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Universal key

BMW Part Number:51 21 8 205 442
51218205442short number 8205442
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Fits E36 — 316g, 316i, 316i 1.6, 316i 1.9, 318i, 318is, 318tds, 318ti +8 more
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Universal key – BMW diagram15 View BMW DiagramSee this part on the official exploded view

What's Included

This is a genuine BMW universal key, part number 51 21 8 205 442. The number stamped on the part is 51218205442; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8205442. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Other Body equipment parts. It supersedes the older number 8205312, so a part carrying that number is the same part.

It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i and 325i, 1992–1999), with the M40, M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 engines — and the European-market versions.

BMW draws it on 10 diagrams, among them Door handle front/lock/key (41_0044) and Door handle front/lock/key (41_0045). BMW lists the quantity used as “as required”. It weighs about 15 g (under 0.1 lb). It also comes in BMW kits Set of Keys with EWS Control Unit (1000224) and Set of Keys with EWS Control Unit (9068729) and 1 more.

We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.

Details

BMW Part Number51 21 8 205 442
Also written as512182054428205442
QualityGenuine BMW · OEM
OE / Cross-Reference
05521700
CompactM43ManualCH11
SedanM52AutomaticCB85
SedanM51ManualCC31

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  • Fair — normal wear, fully functional.
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