This is a genuine BMW covering front left, part number 51 21 8 205 301. The number stamped on the part is 51218205301; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8205301. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Other Body equipment parts.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i, 325i, 328i and M3, 1992–1999), with the M42, M43, M44, M50, M52 or S50 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 5 diagrams, among them Front Door Control/Door Lock (41_1061) and Front Door Control/Door Lock (41_1062). It weighs about 20 g (under 0.1 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
