Hey guys, I'm getting the W123 out of storage, but I can't for the life of me remember how the battery was secured to the tray. I don't seem to have any extra parts and I didn't take pictures or anything before I took it out. I'm kinda dumb and clueless right now. Anyone knows?...

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"The MB W123 is so bulletproof, you can drive them forever. Which is a good thing as it takes that long to get anywhere."
Betsie: 1984 W123 300D (hobby, 280k miles)
Myrla: 2001 Mazda Protege 2.0 ES 5spd (daily driver, 130k miles)
The Turd: 2007 Toyota Camry (wife's car, 118k miles)

There are brackets that bolt down over a couple of threaded rods that stick up from the front of the battery tray. Oem replacements are expensive, but another vendor makes a nice stainless replacement that does not break the bank. PM me if you want info.


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1985 Euro 300TD Turbo

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I really need new brackets, can't find mine anywhere

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"The MB W123 is so bulletproof, you can drive them forever. Which is a good thing as it takes that long to get anywhere."
Betsie: 1984 W123 300D (hobby, 280k miles)
Myrla: 2001 Mazda Protege 2.0 ES 5spd (daily driver, 130k miles)
The Turd: 2007 Toyota Camry (wife's car, 118k miles)

Got the new brackets ordered.

Thanks, Disqo!

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"The MB W123 is so bulletproof, you can drive them forever. Which is a good thing as it takes that long to get anywhere."
Betsie: 1984 W123 300D (hobby, 280k miles)
Myrla: 2001 Mazda Protege 2.0 ES 5spd (daily driver, 130k miles)
The Turd: 2007 Toyota Camry (wife's car, 118k miles)

Just for posterity, you can make your own easily as well. You can bend a washer in a vise, for instance. Since I have a whole pile of bicycle parts I used a couple of these tabbed washers that come on the rear axles of many bikes:



You just bend the middle tab back the other way so it grabs the battery.

Or any other little scrap of metal you might have sitting around, really.

-Rog