2003 Saab 9.3 Viper 791XV

So,has anyone ever done one of these? Ive searched the forums and havent found any answers. My buddy wants to tackle this job on his car and I would like to help him out...any tips please? I have the directechs, the only thing I dont get is how are you suppose to get a starter wire, it lists one but says dont use?! I know one of you guys has to have done this...

If you have a digital meter test the wires at the key cylinder the starter wire should be there.I have not done one yet but your best bet is at the key cylinder. Once you test it with your meter the wire will not have voltage when you put your key in the cylinder and crank the car to start it the meter should have voltage for a second and the voltage drops to zero again. that's how you find the  starter wire.good luck.

Wire/Function	Colour	Location/Description	Polarity
PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT	YES	TRANSPONDER	SEE NOTES
12 VOLTS	Red	Ignition switch harness	+
IGNITION	GREEN/ red	Ignition switch harness	+
ACCESSORY	BROWN / gray	Ignition switch harness	+
STARTER	BLACK/ white	Ignition switch harness	+
TACH SIGNAL	Use an injector
LOCK	Yellow/brown	In driver's kickpanel	-
UNLOCK	Yellow/gray	In driver's kickpanel	-
DOORPIN	SEE NOTES
All 4 doors are independent. GRAY/GREEN is driver's door, BLACK/ GREEN is passenger door, BLACK/ GREEN(2 wires) are rear doors. All wires are negative and are found at the module under the driver's seat.
HOODPIN	RED / white	At module under driver's seat	-
TRUNK RELEASE	RED / white	In driver's kick or under driver's seat	-
FACTORY ARM	Arms with OEM remote only
FACTORY DISARM	Disarms with OEM remote only
BRAKESWITCH	Violet	At switch above brake pedal	+

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PARKLIGHTS	Gray/red	At light switch harness	+
HAND BRAKE	RED / black	Under center console or cluster	-
HORN	Yellow/white	At steering column	-
CLUTCH SWITCH	Starts without clutch pedal
DRIVER WINDOW UP	Gray/white	At master window switch	REV POL
DRIVER WINDOW DOWN	BLACK/ white	At master window switch	REV POL
PASSENGER WINDOW UP	GREEN/ gray	At master window switch	REV POL
PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN	Blue/white	At master window switch	REV POL
LEFT REAR WINDOW UP	GREEN/ red	At master window switch	REV POL
LEFT REAR WINDOW DOWN	Green	At master window switch	REV POL
RIGHT REAR WINDOW UP	Blue/green	At master window switch	REV POL
RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOWN	GREEN/ YELLOW	At master window switch	REV POL
HEADLIGHTS	GREEN/ red	At light switch harness	+
REVERSE LIGHTS	White	In driver's kickpanel	+
VSS WIRE	GREEN / WHITE or YELLOW /GREEN	Close to steering column (integration module)	AC

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Can anyone verify those wires? Those are WAY different than what ive got;

DIRECTWIRE™ WIRING INFORMATION - SAAB / 9-3 / 2003 / Remote Start
12volts      RED / white       +       ignition harness
Starter      brn/wht (NOT for remote start)      - ECM, driver side connector, pin 58
Ignition      RED / blue       +       ignition harness
Accessory      blue       +       ignition harness
Keysense      brown       +       ignition harness
Power Lock      green       -       central lock switch in driver door
Notes: Lock and unlock are negative trigger thru resistors. The resistor values are not know at this time. Cut the wire and meter the switch side while pressing the central lock switch on the door.
Parking Lights-      BROWN / yellow       -       headlight switch or BCM, pin A29
Notes: The BCM is part of the fuse box under the driver side dash.
Door Trigger      see notes       -       each door harness or BCM
Notes: The LF door is green to gray in pin A12. The RF door is green to ORANGE / blue in pin A11. The LR door is purple to BROWN / orange in pin A10. The RR door is purple to white in pin A9. Use all four wires and diode isolate each.
Dome Supervision      blue/white       -       driver kick or BCM, pin A18
Notes: The BCM is part of the fuse box under the driver side dash.
Trunk/Hatch Pin      purple       -       driver kick or BCM, pin A32
Notes: The BCM is part of the fuse box under the driver side dash.
Hood Pin      yellow/blue to GREEN/ gray       -       pin switch or BCM, pin B60
Notes: The BCM is part of the fuse box under the driver side dash.
Trunk/Hatch Release      GREEN/ blue to BROWN / red       -       driver kick or BCM, pin B58
Notes: The BCM is part of the fuse box under the driver side dash.

Meter this wire while opening the trunk with the rear trunk lid handle.
Factory Alarm Arm      factory remote only            
Factory Alarm Disarm      factory remote only            
Disarm No Unlock      with ignition and transponder            
Tachometer      NOT red, RED / yellow, or black       ac       any ignition coil or fuel injector
Wait to start      N/A            
Brake Wire      RED / green       +       brake pedal switch
Parking Brake      ORANGE / blue to ORANGE / white       -       parking brake switch or BCM, pin B55
Notes: The BCM is part of the fuse box under the driver side dash.
Horn Trigger      blue/white       -       Column Integration Module


Interface Module:      Category:
Immobilizer Bypass      Required:
Yes      Type:
Transponder
Part #: 556UW

lsondubz, the info you have should be correct.  You dont need the starter wire for remote start.  Just dont connect it.  Make sure you connect all the other ignition wires though.  The only reason you would need the start wire on this car for would be to do a starter kill.

So how does the car crank? Will it automatically crank when there is no voltage on acc but voltage on ign?

yeah i believe thats how that car is wired...  

Well I think hes gonna go after it soon, we will see what happens, Im very confident we can get it to work...