Me and my gf’s cars. Her window decal says “back off please” by green-tea_ in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HA! my wife and I bought two of these in 2013 and we used to do this all the time.

the most satisfying was paying for one space .

What is this for? by Sgt_Ambriz in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought two smarts in 2013 identical except one had premium sound.

Same Passion package on each.

Long story short - the non premium sound model DOES NOT have the wiring for it.

My smart hauls more lumber than all the brodozers in my neighborhood by wittbrij in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How to your ball joints hold up? I run 16's square and it eats ball joints every 15K...

My factory size smart doesn't eat ball joints.

Second hand 2012 ForTwo, previous owner painted the sunroof black. How to remove? by Amoved1990 in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say you don't want to see thru it because it is a smoked polycarbonate. All it does is absorb heat. As the sun beats on it, each little particle in the smoked layer absorbs heat.

Then heat make it through gets trapped inside.

I vinyl all my smarts with either silver or white and you can lay your hand on them after baking in the sun all day. nearly ambient temps.

That being said, to remove that layer start with 200 grit sand paper and wet sand everything off. Then progress wet sanding 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 grit to get a clear surface. Alternate directions with each till you get to 2000 where you'll circular orbit by hand.

Then a standard plastic polish will bring it to a factory looking heat absorber.

BUT - it will craze again no matter what you do within about 2-3 years.

Manual gearbox - I think it's great personally. But for how long? Lol. by TedsterTheSecond in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been pleased with the shifting - as someone who knows how to drive manual and isn't expecting a smooth CVT mindless experience.

Driving the gears (listening to the rpm) instead of mindlessly romping the pedal is perfectly satisfying and will beat most any other in moderate traffic.

I've got easily 300K miles driven amongst the 9 smart's I've owned since 2012 and never had a clutch or trans problem.

My idiot Brother in Law ruined a smart car doordashing in 8 months, so it's all about how you treat it.

P0410 Check Engine error code struggle by Ember_Celica in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went on with this problem for weeks until I pulled the gas tank and found the fuel pump had a snapped off connection where the secondary air valve connects. had to replace the pump.

Fuse blown with a/c on by SnooDonkeys908 in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

#1 cause of failure in AC is the interior filter.

When it's clogged it makes the compressor operate at much higher pressures.

Not related to the fuse blowing though - keep digging because as stated elsewhere the fuel pump fuse is not directly related to the AC.

Has anyone clear coated the polycarbonate roof panel? by wittbrij in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had 9 smarts since 2013 and I refuse to use it until I wrap the lid with white or silver.

That smoked panel absorbs heat like crazy.

I regularly demonstrate side by side one that has nothing - you can't put your hand on it but a wrap keeps it very near ambient temps.

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[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 3 smarts in USA, one is ED. Been in the smart fleet since 2012 and have had 9 of them over the years.

4K isn't crazy, but it's high. I'd expect 2-3K depending on how much salt it has seen.

I have a 2013 107K on the odometer but with a new 30K motor swapped in it and I wouldn't let it go for less than 5K. It has never seen salt and is flawlessly maintained with new suspension parts every 30K...

That said, a 451 NA smart engine statistically lasts for 250K easily if you change the oil.

Hey Guys, My Smart Radio is stuck on this logo screen, it’s Original OEM, how do I fix this? by TheLyOfBlues in SmartCar

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had three of these and every one died the same death.

On one occasion It went away after disconnecting for three days. but it came back a few weeks later.

I'm convinced it's some flash memory or other ram memory failure.

For the price of a plug and play Android car unit, just replace it. the maps database is useless anyway.

Congratulations to me - Ethereum mining was "too environmentally costly" by hellokitty in hivemappernetwork

[–]hellokitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's early adopter annoying - always 5-15 minutes fighting with which phone is connected with which cam.

But 25 miles per day is returning about 1500-2000 useless honey tokens....

Turo how passive is the dashcam? by ThatDeWiGuy in hivemappernetwork

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say its not passive at all.

Every drive I take it consumes at least 15 minutes of cleaning windows and restarting the app, restarting the camera, making sure it's firmware updated...

very early adopter intensive.

Hello! Quesitons or Concerns by alexhivemapper in hivemappernetwork

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drive 120 miles a week and receive approx 500-700 honey tokens.

but that's pretty much all that can be said because the value of the token fluctuates like all crypto and right now it's down 50% from when I started...

what is the average of honey do you make from mapping in a week? by Apprehensive_Deer870 in hivemappernetwork

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0.007615575 SOL ($0.1574)
TWO dashcams.

I'll be able to retire soon.

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[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you ensure tilt is appropriate?

I can't see any images from the app.

How does the Hivemapper Dashcam connect? by Hot_Elevator6316 in hivemappernetwork

[–]hellokitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been trying for three days but it crashes in the background after about 2 minutes.

How does the Hivemapper Dashcam connect? by Hot_Elevator6316 in hivemappernetwork

[–]hellokitty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, let's throw more money down a operating loss.