Fixing clamp — a genuine BMW part, number 51 45 8 235 242. The number stamped on the part is 51458235242; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8235242. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Covering, inner.
It fits every E46 body style (320i, 323i and 325i, 1999–2006), with the M52, M54 or M56 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 5 diagrams, among them Trunk Lid/Closing System (41_1368) and Trim panel dashboard (51_3232).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
