Genuine BMW part 51 46 7 027 257: Hex nut. The number stamped on the part is 51467027257; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 7027257. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Other Body equipment parts.
It fits the E46 compact (316ti, 318td, 318ti, 320td and 325ti, 2001–2004), with the M47N, M54, N40, N42, N45 or N46 engines.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them Fairing side section (46_0832) and Rear Window Shelf (51_4497). BMW's catalog calls for ten of these at each place it is fitted.
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
