Genuine BMW part 51 16 8 173 731: Eject-box trim panel. The number stamped on the part is 51168173731; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8173731. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Mirrors, trims, storage compartments.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i, 325i, 328i and M3, 1992–1999), with the M40, M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 and other engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them Single Parts F Centre Console Telephone (84_0288) and Single Parts F Centre Console Telephone (84_0291). It weighs about 91 g (0.2 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
