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Saab 9-3 SportCombi LED Bar Prototype: KM-Tronics Asks For Your Feedback

From prototype to community input — KM-Tronics tests a new LED bar for the 9-3NG SportCombi, with Sedan and Convertible versions already planned

Saab 9-3NG SportCombi LED bar prototype test at night

KM-Tronics and Mark V. Kampen have reached an important milestone in the development of a LED light bar for the Saab 9-3NG SportCombi. After months of testing with epoxy and glass prototypes, the first working unit has now been mounted on Mark’s own SportCombi — and he even shared a short video on YouTube to demonstrate the progress.

 

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The project doesn’t stop here. Plans are already in place to create matching LED bars for the 9-3 Sedan and Convertible, bringing the whole 9-3NG lineup closer to the distinctive lighting identity Saab once envisioned for the 9-5NG.

Daytime look: the LED bar prototype mounted on Mark’s Saab 9-3 SportCombi. Wires and alignment are temporary, final version will be refined.
Daytime look: the LED bar prototype mounted on Mark’s Saab 9-3 SportCombi. Wires and alignment are temporary, final version will be refined.

Now Mark has a question for the Saab community:
Should the LED bar be a little brighter, or is the current intensity just right?

Testing intensity: prototype LED bar responding to the eSID system during the day.
Testing intensity: prototype LED bar responding to the eSID system during the day.

From our perspective, it might be best to balance the brightness so that it matches the OEM LED side position lights, creating a factory-like harmony and a look closer to the Saab 9-5NG LED bar.

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What do you think? Saab enthusiasts are invited to share their feedback and help shape the final product.

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5 Comments

  • Hallo ,
    Ik bezit een cabrio van het bwj 06 M07 en ik heb interesse in dit product. Het zal de auto een moderne indruk geven . Naar ik ook vernam zullen er verschillende versies komen . Voor mij mag het gelijkaardig zijn als van de 9-8 NG en hou rekening met de kleur van de achternichtblokken . ( Ice bloc of de rode achterlichten)
    Groetjes uit Belgïe.

  • Hi, I agree with the comment that the lightbar should balance the brightness of the OEM position lights. I should have a look as if it was in original from the factory.

  • To David Hawzell

    around the end of december we’ll be releasing the first version. which will likely be the version you see in the Saab Planet article aswell as a “ice cube OEM” style version🙂 as that one is at the moment the closest to production ready. The brighter led versions need abit more work and will likely release around March 2026.

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