Mark van Kampen's latest KM-Tronics video opens the Saab 9-5NG's GM-sourced steering column lock and shows how a worn DC motor or broken spindle can be replaced without discarding the complete module.
KM-Tronics has completed the first full tear-down of Saab's twin-turbo V6 prototype, revealing handmade components, experimental fuel-system solutions, prototype instrumentation and new clues about how far Saab's engineers had progressed before the project came to an end.
KM-Tronics has mounted the first Saab 9-3NG Sedan LED bar prototype on a car and is now looking for owners willing to help test the setup before any possible production release.
After turning the Saab 9-3NG SportCombi LED bar into a real DIY product, KM-Tronics is now deep into testing the Sport Sedan version. Recent updates from Mark V. Kampen show work on LED brightness, paint behavior, wiring, license plate hub fitment and long-term thermal testing before the first production-ready version arrives.
A known weak point on the Saab 9-3 Convertible is now getting a methodical fix. KM-Tronics demonstrates how to convert or repair the fragile ice cube third brake light using a reproducible process that balances availability, cost, and OEM appearance.
KM-Tronics has its donor car - a Saab 9-3 Turbo X pulled back from scrapping at a specialist in Apeldoorn and Episode 2 shows why the build starts not with the engine, but with the shell around it. The chassis arrived stripped and mechanically failed, but a Turbo X with XWD architecture and a straight body is the only foundation that makes the B284XR concept coherent. What follows is methodical: butyl damping across the lower body, careful surface preparation, and the kind of work most build videos skip. The goal, as Mark explained directly, is to build the car the way Saab would have - quiet enough that road noise recedes and the engine does the talking.
KM-Tronics has officially launched the Saab 9-3 SportCombi LED bar, transforming an early prototype into a configurable production product. The result gives the 9-3 Estate a continuous rear light signature that feels closer than ever to Saab’s Griffin-era design language.
After years in the Netherlands under Mark V. Kampen’s care, the legendary 9-5NG Turbo6 Hirsch prototype has returned to Sweden. Philip Salonen, co-owner of Mannes Bilservice, tells the incredible story of how he couldn’t let this piece of Saab history slip away twice.
KM-Tronics and Mark V. Kampen are rewriting Saab’s future with projects that blend OEM heritage and modern engineering. From the upcoming LED bar for the 9-3 SportCombi to replica Hirsch springs, heavy-duty DICs, and even Saab’s never-built twin-turbo V6, their work proves that Saab innovation never stopped.
