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[mr singh]

horn never worked well anyway!
SB3s are exceptionally rare. Therefore worth it.

both points are true

the SB3 is a rare beast, no matter what every brabus owner says the SB3 is rarer!

the horn is pathetic as standard but it worked, now its wheezing and iv got a pair that my uncle brought from India which i really need to fit... along with the brabus grill i have once i get some 2K laquer... and the pressed plated i want.

[mr singh]

horn replaced with a duel tone horn my uncle got me from India, works a treat!

grill replaced, but it seams it may be the wrong grill as there is too much of a gap on the ends, should have looked at the part numbers to see which Smart it was for

i also bought a CZT steering rack and module, and front brakes.

rack fitted but had the ABS and ESP lights on was on on friday, got the ABS light switched off by a garage in Wakefield that one of the valeters knew. steering wheel was well off center which resulted in the ESP light on, went to Krap Fit and they said they wont do the tracking as the ESP light was on and the steering wheel was 'too far out'. told them the reason the ESP light is on is because the the wheel is off center, they still refused and said that i need to sort the ESP fault out first before they track it up , my reply to that was give me a set of spanners and ill do it myself... i think you know the answer to that statement.

anyhow went to a place that my dad knows and guess what they tracked it up and the ESP light is now off

[mr singh]

i got an email from Smart UK for this winter health check campaign a few weeks ago, and had it booked in on Saturday gone.

there are several issues that have arisen.

1) the brake discs need replacing but the pads have enough meat on them, so ill let the pads go 'metal to metal' and replace them.

2) the right front tyre 'is showing cords' on the inner edge, it has worn on the inner edge but i cant see any visible cords showing and i have had it tracked up.

3) the mid exhaust section 'has a hole' and the exhaust clamp is heavily corroded.

4) the rear axel bushes are starting to perish but ill see what the MOT says next year.

points 1 and 2 ill keep an eye on but its point 3 that id like to address asap. dont thing ill need a new pipe, just some exhaust paste and a new clamp will be sufficient i think (famous last words)
any one know the diameter of the 1.5 petrol exhaust as my motor factors will more than likely ask me the size.

[mr singh]

well i got impatient and ordered a set of disc and pads all round for it.

iv fitted the CZT/Brabus brake calipers along with the larger disc and pads. went to fit the rear brakes and i managed to damage one of the torx bolt for the caliper mount ... why on earth do smart INSIST on using torx screws and bolts its beyond me, really pissed off i couldn't fit the rear brakes.

looks like another phone call to Mercedes and a trip to work 1 Saturday to fit the rear brakes

[mr singh]

brakes sorted and the wheel alignment was rechecked and adjusted, as the steering wheel was slightly off centre to the left, and on the whole it feels almost like my 1.1 but with bigger wheels.

i managed to get a genuine brabus front grill for what i think was a bargain. it was brand new from a german seller on ebay and it cost my the princely sum of £37, all i need to do is get it painted, but i think ill get some of the corrosion on the trid sorted at the same time.

[mr singh]

had my car up on the ramp at work and it turns out that there was never any hole in the centre exhaust section, it was just the heavily corroded exhaust clamp that was causing the it to blow ever so slightly. I also found the clamp on the rear silencer wasn't even attached. it had cleanly broken from the silencer. 2 clamps fitted and it seams to sound quieter.

[CrazyG]

Cheap fix then... 
Good that you've sorted that out...what's next ?

[mr singh]

whats next... get the heated seats working. if any brabus owners can confirm of there is a relay fitted in the fuse box in a slot 4 from the right would be much appreciated. iv asked JJ as if he could have a look but any other brab owners or owners with heated seats fitted, feel free to let me know.


there appears to be what looks like a 'bridge' fitted in the space where I suspect a relay should be fitted.

[jmariog]

access very restricted this may help.so starting top right from red Relay top row full, second row first two empty rest full,third row 4 and 6 empty,

[Problemchild]

Thanks and sorry I’ve not got to the brab yet (it’s tucked up all nice and warm at the moment)

Do I remember someone saying there was a separate relay in the dash area?

JJ

[CrazyG]

The heated seat relay is relay 'R' in the diagram here:-
http://www.forfour.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=64.msg85#msg85

Which jmariog quite rightly points out will be the empty 4th
slot in row 3 of his photo.

[jmariog]

question if the Relay is the fourth one the empty one in my photo how come my heated seats work??

[jmariog]

looks like they don't have a relay but a Bridge both heated seats and Trailer hitch have this it's the black pin/bridge in my  photo

[mr singh]

this is what I was afraid of. I have the same bridge in my fuse box. iv got everything fitted, button bank with the appropriate switches, the heated pads on the drivers seat (for now), and the 'controler' aka the blue heated seat relay, and they still dont work. looking in to limited ones build thread, he had to get his activated by mercedes but he knew someone at his local merc center.

anyone know of any independents around Leeds that can activate the heated seats?

[Coverman]

Have you tried Melvyn Scott? I have his number if you don't.