This is a genuine BMW selector lever handle alu, part number 25 16 9 416 258. The number stamped on the part is 25169416258; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 9416258. You will find it on our Transmission shelf, under Gearshift.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i, 328i and M3, 1992–1999), with the M43, M44, M52 or S52 engines — and the European-market versions. It also fits every E46 body style (316i, 316i 1.6, 316i 1.9, 316ti, 318d and 318i, 1998–2004), with the M43, M47, M47N, N40, N42 or N45 and other engines.
BMW draws it on 3 diagrams, among them Selector-lever grip (03_2853) and Retrofit, selector lever grip (03_2854). It weighs about 270 g (0.6 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
