smarts in the Springfield area - Page 7 - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum
Home News Models Alternatives
 
Smart Car of America - America's Largest Smart Fortwo Enthusiast Community   Smart Fortwo, smart car, smartcar
HOME FORUMS GALLERY

Go Back   Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum > Chapters/Regions > Mid-West Region > Illinois Chapter


Notices

SmartCarofAmerica.com is the premier Smart Car Forum on the internet. Registered Users do not see the above ads.
» Auto Insurance
» Supporting Partner
» Recent Threads
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-21-2010, 11:58 AM   #61 (permalink)
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Springfield, IL
Drive: Passion
Posts: 66
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
That date sounds good Bob.

Does your wind-up key have the motor on it, or is it fixed in place? I saw one on a white smart last year by the train station; it was spinning around.

I'm waiting for the weather to clear up so I can get the bike rack mounted on this car. Hopefully it will start to warm up with winter being on it's last few weeks!

PhilWinIL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-2010, 09:58 AM   #62 (permalink)
SCOA Club
 
JustBob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Springfield, IL
Drive: Passion
Posts: 33
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Wind up key

Mine has a motor and it spins whenever the key is on. I also put a switch on the dash so I can shut it off. The instructions suggested running it off the license plate wiring but I ran a wire to the front so I didn't have to have the lights on to make it spin. I'm hoping to make a little video to post somewhere so people can see it.
JustBob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-01-2010, 09:19 AM   #63 (permalink)
SCOA Club
 
JustBob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Springfield, IL
Drive: Passion
Posts: 33
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Wind up key and Ugah horn

I made a short 30 second video if I can post the link here. The horn came from Whitneys in Chicago.

key&horn on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
JustBob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-07-2010, 09:54 AM   #64 (permalink)
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Springfield, IL
Drive: Passion
Posts: 66
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Took advantage of the warm, dry weather yesterday and got the hitch mounted on the '09 Passion. Now it's good to go for attaching the bike rack for bicycle or wheelchair use.

Hopefully it will warm up earlier this year than it did last!
PhilWinIL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-19-2010, 06:55 PM   #65 (permalink)
SCOA Club
 
JustBob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Springfield, IL
Drive: Passion
Posts: 33
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Lunch at The Lighthouse

I made reservations for lunch around 11:30 at The Lighthouse 3751 S 6th in Springfield for Saturday March 27. The same place as last time.

Hope to see some new smart owner faces.
JustBob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-19-2010, 08:39 PM   #66 (permalink)
Turboed Orange Crate
SCOA Club
 
BARNEY O's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SHELBYVILLE ILL.
Drive: Passion
Posts: 2,513
Thanks: 146
Thanked 359 Times in 205 Posts
JustBob, Hoping to make the trip to Springfield next weekend.
Busy switching the turbo over to the Orange Crate this weekend.
See you all soon.

BARNEY O.
BARNEY O is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-19-2010, 09:43 PM   #67 (permalink)
 
trimkus550's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Springfield
Drive: Passion
Posts: 3
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
March 27

I am looking forward to meeting other Smart Car owners in the area. Will be there with Lil Mij and I guess I will bring my wife also.
trimkus550 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-27-2010, 09:08 PM   #68 (permalink)
Turboed Orange Crate
SCOA Club
 
BARNEY O's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SHELBYVILLE ILL.
Drive: Passion
Posts: 2,513
Thanks: 146
Thanked 359 Times in 205 Posts
JustBob,thanks for getting the group together again and buying lunch for everyone, Just Jokin'! The wind up key looks good maybe a coin slot to go beside it?
Pege says "thanks' for the gift, she can time my runs now.
John had a pretty good sized grin on his face after he took the Orange Crate for a spin. I don't think he believed me that 1st gear tops out pretty quick.
Jetfuel would of been looking for some "country boys" to run.
See ya'll next month!

Barney O.... rackin' up miles
BARNEY O is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-27-2010, 09:19 PM   #69 (permalink)
 
trimkus550's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Springfield
Drive: Passion
Posts: 3
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Had a great time today. Good meeting all of you. I am looking forward to the next one. Wife is thinking about the meet in KC, depending on the date and getting help lined up at the Muni. Keep the motors purring.
trimkus550 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2010, 10:00 PM   #70 (permalink)
 
padi176715's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Lake City, FL
Drive: Brabus
Posts: 1,227
Thanks: 1
Thanked 53 Times in 50 Posts
When I was with DFW smart club one of the members had a wind up key that he had wired to the lights. When the lights were on it spun
padi176715 is offline   Reply With Quote
Today
 


This ad will not be shown if you are logged in.

Sponsored Links
Advertisement
 
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Philly Area Smarts ... ShoshTrvls Pennsylvania Chapter 37 02-22-2011 10:48 AM
Hi, from the Bay Area, CA tbone28 New Members Area 4 09-20-2008 11:39 PM
Springfield MA, Hartford CT n surroundings connect(?) ifishcat North-East Region 14 06-14-2008 04:58 PM
New sighting in Springfield, IL! PhilWinIL Mid-West Region 1 05-06-2008 04:46 AM
Smarts spotted in Albany area.... jonnysan smart General Discussion 0 01-16-2008 04:00 PM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.2

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 02:09 PM.



Smart Cars of America, LLC is not affiliated with, authorized by, associated with or have any connection with G&K, Zap, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz AMG, Mercedes-Benz McLaren Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, smart Canada Division, DaimlerChrysler, Chrysler LLC, DaimlerChrysler AG, Maybach, smart gmbh, a division of Mercedes Benz LLC, the manufacturer of SMART automobiles, smart USA Distributor, LLC, a division of Penske Automotive Group, Inc, the exclusive authorized U.S. importer and distributor of the smart vehicle or any of their official dealerships


Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2
Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.
Ad Management by RedTyger