The boot of a smart car isn't the biggest thing ever so it would be silly to take up space with speakers. Lets put them in the lower hatch.
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450 Rear Window Leaks
If you have broken one, have a leak or want to tint them, take them out and fix it.
450 Rocker Cover Removal
Remove the spark plugs and air inlet manifold to reveal the crusty and corroded rocker cover. Use an E10 socket to remove the 6 bolts holding it down. One of this bolts also holds the oil dip stick tube in position. Pull off the large rubber breather hose from the TIK...
450 Roof Motor Testing
You may have 1 or 2 of these motors in your fortwo cabrio. It depends on who fixed it. It's a very simple set-up. The motor has 2 connections as shown below. Applying a positive and negative to the pins (either way around) will cause the motor to spin. If it doesn't...
450 Roof Panel Trim Removal
There isn't a great deal behind them but it's handy for discreet wiring, tweeters and removing the sun blind.
450 Roof Protection Strip
The 450 is now officially ancient. In 1998, when the City Coupe came out, smart thought they were so clever by fitting a full length glass roof. That clever feeling was cut short when roofs started exploding. It wasn't just during driving. People were having their...
450 SAM Unit Pin Out
700cc Fortwo SAM Connections 700cc Fortwo N11-1 Wire Colors Connection Fuse 1 Black Yellow/White Black Window switches 4 2 Black Red Heater blower motor, heated seats 3 3 Black Yellow AirCon connections 8 4 Pink Red Wiper stalk and relay 2 5 Violet Front fog lights 13...
450 SE Drive Cover
You need to remove this cover to change the SE Drive, swap the ignition ring for an aftermarket one, change the ignition barrel or change the central locking receiver.
450 SE Drive Pin Out
It's a gear stick, pretty boring eh? Not if you are me. SE is short for Sequential. The SE Drive contains some clever things like magnetically controlled non contact switches and a pretty nifty but simple gear stick locking device. Let's have a closer look. SE Drive...
450 Seat Removal
Swapping your seats over or running some cables?
450 Service Schedule
How often does a smart 450 need to be serviced?
450 Side Indicator Removal
Ok, a nice easy one for you. Handy if you want to change the bulbs or tint the lenses.
450 Side Window Removal
Remove the door panel to get to the window fixings. At the base of the glass you will see pair of Torx 30 bolts. Lower the glass about halfway before removing the fixings. On either side of the glass are the height adjustment tabs. Just remove the Torx 25...
450 Sliding Roof Servicing
Slide roof back and inspect the runners. They'll be full of old dirt, dust and other random shit. A lot of this is due to the grease applied to the runners. It's a dust magnet. Use a damp cloth to clean out as much as possible and then use a spray cleaner to get the...
450 Spark Plug Change
Your spark plugs sit right were all the action happens and have to fire a spark up to 3000 times a minute, eventually they will need to be changed. Usually during a service.
450 Speedo Disassembly
Change the dials for some cool aftermarket dials or convert to or from MPH.
450 Speedo LCD Invert
Word of warning. Unlike the 451 fortwo and Roadster, the 450 fortwo LCD cannot be disconnected from the speedo. If you screw this up, you'll need a new speedo, not just a new LCD. Disassemble the speedo. Zoom your eyes right in on the front of the LCD panel, you feel...
450 Speedo Pin Out
Pin Wire Colour Connects To Function 1 Yellow/Red Light Stalk Pin 1 Fog Lamp Symbol 2 Brown/White SAM Plug 5, Pin 7 Fuse 6, Illumination 3 Grey Outside Temp Sensor Pin 1 External Temp Sensor 4 Black/Blue Heater Booster Switch (Diesel) Heater Booster 5 Green/Blue...
450 Speedo Removal
There are a lot of interesting things going on behind the speedo so many of the modifications involve taking it out.
450 Stalk Removal
Snapped the stalk? replacing a faulty light stalk, adding cruise control?