Flap, towing eye — a genuine BMW part, number 51 12 8 119 216. The number stamped on the part is 51128119216; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8119216. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Door, rear.
It fits the E36 sedan (318i, 320i, 325i and 328i, 1992–1998), with the M40, M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on the Trim panel, rear (51_2019) diagram. It weighs about 7 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.
