Starting From Scratch. Basic Requirements If you have no audio equipment in your vehicle, youll need at least a head unit and a pair of speakers. Alpine X008AU 8 Navigation DVDCD Multimedia Head Unit Navigation. Perfected. The Alpine X008AU makes incar entertainment an entirely new experience with its. Connect your wiring harness adaptor to your new head unit. The wires will be clearly marked, as the adaptor is designed to make your car and head unit fit together. Aftermarket audio head unit installation. These instructions are for a 2. SAAB 9 5 with the AS3 Prestige audio. Different years and different Saab models may not be the same so do your own research and make sure you have all information for your particular car. Instructions are a guide, they are not complete step by step instructions. Some steps and other information may be missing. Check this thread for more information about the http saabworld. These installation instructions should apply to model years 1. Saab changed to new dash layout and audio system for the 2. Most of these instructions are the same for the AVIC F9. BT, AVIC F9. 0BT and other navigation or other stereos single or double din. Other units may use extra wires for additional equipment like the Vehicle Speed Sensor wire. The bypasshack may also be different for these units so do your own research. My thanks to the friendly forum members stipud, Mattlach, masteryong and others for their expertise and support. For more info about the AVIC line, make sure to check out www. It is not difficult to do the installation yourself. It does require some expertise and confidence with tapping into wires, soldering, programming the steering wheel controls adapter, taking some of the dash apart and so on. It is difficult to say how long it will take for the average installer. It took me quite a few evenings in figuring out how to hook everything up and taking pictures. With all these instructions, you should be able to do this in one day, depending on your skill level and the available tools and parts. Important notes This tutorial describes on how to install the PAC SWI PS steering wheel controls adapter. This worked fine on my car with manual transmission but there are some issues in using this adapter and the paddle shifters with an automatic transmission. In a Saab 9 5 with automatic transmission, it is recommended to use the PAC SWI RC. Find more information in this thread here link. Replacing the Kenwood OEM Navigation from Saab with an aftermarket head unit requires different instructions. Please check out these posts link. And last but not least. I am not a professional car audio installer. Use this information at your own risk and use common sense. Some information may be incorrect or incomplete.
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