Mystery part.

Oct 29, 2005 7 Replies

Hi all,



I ordered a new alloy rim for my 9-3 from partsforsaabs.com the other week. When it turned up, this was in the box with it:-



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They didn't charge me for it - it looks like it fell in by mistake. It says Saab on it and has the number 12790319. It looks like a piece of trim to me and the outside surface has a sort of rubbery finish. It's about 18cm long.



Anyone know what it is? Anyone want one?



Cheers,



Colin.


This is the CD holder for the universal holder in the 9-3 SS. I personally use mine as a bank. It comes in every sports sedan, as far as I know.

Thanks for that. I wondered whether it might be for holding a CD, but I couldn't quite believe they'd go to all that trouble for just one CD without a box!

Does anyone (in the UK) want it? I can't see myself ever getting an SS

- I use the hatch too much.

Cheers,

Colin.

What's an allow rim ?

Graham

I'm not sure about allow rims :o)

But an alloy rim is the bit of a wheel that's made of alloy. I'd always been pedantic enough to think it wasn't a complete wheel unless it had a tyre on it. I'm sure there's a can of worms here somewhere...

Cheers,

Colin.

There is.

The rim is the part of a wheel that the tyre makes contact with.

I didn't know you could buy them separately from the rest of the wheel ! ;-)

I still have the faintest idea what it is you originally ordered.

Did you mean you ordered a new alloy wheel ?

Graham

Yep. That's the one, and since my car doesn't have split rims it's also the part of the wheel that gets bolted to the car. It's all a single casting.

Now we're back to split rims again.

'twas one of these :-

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Notice how PartsforSaabs also incorrectly refer to it as a "wheel". Sometimes I think I'm the only soldier at the parade who's marching in-step...

As far as cars are concerned, a wheel is an assembly that includes a tyre. I only ordered the rim. That's my story and I'm sticking to it :o)

Cheers,

Colin.

Talk about having a 'split' personality! 8-)

Craig.

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