This is a genuine BMW upper part of hood lock, part number 51 23 8 122 267. The number stamped on the part is 51238122267; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8122267. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Other Body equipment parts.
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 6 diagrams, among them Engine Hood/Mounting Parts (41_0040) and Engine Hood/Mounting Parts (41_1048). It weighs about 140 g (0.3 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
