The external temperature sensor is the device that relays the outside temperature to the speedo. It's wired directly. The sensor is just a thermistor which means that it changes resistance depending on the temperature. The resistance is then converted to a temperature...
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External Temperature Sensor 451
The outside air temperature sensor is placed behind the front panel however, changing this sensor does not require the removal of the front panels. The sensor simply pushes in from the back of the lower air dam panel. You can reach the back of the sensor through the...
Extra Reflectors
Be Safe be seen! It’s all about being seen, the rear reflectors on the smart are quite small so why not add some more?
Extra Window Switch
Yes, the smart is narrow but the lack of passenger window control on the driver's side is unforgivable.
Fast Filler Cap
speed up your petrol filling or replace a lost cap.
Fifth Gear Filming
We donate our cars for the background of channel five's Fifth Gear.
Filling The Windscreen Washer Tank
Eventually the windscreen jets stop squirting, chances are they have just run out of water, lets fill it up.
Find The OBD Socket
600cc & 800cc CDI Smart City Up to late 2002 RHD - Look under the dashboard on the passenger side, it is located on the fuse box. LHD - Look under the dashboard on the driver side, it is located on the fuse box. This shows the OBD socket with a Trust Plug fitted....
Finding The Engine Number – 450
What Engines Does This Relate To? 600cc petrol - fortwo 450 700cc petrol - fortwo 450 800cc diesel - fortwo 450 800cc diesel - fortwo 451 700cc petrol - Roadster 452 Where Is The Engine Number? This is one of those strange questions that I get asked on a fairly...
Finding The Engine Number – 451
Petrol Models Only The petrol 451 of all types, turbo or non turbo had the same engine number location. Thankfully, it's 879% easier to get to and 423% easier to read than the previous model's engine. As you look at the lower right hand side of the engine block, just...
Finding The Engine Number – Roadster
Where Is The Engine Number? This is one of those strange questions that I get asked on a fairly regular basis. I didn't understand why it was necessary at first until I was told the reason. Apparently, in some countries, if you import a car, they want to know...
Fit A Boost Gauge
Fit an aftermarket boost gauge to your smart!
Fit A Cycle Valve
The older, lower powered smarts had a mechanical boost controller instead of the electronic boost controller in the 61bhp models. Fitting this part is cheap and quite easy.
Fitting 451 Foglights
The foglights on the fortwo 451 are much better than the old fortwo foglights.
Fitting A Better Horn
The Horn The standard horn fitted to all smarts isn't loud enough. It doesn't draw attention like it should. In fact, it's almost laughable and many people say it's like a scooter horn. There's a reason for that. That's exactly what it is. A single low wattage disc...
Fitting Braided Brake Hoses
Where Can I Buy These Hoses? They are for sale on the SmartMods website. What Colours Can I Get? Clear smoked, Red, Green, Clear silver, Orange, Clear Blue, White, Pink, Yellow, Blue and Purple (although SmartMods don't always stock all of the colours). What Cars Do...
Fitting Brake Hoses
Personally I never thought the smart brakes were too bad but I have heard many complaints about their effectiveness. Changing the discs and pads go part way to sorting this problem out, changing the hoses can increase the feel and stopping power of the brakes.
Fitting Bullbars
So many people rant on about fitting these to the smart and how dangerous they are to pedestrians so I had to get some.
Fitting Fog Lights 450
Guide to fitting Fog lights.
Fitting HIDs
H.I.D. headlights can be found on expensive cars and 4x4s from most manufacturers, now there are kits that allow you to add HID lights to your car.