excited about my wind deflector!

[roobi9]

I ordered the European roll bar and it's being delivered today - now I need the courage to remove the old roll bar cover and install the new one....
The bungee cords work but I decided to install them 'properly' after reading a post here about the cords pulling something off the side of the Smart.
Dave Green (parts manager - Santa Barbara, CA) I thank you!!!

[John_H]

My European covers should be here within the week. Please let me know if there are any "gotchas" or if everything in the switch is straightforward.

[roobi9]

Will do John. Wish me luck! I LOVE the color of your Smart.

[John_H]

Good luck, then! You are "my" guinea pig in this effort. The color is great until I get a scratch.

[sheureka]

Originally Posted by John_H

Please let me know if there are any "gotchas" or if everything in the switch is straightforward.

John, you can do this. I did it and I'm the old gimp who still hasn't gotten her led light in because my arms aren't strong enough to pull off the **** steering wheel enclosure! - sheureka

[John_H]

Sheureka - I'll see if I can provide pointers on how to bend which direction to cleanly disengage the hooks.

I know I can swap the covers, I was just wondering if there was something that would've been nice to know ahead of time.

[sheureka]

I'm just teasing. Sort of. - sheureka

[roobi9]

Me again - did it! Getting the old one off was indeed the hardest part. The new one was easy to snap on - just watch the little tabs and make sure they're "tucked in" then just squeeze the whole thing together.
I just used a screwdriver to work my way from the outside towards the middle and eventually it came apart. Just a little scratch but the new cover hides it.
Took about 15 minutes and the wind deflector is much tighter now so I am off to test it out since its 73 degrees here and the sun is still shining!!!
Good luck!