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Comment by Richard Baker on December 11, 2010 at 1:46pm

Have any of you, or do you know of any Brabus owners who have put the 4 light fog/drl in the Brabus.  I got the lights and plugged in the fogs to the pre-wired harness in the car.  The computer will not accept the program to activate them.  Then, the drl comes with 3 wires.  One goes to the fuse, one is a ground, and the third goes?  The lights come without instructions and the dealer can not figure them out.  Thanks in advance

Comment by Daniel Coté on October 22, 2010 at 6:20pm

I spoke with Brandon (brandon@tirerack.com) at Tire Rack today in search of winter tires for the Brabus model.

He offered the following Blizzak tires:

Stock size front tires, 175/55-15, for $84 each

Rear tires at 205/40-17 for $117 each. (Stock size is 215/35-17)

Brandon can be reached at 888-727-8092 ext. 287

I'm not affiliated with Tire Rack other than as a satisfied customer.

Regards,

Dan

Comment by Richard Baker on October 16, 2010 at 12:01pm

I am still looking for a snow tire, and all I can find are the all weather. Anyone else having better luck?

Comment by George Oller on October 12, 2010 at 2:04pm

I can't say for certain, but I am pretty sure the brakes are the same size on all 451 smarts. I also have a Brabus and the discs and drums look to be the same size of a friend's Passion.

Comment by Richard Baker on October 12, 2010 at 1:17pm

I talked to the people at Tire Rack and was informed that the brakes are larger on the Brabus and therefore the stock rims will not fit and they do not have a wheel for the Brabus. Tire Rack suggested Discount Tire and Nokian Tire, neither of which have a snow tire in our size. Looks like another winter on the all weathers

Comment by Daniel Coté on October 12, 2010 at 1:06pm

Try Tire Rack:

"Due to the unique technical aspects of this application, we can only accept orders for Winter / Snow Tire & Wheel Packages for your 2009 smart fortwo BRABUS coupe over the phone.

Please call 888-541-1777 to speak with one of our sales specialists. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

Comment by Richard Baker on October 12, 2010 at 10:10am

Have any of you put on snow tires? If so, did you put on 2 or 4? The reading I have done suggests putting on 4, but with the unique tire sizes we have not sure where to get a set

Comment by Jordin Althaus on August 16, 2010 at 2:04am

Richard, I have the DRL and fog lights and I love them. They really complete the brabus look over everything else. I gives the car an aggressive front end, especially with the Brabus Black headlights which I have also installed. The lights sit father out then the single fog light so they are very visible. The black grill that surrounds the lights has a brabus B engraved in it. The DRL lights work with the drl in your headlight, that your dealer must activate. At night, they turn off. Highly recommend these lights.

Comment by Richard Baker on July 10, 2010 at 11:17pm

Have a question about the tires. Both my rear tires are cracking and should be replaced, 23k miles. I can not find tires by the same manufacturer except for the Hankook that came with the car. Has anyone put different brands on front and back and if so how does using different brands no the car effect it.

Comment by Marcello R on May 29, 2010 at 2:51pm

Hello BSO's

Here is a little FYI about the start of Smart.


In case mini vehicles were not small enough for you, Smart has provided the public with something even smaller. The idea was brought up in 1994 as a joint venture between the Swiss watch company Swatch and Mercedes-Benz. One thing led to another, and the first

Smart car was launched in October of 1998. A month after launching its first car, Smart became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz. This proved to be extremely beneficial for the company due to the status of Mercedes-Benz. Smart from then on has been known as MCC Smart, otherwise known as Micro Car Compact Smart.

It has been a work in progress, but Smart has gradually been working its way into the public’s eye with an increase in advertising and by spreading across the world. In 2001, Smart launched its first RHD Smart in the UK and Japan market. This, of course, increased sells drastically because of the large automobile market in Japan and the UK. As of 2004, Smart was represented in 35 countries worldwide.

The first Smart car that was launched was the Smart city-coupe, which began production in early January of 1998. When it was launched in October of 1998, it was released to 9 different European countries. The 9 countries included Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and the Netherlands.

Just a little over a year later Smart launched their second car, the Smart CDI. Again, this car was launched to the same 9 European cars as the city-coupe. That same month marked the date of the 100,000th city-coupe to roll off of the production line in Hambach. With the high success rate Smart was having with its city-coupe, it launched the city-coupe in UK in October of 2000 at the Birmingham International Motorshow.

Since the release of the first two models, they have been introduced to several other markets across the world. In January of 2003, Smart launched a 2nd-generation of both of the vehicles in the UK enhancing several features to the car.

In the past few years, Smart has kept up their production by releasing their Roadster and Roadster-coupe in April of 2003, as well as their city-coupe/cabrio BRABUS as the same time. The most known vehicle that was recently launched from Smart is the forfour, which launched in 2004.

It has been an ongoing progression for Smart, but little by little they are building up the number of vehicles and models they have to offer. With the launch of the 2004 Roadster and ForFour, Smart is beginning to be known worldwide with its compact size and environmental care.

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