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Here is the deal.
1. You need to remove the cover of the speed controller. It is a black "boot" on the passenger side attached with a single screw. It is located where the left foot of the passenger would normally lie. If you remove this part you should be able to see the BOTTOM half of the speed controller and access 1 of the 2 screws that hold that section in place.
2. You need to remove the Glove box. The glove box is attached by 7 screws total (6 are visible behind the little tabs, one attaches the glove box to the center console panel on the passenger side) and 1 giant bolt (by the door frame).
3. You need to remove the vent duct (to crate some space). The vent duct is "snapped on" to the AC vent on the passenger side. The vent is Clipped on. So find the vent clips from behind the dash, depress them on either side of the vent and you should be able to remove it, then remove the vent duct.
4. You should remove the center console panel on the passenger side. This is easier said than done. There are 3 clips on the front end of this panel that serve as a guide and allow a nice tight fitting. The clips are brittle in my car and 1 broke easily.
5. With the glove box removed you should be able to access the TOP screw in the speed controller. The speed controller is screwed into a a metal plate. You can follow the cable to locate the connection to the main wiring. This is where it gets tricky. Getting to that connection and being able to access it is a pain in the butt. The connection is about 2 inches wide, and there are other similar connections in the area. If you follow the cables of the speed controller with care, you should notice that the main connector is the second in a series of 2 large black connectors. You will have to remove the first (irrelevant connector) from the little housing in which it is attached, just to free space to remove the existing speed controller. This is the part that was difficult. There is hardly any space in there. It is not conceptually difficult, but the space to operate is soo small, that, if you have large hands like I do, you are bound to get a few knuckle wounds.
I will recommend that you do this job with the haynes manual at your side. It does not provide much information in this subject, but it details the removal of the glove box, and some how, it seems to provide moral support. Check the following links. The picture is a joke (EXTREMELY over simplified), but it does show that you need to remove the glove box, vent duct and controller cover just to access this part. Here is the URL in case the link does not work. There are several other posts with very useful information on this issue. Once again, search the site for speed and controller and you should find several posts, including one with a link to a PDF file detailing a Saab Technical Bulletin on this issue.
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