This is a genuine BMW bracke trunk lid-hinge, part number 61 13 8 353 246. The number stamped on the part is 61138353246; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8353246. You will find it on our Electrical shelf, under Plug connection, terminal.
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 2 diagrams, among them Various Wiring Connectors (61_0077) and Various Wiring Connectors (61_4879). It weighs about 5 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.
