Category: Smart
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Visteon Radio 9
The standard Radio on many Smart Fortwo’s, is the Smart Radio 9, made for Smart, by Visteon. The “Radio 9” came in two different versions. A VP6 model that only plays audio CD’s and a VP7 model that can play MP3’s from CD.The change from VP6 to VP7 happened together with the model year 2007-2008.…
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Biltema Wheel Rim Cleaner
I give Biltema Wheel Rim Cleaner, Art. 37-831, a try, to see if I can clean up my white rims. Not that impressed, even though I must admit that the painted front rims, had a pretty good layer of brake dust on them when I bought the Smart Fortwo. At the first wash, I got…
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Biltema Prewash
I give the Biltema Prewash, Art. 37-834 a try, before going to a Smart Mini-meet. Does it make a difference? Normally I don’t use anything but a thorough rice before I foam in the Smart Fortwo, and wash it. Since I’ve never used a prewash before, I was pretty interested in seeing if it made…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Additives for fuel, engine oil etc…
There are a long list of companies, selling additives for you to ad to your fuel, engine etc. promising anything from better mileage, over lower friction and wear, to a cleaner exhaust. I have tried quite a few, and will share some of my experiences here. I do however not see any reason to add…
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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…