This is a genuine BMW upper part of cable guide, part number 12 52 1 436 340. The number stamped on the part is 12521436340; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 1436340. You will find it on our Electrical shelf, under Other Engine Electrical System parts.
It fits the E36 compact (316i 1.9, 1999), with the M43 engine. It also fits every E46 body style (320i, 323i, 325i and 328i, 1999–2006), with the M52, M54 or M56 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 3 diagrams, among them Battery Cable (12_0905) and Diverse Small Parts (12_1141). It weighs about 40 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.
