Genuine BMW part 52 10 1 977 953: Bowden cable vertical seat adjuster. The number stamped on the part is 52101977953; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 1977953. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Tail trim.
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 7 diagrams, among them Single Parts of Front Seat Controls (52_0497) and Single Parts of Front Seat Controls (52_0630). It weighs about 61 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.
