BMW I4 G26 E-DRIVE 40 M SPORT REAR TOW EYE COVER 8078584 GENUINE 2022 GREY

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BMW I4 G26 E-DRIVE 40 M SPORT REAR TOW EYE COVER 8078584 GENUINE 2022 GREY - part number 8078584

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About part number 8078584

A rear tow eye cover is a small trim panel that clips into the rear bumper bodywork. It conceals the threaded mounting socket used for a breakdown recovery towing eye, protecting the internal fitting from dirt, water and road debris. When fitted correctly, it sits flush with the surrounding bumper section to maintain the clean appearance of the exterior bodywork and streamline the airflow at the back of the vehicle.

To ensure this part is correct for your vehicle, you must check that your original part number matches 8078584 or the interchange number 5112 8078584. Manufacturers stamp or mould this reference number directly onto the inner face or rear mounting tabs of the plastic cover. Matching these exact digits is the only way to guarantee the correct shape, size and clip placement, as minor bodywork variations alter how the trim fits.

These covers are usually replaced because they have unclipped and fallen off while driving, or because the plastic retaining leash has snapped during breakdown recovery. When replacing this panel, you may need bodywork paint or lacquer if you intend to match the cover to your vehicle paint code, alongside basic trim removal tools to securely seat the mounting clips without damaging the bumper paintwork.

  • Specification: interchange part number 8078584, 5112 8078584; country of origin Germany.
  • Position on the vehicle: Rear.

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.

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