PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Anyone ever try to fit a grp 95R battery into a w123?

JHZR2 · #3 09-03-2012, 11:41 PM

Well at least according to Interstate, the standard group 49 is:
14-3/8 x 6-7/8 x 7-1/5

While the H8 is:
13-15/16 x 6-7/8 x 7-1/5

And the H9 is:
15-9/16 x 6-15/16 x
7-1/2

So it is nearly an inch wider in H9 form than our familiar Group 49 batteries or their "equivalent" H8 battery type. My bigger concern is if the 1/16 or so difference in width or the whatever difference in height (never seen an inches measurement made in 1/5 increments) causes a problem. Perhaps not as much in terms of sitting there installed, but rather in fit for installation, which can be tough on a w123.