SAAB-aru 9-2x Aero Interior & Headlights

[TTQ B4U]

So a fellow CR Member has had this car for about 2 weeks and is going to use it as a daily. It's a 2006 with a lot of miles and owned previously by a smoker that had a dog that sheds. Both added up to a huge need to clean it up so that the new owners significant other would finally ride in it with them

 

Keeping budgets in-check the interior and the headlights were the two areas targeted to begin. Down the road a strong Clean and Protect detail will do this ride wonders on the outside.

 

Goals were to completely clean up the interior and remove all traces of smoke and then to make it so the headlights could actually cost some light on the road without having to be replaced. I failed to capture any shots of the light gray color headliner but let's just say it lightened up by a few shade of gray after it was cleaned.

 

On to the show...

 

BEFORE Shots: The passenger side was bad but the driver side was much worse.

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187300/original.jpg

 

 

The back seat served as an ashtray. Common when smoking with the windows open.

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187302/original.jpg

 

 

Seats were worn as it's old, but they were also stained with lots of dye transfer from clothing.

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187301/original.jpg

 

 

The headlights were pretty badly oxidized. Thankfully not so bad that would have crazed inside yet but they weren't far off.

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187303/original.jpg

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187304/original.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

AFTER:

After a good cleaning things improved dramatically

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187309/original.jpg

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187312/original.jpg

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187311/original.jpg

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/saab_92x_aero_gallery/original.jpg

 

The floor matts and carpet came out like new

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187305/original.jpg

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187306/original.jpg

 

 

Let there be light...

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187307/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168187308/original.jpg

[Bam]

Wow, looks great. My Saab headlights could probably use that treatment...what’s that run?

[TTQ B4U]

Wow, looks great. My Saab headlights could probably use that treatment...what’s that run?

 

 

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

You have PM.