I have done this operation, and it is both fascinating and infuriating. I have had the antenna seized up. Those lower side panels are tricky to remove. But once you get it all done, I agree, it is a thing of beauty to behold. The engineering of smart is pitch-perfect.

Very Good, i thing you videos really informative and detailed. Just got my 2011 451, am in Australia

Thanks, man! Greetings from Germany!

This is very informative and just what I need. I'm getting a pair of headlight assemblies to replace the originals. Unless I'm mistaken, I'll need to remove the front to access all the screws holding them on.

Your video is one of the most informative video's that I've ever watched. Your attention to detail is remarkable. I sincerely thank you for your work, as my wife had an encounter with a deer. Sadly, the deer lost, but the Smart needs new headlight assemblies. Thanks again, Scott😇

@autoknight747

10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your positive and motivational feedback - thank you! I’m really glad the video has helped you following the deer encounter. They appear out of nowhere and a sturdier than they look!

I have a 2013, and love the video. I have to remove the front panel as well. Thank you for the tutorial!

Spectacular, thanks for this, I’ve just bought a late 2013 brabus, and I know that I’ll be pulling it apart to clean under the panels. Very helpful👍

Hi, du machst echt gute Videos. Sehr detailliert und in einer Ruhe. Hut ab. Vielen Dank dafür.

Great video. Thorough. Complete. No nonsense. Just fyi, the Ariel mast does unscrew from the base. I removed mine by hand - no tools.

@bailey2439

10 ай бұрын

FYI he stated in the video that the aerial should release from the base but that particular one was seized so it was easier to lift panel over

Very good video - thank you!

Nice video, very helpful!!!! Thank you man for show me “How to do it”!!!!

Thank you! Very informative and well-made video!

Such a relaxing job 👍

All my respect for the remarkable job.

Thank you a lot, because this will be one of my next "operations" with my little SMARTy

Wrecked mine this January, went 50 mph into a ditch, just bent the alignment and cracked the front panel, they are built extremely tough

This was exactly what I needed. Thank you! New sub. 😊

excellent, will do it in summer to finish off the rust proofing

Excellent job!

Vielen Dank für die perfekte Anleitung aus Deutschland .Hat Spaß gemacht beim Zusehen : ))

Just Fantastic ,I am well impressed thanks ,👍

great job ...thank you

Muy bien esplicado gracias des de México saludos.😊

THANK YOU for this amazing video! I'll have to remove my front panel in order to fix a broken door hinge...if i can find a replacement hinge.

Hopefully you have a headlamp replace video. Thanks for being only content who's understandable, step by step, and up close views.

@autoknight747

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I try to make my videos as clear as possible hopefully without being too tedious. A sped up video of a job, filmed from a distance and to music is no good to man or beast!

@adotintheshark4848

6 ай бұрын

also, your videos show all the work being done. No "assembling is the reverse of disassembly". And you don't talk excessively over your videos. @@autoknight747

I'm glad I found this before attempting to replace the dipped beam bulbs. There should be a special hell for designers who make a bulb replacement such a mammoth task. Idiotic! A tip I was given - replace both left and right bulbs at the same time. The extra expense is outweighed by not having to remove the front again two weeks later!

@autoknight747

Жыл бұрын

Definitely worth replacing bulbs on both sides. They were installed at the same time in the factory therefore their life expectancy should be similar. On the 451, you shouldn’t have to remove the entire front though to access dipped/main/sidelight bulbs. It can all be reached once the bonnet section is removed.

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Thank you I have subscribed. I just purchased a 2012 Smart Fortwo 451. A great little car but..........My hands are too large to get to the clearance lamps in the front headlight assemblies. If I take off the front panel I should be able to get at them more easily. Once again thanks.

Thx a lot

I put a Sony DAB radio in my Smart 451 and bought a DAB wire kit from Halfords. I also had too change the antenna, and... Yes it BROKE at the fixing..! The good thing is the antenna "holder" is fairly cheap and loads on eBay. Beware.. most of the replacement antennas have a 6mm thread and it's a 4mm fitment. ENJOY..!

Thank you for the video, one of my door hinge bolts has come loose and the door has dropped so the front has to come off.

Antenna mask is removable. You could have removed the mast before removing front-left body panel...

Great video, I need to change the AC condenser, so this is a great help. Have you ever considered doing a power steering retrofit if your car doesn't already have it.

@autoknight747

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That would make a great video but I find the steering to be pretty light on these, without PAS. There’s not a lot of weight bearing down on the front wheels.

Nice job. The windshield washer resevior fails on these cars. Perhaps a video on the replacrment is in order.

