So it appears that strangely, BMW fairly routinely replace some part iterations during the course of a car's lifecycle with corresponding updated part codes.
Yes it is the leap of faith factor. I can do this only when sure the part is correct. I worry about me being UK and you guys in the US having different parts though realise they ought to be universal.
OK! I see how you got to your part number now through real OEM. If I do it for a EURO car and RHD the part number is slightly different.
Right I think I am nearly there!
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=62_0637
I don't understand which part is correct; ending 269 or 792.
792 appears newest (if it matters at all) and superseedes 269 but is 'nonexchangeable retrospectively'
269 IS exchangeable retrospectively
So which one is right?!