How Many Parts Make Up An Stock E36?

[Delmarco]

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I'm talking all the screws, panels, engine parts, seats, door panel parts, dash parts, light switches, struts, bolts, fog lights, tire jack, tool kit components.....just about everything that would have a "parts number"....

how many parts made up an original E36 car when these cars came off the assembly line?

and where can one find this information?

my guess would be like 734 parts in the average e36 car!

[theruss1an1]

Thats a preaty random question.. lol

But I would imagine its a lot more than 734

[bimmer_boy]

..they don't even ask questions like that on "Who want to be a millionaire!" used

[bigred318]

hmm why did this question come up again? haha just to see if we could find the answer?

David

[Bmw1990]

Probably over 10,000. one site said on avergae there are about 10,00 parts on every car.

[buuhh99]

ya easilly ten thousand

[buuhh99]

the engine has 700 or more

[mech9T8]

It depends on how you look at it.
An instrument panel, for example, can be considered one component (because that is how it is shipped by the supplier) or a few hundred because of all the sub components in the assembly.
Regardless there are alot of parts that go into a car.

[BaLAnCe17]

wow. that would be pretty sweet do find out

[RaoulandKings]

how many licks does it take to eat a tootsie pop?

[drz]

I'll tell you all what, I'm going down to my driveway and dismantling my car. I'll count the parts for you and let you know. However, I think my car has LESS parts than it came with off the assembly line

[abemcclellan]

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[drz]

Originally posted by abemcclellan@Jan 3 2005, 02:21 AM
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That sounds about right, if you don't count the wheels. BTW, Delmarco: where did you get 734 from?

[abemcclellan]

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That sounds about right, if you don't count the wheels.

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lol. naw man, i was answering the question about the tootsie pop.

[drz]

I know man. I was just playing... wait, who am I kidding... yeah, you got me for not makin sure I read all the posts. BTW, I think it would take way more than three licks. Three bites would probably do it, though.