Here is a list of things I have that help make the site.
Smartmods
for all your modding needs, recommended by Evilution
Kane Harrison
What Panels Fit What
Now smart no longer sell precoloured panels you have to find them elsewhere, find out what panels will fit your car.
What Smart Do I Own
This page will help you to work out what smart you have.
What you get for your money
Heres what I go when I got the UKs First X-Gauge
Wheel & Spacer Calculator
What Size Spacers Can I Fit? It's a fairly common question that is usually very simple to work out. Look here. What If I Can't Take Physical Measurements? If you don't have the wheels or the can't bolt directly to the hub for the simple measurement to take place,...
Wheel Alignment Settings
What Is Wheel Alignment (AKA Tracking)? Alignment is the angle, tilt and direction that the wheels and tyres face on the car. They are rarely dead vertical and facing dead straight as adjusting these figures can change the way the car behaves and handles. Negative...
Wheel Bolt Dimensions
450 Wheel Bolts These can be used on all 450 standard factory alloys and steel wheels. Note the radius seat. You should not use tapered seat bolts on a wheel designed for radius seat bolts. 451 Wheel Bolts These can be used on all 451 standard factory alloys and steel...
Wheel Bolt Key Storage
If you have alloys and you aren't silly you probably have security wheel bolts holding your wheels on. These are replacement wheel bolts with a special design shape that matches a removal key. The removal key slots over the head of the bolt and allows removal of the...
Wheel Bolt Torque Figures
Model Newton Metres Foot Pounds 450 Fortwo 110Nm 81 ft/lb Crossblade 110Nm 81 ft/lb 451 Fortwo 110Nm 81 ft/lb 452 Roadster 120Nm 88.5 ft/lb 453 Fortwo & Forfour 105Nm 77.5 ft/lb 454 Forfour 120Nm 88.5 ft/lb Why is the Roadster wheel torque different to the fortwo...
Where To Buy Smart Parts
I get a lot of emails asking about second hand and new parts and panels.
Why Is My 453 Listed As A 451?
Your 453 Is Listed As A 451 In The Documents 453s in most EU countries had 451 on the ownership documentation. WTF! Photo by Giampiero M Smart did this because Mercedes were dodgy wankers trying to get around stupid "green" rules. The EU had mandated that all new...
Wider Front Wheels
The standard narrow tyres fitted to many of the fortwos causes severe understeer, you turn the wheel in a corner but the car goes straight on. You need wider front wheels and tyres for increased grip.
Window Switch SMDs
The window switches aren't lit but they do have the contact inside waiting for some SMD LEDs so let's through a couple in each and see how it looks.
Windscreen Squirter Clean
Every car has a windscreen squirter. It's usually 1, 2 or 3 holes that washer fluid is forced through. The problem with these is 3 fold. 1 - The holes are quite small. 2 - Water contains impurities. 3 - They don't get used that often. Impurities like calcium from hard...
Windscreen Washer Fluid Test
This is a refractometer. It measures the refraction of light through different fluids. Since the refraction is known for certain fluids, it can tell you information about that fluid. They are available very cheaply on Amazon. One of the fluids this can can test is...
Windscreen Wiper Replacement
Wipers should be replaced every year but it's amazing how many people don't and also don't know how. This will take you through a few options.
Wing Mirror Replacement Glass
How to fit and where to buy replacement mirror glass
Wiper Arm Washer Jet
The first few generations of smart had a wiper mounted windscreen washer jet. Even when they removed it and went with a standard tridion mounted tri-jet, many of the parts are still in place allowing you to retrofit it.
Wiper Mechanism Repair
Do you have 1 wiper that doesn't move even though the other one works fine? It's a fairly common problem on the smart fortwo. Why Doesn't 1 Wiper Arm Move? The wiper mechanism uses 1 motor with a crank that attaches to 2 connecting arms that go off to the wipers. To...
Wiper Rear Cover Removal
Apart from having to access this area to replace the wiper motor, you have to get into it if your rear window squirter pipe comes off or snaps.