Hello great video , wondering if you can offer any advice I have smart for two it’s not starting, changed the starter motor (faulty) still not starting it been stationary for 1 year any advice on possible faulty, thank you

...congratulations, everything is explained very well and in detail, the best video I've seen to disassemble the front, I suppose this work must also be done to replace the headlights right?

@autoknight747

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes you’d need to remove the front section to access many of the headlamp fixings. To be honest though, once you’ve had the front panels off once, you’ll be able to do it again in minutes!

Per facilitare puoi svitare la antenna prima di togliere il pannello di plastica.

Thanks for the video, do you know by chance what size the side skirt fixing clips were? the two that you put on the back of the side skirts?

@autoknight747

Жыл бұрын

Happy to remove one and take full dimensions. Drop me an email (on the ‘about’ page of this channel) and I’ll reply there.

Hopefully not have to done very often. My old 450 I took the front off far too many times to replace bulbs. At least now all easy to get to.

@autoknight747

10 ай бұрын

That was definitely a down side of the 450. Only so much that can be achieved through those two little vent apertures!

@SandyToesDetecting

10 ай бұрын

@@autoknight747 I purchased in the end super long life quality bulbs as standard ones seemed to fail fare too easily.

I'm looking to replace one side panel due to it being attacked by a wheel barrow. Is this all one unit or can just the left side panel be removed and replaced?

@autoknight747

Жыл бұрын

They can be separated once the front section is off the car. They are held together with metal clips.

@samanthaosborne1039

Жыл бұрын

@@autoknight747 OK thanks. So can't just undo one, but have to do both and then separate?

Many thanks for the clear instructions! Did you do anything else, or you did it just as an instruction and to clean up :P ? Regards from Munich. 451 MHD pure (unfortunately :-)))) )

@autoknight747

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Since restoring the headlights I knew it’s would be messy behind there from the cutting compound but I also wanted to examine the air con condenser. It was also a good opportunity to make a useful video on this procedure. Wishing you well in Munich, a place I would like to visit someday.

See the hinges on bonnet how do u remove the bottom hinges that's on bottom that turn for locking the bonnet back on

@autoknight747

5 ай бұрын

Video coming soon!

I live in the Welsh mountains where it rains 354 days per year ! Are there any areas revealed that I should rustproof and, if so, with what please?

@autoknight747

Жыл бұрын

I have to say that I haven’t really seen corrosion on the 451 in the way that I have on the original 450 (I made a video on those).That said, a lot of structural corrosion starts from within, so it can never harm to drench cavity wax into box sections such as sills. Behind the front panels on the 451 everything is well painted and protected and as such I saw no evidence of any corrosion. At the rear however, crossmember/crash bar can rot on 451 and is steel vs aluminium on 450. Fortunately it’s a bolt on component and easily swapped out. Suspension components and rear subframe/axle beams get a bit shabby but it’s usually just unsightly.

@brianfreeman8290

Жыл бұрын

@@autoknight747 A prompt, comprehensive, reassuring and helpful response. Thank you so much.

where can I find T30 bolt as in the video in UK ? I need one.

@autoknight747

Жыл бұрын

It’s easiest to buy any bolts from the Smart dealer. They are not expensive.

Mine is a 451 but it's a 2015. Some 2015's are the older style like the 2014.

Hello, where is the temperature sensor for the Smart Fortwo 451 (1.0 84 hp) please? Thx.

@autoknight747

11 ай бұрын

If you mean the exterior ambient temp sensor, it is low down on the front panel (inner front panel, not the one I remove in this video).

@martinliska-xf2xt

11 ай бұрын

@@autoknight747 Great, thank you very much.👍👍👍

@autoknight747

11 ай бұрын

@@martinliska-xf2xt You might be able to see it in one of my air con videos where I remove the inner front panel.

Har både 450 og 451 diesel og det er bare problemer. Spesielt med det elektroniske utstyret. Jeg fatter ikke at Mercedes med sit gode navn og rykte, er med på å lage noe så dårligt. Kunne vært en super bil hvis driftsikkerheten hadde vært bedre.

Did you take your car part just to clean it?

@autoknight747

9 ай бұрын

No, to make a KZread video.

@hog2tall

9 ай бұрын

@@autoknight747 I have another question for you do you know anything about the electrical on these vehicles my right front turn signal and my fan. Working at the same time is there a fuse or relay or something I need to check ? I actually watched your vehicle to take the front end off the car but I don’t want to take it off yet if there’s something else I need to check first.

Absolutely love your style! Your manner is that of a godly man. When America is divided and ruled by four, may GOD bless you with His truth also. DANIEL8