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Removing the Smart Fortwo 451 soft top

Model: Smart Smart 451 - Years 2007-2015
Part: Convertible top

In this video tutorial we will see how to remove the hood of a Smart Fortwo 451, in simple steps. First we open the car doors and go to open our hood; then we are going to unscrew the internal screws of the rear spoiler with a screwdriver, in order to remove it. At this point we can remove the side uprights and place them inside the boot lid, as shown in the video; now we remove the fixing pins of the rear supports and unscrew the additional fixing screws of the hood that we find on the back. We just have to remove the hood and its mechanism.

Posted on 6 December 2021 by ScegliAuto

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