This is a genuine BMW airduct bracket, part number 17 11 2 246 796. The number stamped on the part is 17112246796; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 2246796. You will find it on our Cooling System shelf, under Radiator with mounting.
It fits every E46 body style (318d, 318td, 320d, 320td and 330d, 1998–2005), with the M47, M47N, M57 or M57N engines.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them Charge-air cooling (17_0144) and Charge-air cooling (17_0216). It weighs about 63 g (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.
