Category: Smart Fortwo Coupé
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All season, or Summer and Winter tyres?
I know that the topic of All season vs Summer and Winter tyres is a hotly debated one, that can get borderline religious. Until very recently, I couldn’t dream of not having two sets of wheels for any car I owned (except for my old Ford Mustang that never saw a winter road, and my…
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A quick one day trip to Bornholm
I’m on a one day trip to Bornholm today, to pickup a few things, and to visit some friends. Took the trip from western Zeeland, across the Øresund bridge, and on to Ystad in Sweden without any stops. Unfortunately it began to drizzle every time I lowered the roof, so it was only down a…
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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…
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Cheap bridge fares in a Smart Fortwo
In Denmark any vehicle shorter than 3 metres is billed as a motorbike, when crossing the great belt bridge. Since I’ve only just bought it today, I haven’t moved the “pay by plate” service to the Smarts registration, so this is the full fare without the “BroBizz” discount. According to the great belt bridge website,…
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My Smart Fortwo has a broken coil spring
I heard a small, sharp bang while driving on a gravel road, and upon closer inspection the front right coil spring had snapped. When it happened, I had no idea of how much Smart needed to be removed, to be able to change it for a new one 🙂 Well, off with the entire front,…
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Changing lightbulbs in a Smart Fortwo 450
Changing the headlight bulbs on a Smart Fortwo 450, can be quite a challenge. First you open the small door under the front windscreen, with your car key. Then squeeze your arm in, remove the plastic covering, the electrical plug, and the retaining clip holding the bulb. Swap out the bulbs and assemble it all…
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Smart fortwo Brabus wheel arches
I bought a set of original Smart fortwo Brabus wheel arches for my 450, in able to cover the wider Smart Roadster wheels from sticking out from my original arches. The Brabus wheel arches are easy to mount. They are just pressed on to the arches lip, and three small springs do what they can,…
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Roadster wheels on my Smart fortwo
I like the look, of the steel rims on the Smart fortwo, especially the deep dishes on the Roadster wheels, so I’ve bought a set for mine, instead of taking the usual alloy route. The original steel wheels have been equipped with winter tyres, and the new Smart Roadster rims have received a set of…