I was reading through this great thread
http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,43986/highlight,530+starter/
after doing a search for the 530 starter upgrade which i stumbled on elswhere..
I then logged onto realoem.com and looked up part numbers..
I found these matching parts. (there are probably more but im working)
2002
12411269696
e28 2.5
12411269696
e28 528
12411269696
e23 2.8
e12 530
12411272150
e28 533
12411272150
e28 535
12411272150
e23 730
12411272150
e23 745
12411272150
M3 Starter
12411312130
e21 320i (m10)
12411312130
e21 320 (m10)
12411312130
Can anyone verify this? will any m30 starter then fit the m10? could it be that simple?