Author Topic: Battery to starter cable length SL230 RHD Auto  (Read 1369 times)

Esmo

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Battery to starter cable length SL230 RHD Auto
« on: January 22, 2022, 13:40:45 »
Hi I see this question has been asked previously but cannot find a definitive answer . Three sizes are advertised
SLS show 1570 mm Long and 1480mm short also 1650 is mentioned in previous answers . I would like to fit the correct one see above . Your help would be appreciated .

BobH

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Re: Battery to starter cable length SL230 RHD Auto
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2022, 14:29:46 »
Pawel wrote:

"As per SLS there are longer ones, for later cars, 157cm and shorter ones for 230SL, 147cm.

https://www.sls-hh-shop.de/main/en/54-elektrical-equipment-at-body-54equipment-for-cable-harness-c-3_2339_83

I ordered the longer one for 280SL and it fit ok. Always better to have longer than shorter...

If you are buying the wire to make it yourself, I noticed it is quite important the it is made of thin threads so that even though it is a thick piece of wire, it is soft and easy to shape"

The SLS listing says the shorter cable (1480mm) is for the 230
« Last Edit: January 22, 2022, 15:02:30 by BobH »
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Pawel66

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Re: Battery to starter cable length SL230 RHD Auto
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2022, 18:14:15 »
I may add, I have just looked through the parts list in the EPC:
- no LHD/RHD designations for positive cable part number
- funny enough - part number for 113042 and 113044 are the same

The difference in length is per SLS only.

I agree, it is better to be rich and beautiful than poor and ugly.

The differences LHD/RHD in parts numbers are for the brackets/positive cable routing.
Pawel

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