Genuine BMW part 51 16 8 217 927: Console insert. The number stamped on the part is 51168217927; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8217927. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Mirrors, trims, storage compartments.
It fits every E46 body style (320i, 323i and 325i, 1999–2006), with the M52, M54 or M56 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them Centre console cubbies (51_3241) and Storing Partition Mounting Parts (51_4470). It weighs about 300 g (0.7 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
