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youtube.com/auto_knight/front_body_panel_removal_2008_smart_fortwo_451 · p. 1 · Applies to: 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, #1, ebike
in this video I'll be removing the front panels from a smart for two four five one [Music] hello and a very warm welcome to another video from Auto night where today I'm going to demonstrate just how easy it is to remove the front panels from a smart for two four five one this process does only apply to the 451 and this model ran from 2007 to 2014. the earlier 450 450 smarts although they look kind of similar they have a very different Arrangement at the front so this does not apply to those 450 models which ran from the launch in the late 90s right the way through to 2007 when it was replaced by the 451. so first things first we need to remove this seal panel and that's because there is a fixing for the front panel right about here to begin with it's just a case of removing these clips under the vehicle there are some clips that need to be released release the sill trim from this Edge panel slides backwards to remove now it does Leave Behind these little Clips here that unscrew and then we refit those into the seal trim once both seal trims are removed you can access this lower bolt here and here foreign I loosen and remove this bolt which holds the Bonnet securing strap in place meeting the Bonnet can be fully removed and stored somewhere safe now in terms of bolts to remove T25 right here two t25s here and another T25 right there remove this fixing that secures the front panel to the front part of the Sill y and do the same on the other side this little panel here needs to be removed we do this from inside the car there's a little clip here that needs to be removed a little plastic clip here with a press insert this side has the added complication of this aerial ordinarily I would unscrew this thread on this aerial Mast actually seizes into the base here and no amount of drying will actually free it off now there is a way around it it just does mean that we have to lift the whole panel up over this aerial Mast but short of replacing this aerial base and getting a new Mast there's no other way around it and the base is working fine in this there are no radio reception issues so I see no reason to uh replace it right now once again another little clip here now all the fixings for this front panel are t25s with the exception of this one here which is a T30 so we undo this 25 which secures the panel to this Scuttle trim and then this one this one has a spacer behind it it's really important that that's not lost because it prevents this panel from being crushed upon re-tightening foreign this side is staying in place it's
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youtube.com/auto_knight/front_body_panel_removal_2008_smart_fortwo_451 · p. 2 · Applies to: 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, #1, ebike
important that it does remain there or if it does come free that we keep you safe this one's come out completely spacer there's not much left to remove now this point we look inside the door and just here is a clip it's been removed and the same on the other side and now the only thing left holding this panel lies under the car these clips here just need to be released foreign don't forget to disconnect the side repeaters the bulb holders simply twist and release it's a good idea to change these bulbs if you had any doubt about their condition I know I've changed these recently so these are fine the panel is now free to be removed there are just a couple of considerations if your vehicle has fog lights down here just be aware that there will be some wiring that will need to be disconnected this vehicle doesn't have such things so it's not a problem also it's important not to damage this door here as you remove this front panel as previously explained this aerial Master cease to the base so this does mean I will unfortunately have to lift the panel all the way up the Mast here and I've given the reasons as to why that is the case so here we go let's remove the front panels all right foreign panel is off so with the panels removed you can stand back and admire the construction of these awesome little cars so much packed into such a small space these connector blocks here would have been for the fog lamps how to add them you can see all these foam pieces are all present and intact none of them are damaged these are your first line of defense against small parking Knocks and here we can see the aircon condenser which I know is something I'll likely have to replace soon probably not much point in doing that just ahead of cooler weather definitely one for next let's bring I'll be looking at that examining it for damage shortly and in case you're wondering what all this is you know there hasn't been a bird trapped in there this is cutting compound from when I restored the headlamps it really is a messy job and it got everywhere and I knew it would be behind here so I will be cleaning that off as well [Music] [Music] and while that dries off it's time to enjoy a nice cup of tea time to put things back together foreign
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youtube.com/auto_knight/front_body_panel_removal_2008_smart_fortwo_451 · p. 3 · Applies to: 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, #1, ebike
thank you don't forget to reconnect the side repeaters so just to confirm what we've got here in the way of fixings before we get this thing put back together these ones across the top here all the t25s these are the t30s these go at the bottom of the Wings into the front of the seal these two here go into the Scuttle panel trim at the top of the Wings and these are a long the front panel and two at the top of each wing these ones here these are the ones that have the sleeve one of the sleeves did stay behind in the panel and these actually fix into the tritium at the top of the Wings there's one bowl that you can't see here because it stayed behind in the strap that secures the bonnet now before I actually re-secure this front panel it's worth just mentioning that there are these little locating almost like little dowel things here that fit into these holes so you know when you've got the panel fitted in the correct position and the same here as you can see so this is all fitted correctly pretty fit the sleeve sleeve or spacer still in place on the other side the bolt carry our final tightening of this bolt I've checked the panel alignment and it's all good and the other side tighten the fixing that secures this Scuttle trim and the same on the other side foreign these fixings at the base of the front Wings into the seal and the same on the other side you can usually see a faint outline of where it was previously fitted so it's always good to get it in the same place for alignment reasons inside the car refit this clip the insert and the same on the other side clip and insert and just Re-Tech the tightness of these fixings here don't need to go mad with these because you're only screwing into plastic foreign it's just a case of re-attaching this little Anchor Point here just a final check to ensure that the bumper is correctly attached underneath and this is fine okay so back to the side skirts now the little plastic Clips here the y-clips that push over the threaded studs that protrude from the sill they've been refitted into these seal trims they just slide a couple of these clips have lost little bits of plastic they've kind of broken in places but uh it's only a couple I'll get some of those in stock for next time I take one of these apart now time to refit these
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youtube.com/auto_knight/front_body_panel_removal_2008_smart_fortwo_451 · p. 4 · Applies to: 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, #1, ebike
foreign so that's it for this video removal and reinstallation of the front panels on a smart for two four five one as you can see it's very straightforward job it's nothing to be feared I know a lot of people are wary about removing panels but it does vastly improve accessibility to components underneath and I think it's quite a satisfying job please do feel free to like And subscribe if you want to see more videos like this thank you very much for watching and goodbye