51128090423 Tow Eye Cover BMW 8-Series G14

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51128090423 Tow Eye Cover BMW 8-Series G14 - part number 51128090423

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About part number 51128090423

A tow eye cover is a small exterior trim panel that clips into the bumper. It conceals the threaded towing point on the bodywork when it is not in use, protecting the socket from dirt and road debris. When fitted correctly, it keeps the outer surface of the bumper looking complete and neatly finished.

To confirm that this part is correct for your vehicle, you must check that your original item displays the part number 51128090423. On a plastic bumper trim piece like this, the manufacturer number is usually stamped or moulded directly into the plastic on the reverse side. Matching this exact number is the only way to guarantee a proper fit, as subtle differences in shape mean parts cannot be interchanged by visual appearance alone.

These covers are commonly replaced because they have been knocked loose, lost, or damaged during recovery work. When replacing this panel, you may also need bodywork clips or paint if the replacement requires colour-matching to the surrounding bumper.

  • Part type: Bumper Inserts & Covers.
  • Specification: country of origin Germany.

About this kind of part: tow eye covers

A tow eye cover is the small painted flap or cap that hides the threaded towing point in a bumper. It is the smallest painted part on the outside of a car and the most frequently lost, because it is held by one or two plastic tabs and a short tether, and because it is removed only in the kind of situation where nobody is looking after small parts. It is painted to match the car, so a replacement either arrives in the correct colour already or needs spraying.

Why people replace one

  • The cover has been lost after a recovery or a tow, which is what almost all of them are replaced for.
  • A tab has snapped and the cover no longer clips flat, so it rattles or falls out at speed.
  • The tether has broken and the cover was dropped and not found.
  • A jet wash has lifted an unclipped cover out of the bumper.
  • The paint no longer matches because the cover is a different age from the bumper around it.

Fitting it

  • It pushes in from the outside until the tabs engage, and it comes out by pressing one edge in and easing the other out.
  • Where there is a tether, it hooks to a lug moulded inside the bumper opening before the cover is pushed home.
  • Fit it cold-side-out and press on the edges rather than the middle, which is where a stiff cover cracks.
  • A cover supplied in primer needs the paint code from the car's own identification plate to match the bumper.

Making sure it is the right one

  • Match the part number. The front cover and the rear cover of the same car are different parts, and so are the covers of different trim levels on one model.
  • Compare the shape of the opening, not just the size. A cover is contoured to the curve of the bumper it sits in and will not sit flat in a different one.
  • Check the tab pattern and whether yours has a tether lug. These change between a facelift and the version before it.
  • If the cover is supplied painted, treat the colour as a starting point rather than a match, because a used painted part has aged with its own car.

What to look for in the photographs

A Part number — Moulded into the inside face. On a part this small it is often the only way to tell two covers apart.
B Tabs — The clips around the inside edge. Check each one is whole, because a single broken tab is what loses the cover.
C Tether lug — The small loop or peg for the tether, where the car has one. Its presence or absence is part of what you are matching.
D Curvature — Look at the cover from the side. It is shaped to one bumper's curve, and a flat photograph hides that completely.
E Face finish — Whether it is painted or in primer, and how the paint has worn. This is the lowest, most stone-blasted part of the car.

This section describes tow eye covers parts in general. The numbers and the photographs above are this part.

Free next-day delivery in the United Kingdom Sent with DPD on a tracked, next-day service. Most mainland addresses are next day; the Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man can take a day longer.

Returns Thirty days to change your mind, and we pay the return postage in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Trade and VAT C.E.J Haime Group Limited is VAT registered in England and Wales, and every order comes with a full VAT invoice.

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