This is a genuine BMW glove box axle, part number 51 16 8 209 276. The number stamped on the part is 51168209276; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8209276. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Mirrors, trims, storage compartments.
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 2 diagrams, among them Glove Box (51_3238) and Glove Box (51_5159). It weighs about 70 g (0.2 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
