Plastic Electronics Cover behind Battery Fitment!
 

Can someone tell me how that Freakin' cover electronics cover behind the battery goes in. I've had itout a while and it is driving me crazy trying to figure out how it fits!!
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The two half-cylindrical protrusions at the bottom go behind the battery tray, the upper part fits behind the hood weatherstrip

I just can't get the thing to go in properly. The ECU is in the way. I've had it out forever and just recently did the blower regulator and decided to put it back in.

perhaps look at another car to see the proper way..

I've looked around, but don't have access to one unfortunately.

My '94 W124 probably has the same thing. I just shoved it back into place and it popped in.

I know! It seems like it should be so simple!

Dude...it is so simple! But, if you are trying to put it in wrong, it's like a Rubik's cube! I made myself mad one night trying to refit it! The straight edge should slide down between the battery and module that is right behind it. Then, the lip goes down and tucks up behind the overhang on the top. Look at it and process it...you can do it.

I can relate to this experience the first time I removed mine. Felt really dumb. Not sure how it took me so many tries to figure it out. Same thing happened with the front plastic cover for the plug wires. Sometimes the simplest parts of a project will kick your arse just to remind you who's the boss. :D:D

It's been off two years.

I always remembered it was a pain in the ass to get out.

I fooled around with it for about 45 minutes today.

I pulled the top end and rebuilt it, replaced the Blower, and the blower regulator, rebuilt the seats, recovered the seats, put in a new sound system, and fixed the seat motor shafts and put a shift kit in the transmission and I can't get this freakin' trim to go on!

I'll look at it again tomorrow...

Les. There are only two ways it can go. You do have to bend it to get it to "tuck up & in". Easiest way to figure orientation; there is a small spout on the trim that goes into a drain hose.

That's not the trim I'm working on. It's the simple piece that flaps around behind the battery. I think you are talking about the piece that bolts the section under the windshield on that side, is that right?

I'm talking about the simplest piece of trim on the car!

What happens is when I slip it behind the battery, it runs up against the ECU behind the battery and can't go into place.

Les, I forgot that they updated the style of the plastic trim that goes behind the battery on the later cars (90up). They are so rudimentary on the early cars, I don't see them on 9/10 early W124's.

Heh! For the last two years you haven't seen it on mine either!

Same,Same
 

Straight (Long)Edge HANGS DOWN.
Other Edge fits into Plastico Lip on the Underside of the RUBBER Gutter trim.

Les, the simplest approach for you is to remove the battery, install the black plastic cover and reinstall the battery. Once the battery is out of the way you will be able to see how the cover fits into place.

Instead of completely removing the battery it may be possible to simply move the battery forward slightly (with the terminals still connected) to provide more room for installing the cover. Once you get it installed it will seem so easy the next time around.

Sounds as much fun as a 300D W123 fuse box cover

That's what I thought yesterday. So I took out the battery. I remembered that wiggling it out around the battery was a PITA. But still no lights came on, I remained unenlightened! My Karma is Bad!

I always wondered if they were supposed to have a screw holding the one side or not with the fork like projection, that was slotted?

when i reinstalled mine i put the bottom in first on the bottom behind the batter there is 2 slots for it to fit into,then you need to bend the cover to get it up behind the moulding weather strip,it has a small white clip on the right side that catches the under part of the weather strip,but becarefull,cuz mine ended up cracking in half from being so old and dried out from the engine heat.goodluck,slow and steady,walk away take a break and keep on trying.

Mine is now in. It is fashionably two toned from Duct Tape holding it together.

What was keeping me from getting it in place other than a Mini Stroke, was I saw that one side looked finished and one side didn't as far as the plastic was concerned. The side I thought looked unfinished was what faced outward that you could see.

yeah, it is a tricky little bugger to replace.