I do appreciate what they are etc and would have another.
Good progress so far, shame about the egg/engine. Was it the PCV system or something to do with clogged oil?
We think it could have been, the sump was dropped but it is known that depending how bad it is, when the new oil is put through the eyetm it will loosen any clogs further up in the engine and getting caught in the strainer.....but it was repaired/replaced under warrenty and working much better than before Good progress so far, shame about the egg/engine. Was it the PCV system or something to do with clogged oil?
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