Here is the Roadster glove box. Probably contains 0% gloves and 100% wheel bolt key, napkins and sweets. Open the glove box using the normal method. There's a plastic stay on each side that holds the flap in a set position. Push both of these stays towards the front...
Smartmods
for all your modding needs, recommended by Evilution
Kane Harrison
Roadster Ground Points
Roadster Earthing Points The Roadster is now officially old and with that advanced age comes new faults. One of these faults that is becoming more prevalent is earthing issues. Earth Or Ground? It's the same thing. Some countries call it a different name. Identifying...
Roadster H7 Bulb Connectors
The standard bulb connections are poor so lets add something better
Roadster Handbrake Cable Removal
Look under the car where the handbrake comes through the bulkhead. Push the distributor towards the cables and move the cable tips sideways, out of the way. Release the distributor and the cable ends are free. Open the rear brake drum... ...and use your tool of choice...
Roadster Handbrake Disconnect
Look under the car near the front of the engine cradle. If you are lucky, you'll see the handbrake cables. Make sure the handbrake is off. Push the distributor down and push the cables out of its grip. Release the distributor and you are done. I have always called the...
Roadster Handbrake Grip Removal
received some more car bling today heres the guide to fit the brabus handbrake to an existing car
Roadster Handbrake Removal
Disconnect the handbrake from under the car. Pull back the carpet, disconnect the handbrake switch connection and then remove the Torx E10 bolts from the front and the rear of the mechanism. Pull the rubber boot through the firewall. Pull the entire mechanism from the...
Roadster Handle Maintenance
Roadsters don't suffer so much from snapped door handle cables like the fortwo does but they do stiffen up, so, once a year, why not give them a proper lubrication? Other sites tell you to pull the handle open and spray lube into the hole that the handle passes...
Roadster Hardtop Fitting Kit
Hard top installation kit and install guide
Roadster Headlight Protectors
Replacement headlights for the Roadster cost about £90 from smart, there is an easy way to protect them instead
Roadster Headlight Removal
How to remove the headlights if one gets smashed
Roadster Heated Rear Window
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
Roadster Heated Seat Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
Roadster Heater & AC Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
Roadster Heater Cables
Roadster Heater Control Issues Much like the fortwo 450, the Roadster uses bowden cables to control much of the heating system. A bowden cable is exactly like the brake cables you had on your BMX when you were young. It's a steel cable running through a sprung wound...
Roadster Heater Fan Fault
The Roadster heater switch is a weak point in the system and can fail, here is how to fix and prevent it happening
Roadster Heater Knob Snapped
You don't get to see most of what is going on behind the heater knobs. Here's what you see normally. This is what is going on behind the covers. When one of your heater sliders snaps because you're a cack-handed caveman, getting the broken part out is an absolutely...
Roadster Heater Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
Roadster Horn Fault
It is becoming increasingly common for the horn on the Roadster to stop working. This is usually due to the position allowing the terminals to become contaminated and therefore breaking the circuit.
Roadster Horn Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.