AUXILIARY DRIVING LIGHTS

After you've installed a proper wiring harness and so on, it's time to decide whether you're satisfied with the car's original full beams, or indeed, if you need more light. Some people dont like the idea of adding large lightunits in the front of the car, they feel that it "ruins" the car's styling. They will have to stick with the original lightunits or look at other, more effective units. (see "Choosing headlights")
Normally I'd avoid add-on extra gadgets. I prefer to keep the car as clean as possible. But for auxiliary driving lights, I'll make an exeption. There is no short cut to proper full beam light, the units have to be large.

FITTING AUX DRIVELIGHTS
Saab provided brackets for this purpose. Hella and Bosch too.
Bosch: Saab 95/96/99 76-79 part no. 0 830
Bosch: Saab 99/90/900 79-86 part no. 0 831
These brackets bolt at the back end of the bumper.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FITTING BOSCH BIG KNICK 225
The problem with fitting any extra's in the nose of a 99 is obviously that the bonnet opens the wrong way, thereby getting in conflict with any large objects. In fact, the bonnet tip rests at the bumber when fully opened.
So when I ended up with a 99 (again), I thought I had to shelf my favourite driving lights. Until I checked. Hah! They'll fit! The bonnet will open fully with them in the nose, albeit we're talking millimetre clearances here.
Look at the photos of Raymond's 99 here, and you'll see that it has custom made brackets, and the lights are held firmly against the bumper. This eliminated the need for rods. The grill, however, was tucked back in without any modifying. It no longer fits. Two notches will have to be cut out if you're doing it properly.

My favourites	Raymond's 99	Ditto	Bracket	Ditto

To be continued...