Category: My Cars

  • Upgrading the fortwo’s radio to a 2-DIN CarPlay unit

    Upgrading the fortwo’s radio to a 2-DIN CarPlay unit

    The original radio is pretty old school, the most high-tech features it has to boast about, are TA (Traffic Announcement) and the integrated CD player. A lot has happened since 2009, and I can hardly remember when I last removed a CD from its cover, to play it on a CD-Player 🤔 I have chosen…

  • Getting the soft top unstuck on a Smart Fortwo

    Getting the soft top unstuck on a Smart Fortwo

    I got rather nervous, when the soft top on my Smart Fortwo Cabrio began to get stuck, when I tried to close it, and had to help it shut by pulling its sliders manually, while operating it. It started doing it two weeks ago, but the last few days it has gotten far worse, and…

  • Enø – Smart Mini Meet

    Enø – Smart Mini Meet

    There are a handful Smart Mini Meets around the country, at intervals, so there is usually one, somewhere every week. Today I drove down to the idyllic island of Enø, near the town NĂŚstved, to meet other Smart Klub Danmark members. Of cause the Smart needed a thorough bath, followed by a scrub behind its…

  • When the gearbox forgets what it’s job is

    When the gearbox forgets what it’s job is

    Left the highway the other day, via the off-ramp, to mount the side rails, and close the soft-top. When I reached the red lights, at the end the off-ramp, it seamed like the transmission didn’t change down from second gear to first, and the engine stalled. It started up without any problems, and I had…

  • Original and utterly useless cupholder

    Original and utterly useless cupholder

    If you want to have a cupholder in your Smart Fortwo, you will have to buy one, and the original dual cupholder, wins the competition for Most useless, and Worst designed cupholder ever! The cupholder consists of two 8,5 cm wide, and only 5 cm deep holders, and a rubber “ring”, that can be swivelled…

  • Seatbelt pads with the Danish Smart Clubs logo

    Seatbelt pads with the Danish Smart Clubs logo

    My Smart Fortwo Cabrio had a nice set of red seatbelt pads, that matches the red leather seats, when I bought it. They have “Smart Klub Danmark“, the name of the Danish Smart Klub, on them. I’m a bit ambivalent with them, as they have to be pulled down to the seat belt buckle, manually…

  • Steering wheel knobs

    Steering wheel knobs

    When I bought my Smart Fortwo, it had a steering wheel knob fitted to the steering wheel. It was one of the first things to go. It’s not for me, and already on the way home, it got snagged in the sleeve of my jacket, and collided with my hand while turning. The Fortwo’s usually…

  • Lightbulbs for Smart Cars, and can they be upgraded with LED’s?

    Lightbulbs for Smart Cars, and can they be upgraded with LED’s?

    So what type of lightbulbs do you need on hand as a Smart Fortwo owner, and can they be upgraded to LED’s? Smart Fortwo 451 Front Low beam H7 High beam H7 Side markers W5W Front indicators PY21W Fog lights H11 DRL’s Side Side indicators W5W Amber Rear Rear & Brake lights P21/5W Rear indicators…

  • Some times it’s hard to take the shortest route home

    Some times it’s hard to take the shortest route home

    It’s not quite summer yet, but today is this years first “top down in short sleeves” day. Naturally I took the small back roads home, and enjoyed the views. It’s hard not to take an extra turn (or five), just to enjoy birdsong, the scent of the fields in full bloom, the sun and the…

  • My Smart Fortwo Cabrio visits Sørby Autocenter

    My Smart Fortwo Cabrio visits Sørby Autocenter

    Originally I had planned to go to “Smartcars” when needed, but unfortunately they are 30-40 minutes away, each way. And the last time I tried to get in contact with them, by mail, they never replied. By chance I saw that “Sørby Autocenter” is on the list over companies where smartclubdenmark members get a discount.They…