Magnet — a genuine BMW part, number 25 16 1 219 600. The number stamped on the part is 25161219600; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 1219600. You will find it on our Transmission shelf, under Gearshift.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i, 325i, 328i and M3, 1992–1999), with the M42, M43, M44, M50, M52 or S50 and other engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them Shift Interlock Automatic Transm. Japan (25_0243) and Shift Interlock Automatic Transm (25_0580). It weighs about 233 g (0.5 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
