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BMW E36/E46 · Buyer's guide

US/LHD BMW E46 Interior Door-Trim Panel, Body, Side and Equipment Identification

US/LHD BMW E46 Sedan, Touring/Wagon, Coupe and Convertible factory interior door-trim panels/cards only, narrowed by exact body, production, front/rear and left/right position, interior color/upholstery and equipment branch. Prove both VINs/builds, body, production, position/side, molded identity, leather/cloth/vinyl and trim color, side-airbag/speaker/handle/switch openings, vapor barrier, condition and written contents. Exclude E36/E90, body-style interchange without exact proof, non-US/RHD assumptions and delaminated, warped, water-damaged, cut or heavily repaired donors.

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What you need to know

Record both VINs/builds, exact body, production and position/side. Photograph the molded label, complete front/back, upper rail, every clip/mount, airbag/speaker/handle/switch opening, upholstery seams, decorative inlay and all included pieces. Itemize main panel, upper pad, armrest/pull, inlay, speaker grilles, handles, switches, lamps, clips, vapor barrier and fasteners. Reject delamination, warped substrate, pulled inserts, cracked mounts, cut speaker holes, water staining, mold, odor, hidden glue/screw repairs or damaged airbag interfaces. Replace disturbed vapor barriers correctly and require qualified handling around door airbags.

OEM numbers

CHECKED BODY/POSITION EXAMPLES, NOT ONE E46 DOOR CARD. Sedan/Touring front-right example 51418224600 is cataloged separately from Coupe examples such as 51417043046 and 51417048785/51417048786. Checked specialty listings expose body-specific identities including 51418009077 to 51418014293 and rear-right 51428232630. Each body, front/rear, left/right, color/upholstery, airbag, speaker, handle and decorative-trim branch remains separateclips, vapor barriers, airbags, speakers, switches and handles are not implied.

Supersession

No Sedan/Touring-to-Coupe/Convertible or side-to-side supersession is asserted. The checked specialty replacement 51418009077 to 51418014293 remains within its described body/position branch. Similar outer upholstery or an E46 label does not authorize body, production, position, color, airbag or speaker interchange.

Fitment

Record both VINs/builds, exact body, production and position/side. Photograph the molded label, complete front/back, upper rail, every clip/mount, airbag/speaker/handle/switch opening, upholstery seams, decorative inlay and all included pieces. Itemize main panel, upper pad, armrest/pull, inlay, speaker grilles, handles, switches, lamps, clips, vapor barrier and fasteners. Reject delamination, warped substrate, pulled inserts, cracked mounts, cut speaker holes, water staining, mold, odor, hidden glue/screw repairs or damaged airbag interfaces. Replace disturbed vapor barriers correctly and require qualified handling around door airbags.

Aftermarket options

Professional reupholstery or insert repair may preserve the correct undamaged body/position-specific panel after substrate and airbag-interface inspection. Repair kits do not convert body geometry, side, speaker layout or airbag equipment. Universal flat panels and modifications that obstruct side-airbag deployment are outside this guide.

Before you buy

Match both VINs/builds, E46 body, production, physical position/side, exact molded identity, color/upholstery and airbag/speaker openings. Sedan/Touring, Coupe and Convertible panels are not interchangeable merely because they share E46 styling.

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