This is a genuine BMW spring for right seat inclinat.adjustm, part number 52 10 8 165 728. The number stamped on the part is 52108165728; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8165728. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Tail trim.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i and 325i, 1992–1999), with the M40, M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 4 diagrams, among them Front Seat Rail Electrical/Single Parts (52_0565) and Front Seat Rail Electrical/Single Parts (52_0566). It weighs about 38 g (under 0.1 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
