Genuine BMW part 51 13 8 231 049: Cover, primed, left. The number stamped on the part is 51138231049; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8231049. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Other Body equipment parts.
It fits the E46 coupe and convertible (323i, 325i, 328i, 330i and M3, 2000–2006), with the M52, M54, M56 or S54 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them exterior trim / grille (51_3691) and exterior trim / grille (51_4137). It weighs about 137 g (0.3 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
