This is a genuine BMW spring for right verticl adjustment, part number 52 10 8 157 472. The number stamped on the part is 52108157472; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8157472. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Tail trim.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 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 7 diagrams, among them Front Seat Electrical Backrest Frame (52_0564) and BMW Sports Seat Frame Electrical (52_0568). It weighs about 200 g (0.4 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
