I've owned a CD and several 300D's and I can say that the battery compartment is tighter in the CDs. You won't notice the difference with a Wal-Mart or discount parts house battery because these are smaller than the correct battery but the difference is very obvious with the correct size Mercedes or aftermarket battery.
The battery will lift right out of a 300D but you will struggle while pulling a battery out of a CD because some of the sheet metal interferes with the back edge of the battery. You have to lift up the back edge about 2 inches first & then pull the battery out at an angle. The same situation exists with the 280CE - I owned one of these too. The space where the battery sits & where the fuse box is at (opposite side) are tighter due to the fact that the windshield is more sloped on the CD & CE, but Mercedes used the same piece of glass that they used in the 4 door 123 body cars. This moved some of the sheet metal more foreword on the CD. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hendrik Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 10:45 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] '85 300CD battery question Perhaps a few pictures and detailed notes as to why it is so relatively hard to get a batt out of a CD might help us to understand, particularly us over ere who have never seen a CD, let alone had a gander under the bonnet. andrew strasfogel wrote: > You guys are all still either missing the point or not reading my > messages carefully! ONLY the battery in a 300CD TURBODIESEL coupe is > a challenge to remove; all other W123s are relatively straightforward. > > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
