Can't find part -- RealOEM not helping either :(

ryushe

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Rotterdam, NL
Evening, so I replaced my rear brake lines this weekend, and in order to reach them I had to remove an access tray/panel underneath the car. The current one looks to be in bad shape, and of the 6 or 7 plastic nuts, only 3 remained. Finding the nuts is easy, although I plan to upgrade those to metal ones, but for the life of me I can't find the part number for the tray anywhere.
I eventually found a picture of it on RealOEM, but it's not listed in the table underneath the graphic although it's marked in the graphic as part number 3. See screenshot below.
Anyone know the part number for this?

bmw-tray-cover-part3.png
 
It’s listed on my Z4M lookup as 51717182692 (channel cover), and seems to apply to all e85/86 models.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part?id=DU92-EUR-09-2006-E86-BMW-Z4_M32&mg=51&sg=80&diagId=51_4961&q=51717182692
 
mmm-five said:
seems to apply to all e85/86 models.
Yep here it is for the facelift E85.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=BU52-EUR-10_2004_E85_BMW_Z4_30si&diagId=51_4961#51717182692
 
Thanks all, much appreciate it!
Side question, I've seen some people mention that having the cover in place actually speeds up corrosion instead of preventing it, any truth to that? As that could be an argument to let it be and not fit a new one...
 
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