Support, head lining, front — a genuine BMW part, number 51 44 8 224 981. The number stamped on the part is 51448224981; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8224981. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Other Body equipment parts.
It fits the E46 coupe and compact (323i, 325i, 328i, 330i and M3, 2000–2006), with the M52, M54, M56 or S54 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them Headlining (51_3736) and Headlining (51_4495). It weighs about 5 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.
