Fixing clamp left — a genuine BMW part, number 51 12 2 234 977. The number stamped on the part is 51122234977; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 2234977. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Door, rear.
It fits the E36 sedan, coupe, convertible and touring (318i, 320i, 323i, 325i and 328i, 1992–1999), with the M40, M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 3 diagrams, among them Retrofit, M aerodynamic kit (03_0774) and Trailer coupling (03_1068). It weighs about 1 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.
