Genuine BMW part 32 31 1 162 088: Steering column switch bracket. The number stamped on the part is 32311162088; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 1162088. You will find it on our Steering shelf, under Other Steering parts.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i and 325i, 1992–1999), with the M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 8 diagrams, among them Steering Lock/Ignition Switch (32_0703) and Steering Lock/Ignition Switch (32_0904). It weighs about 48 g (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.
