How to Get Mechanical Parts in 7 Days to Die
ComponentsSold by traders
“Small parts like sprockets, nuts and bolts.”
You get Mechanical Parts by harvesting or breaking 110 kinds of block, looting 40 kinds of container, scrapping a Engine and buying from traders. The most per block comes from Reinforced Drawbridge (4–20). Every block source needs a salvage tool (Impact Driver, Ratchet or Wrench).
Most per block
Reinforced Drawbridge4–20- White Steel Garage Door 3x38–12
- White Steel Garage Door 4x38–12
- White Steel Garage Door 5x38–12
Roll Up Security Gate 3x38–12- Roll Up Security Gate 4x38–12
- Stack size
- 1,000
- Base value, each
- 32
Item ID resourceMechanicalParts — for the giveself console command. All item IDs
Blocks that drop Mechanical Parts
Sorted by the largest amount per block. “Harvest” drops come from working the block; “Destroy” drops from breaking it.
| Block | Amount | How |
|---|---|---|
| Reinforced Drawbridge | 4–20 | Destroy · salvage tool |
| White Steel Garage Door 3x3 | 8–12 | Destroy · salvage tool |
| White Steel Garage Door 4x3 | 8–12 | Destroy · salvage tool |
| White Steel Garage Door 5x3 | 8–12 | Destroy · salvage tool |
| Roll Up Security Gate 3x3 | 8–12 | Destroy · salvage tool |
| Roll Up Security Gate 4x3 | 8–12 | Destroy · salvage tool |
| Roll Up Security Gate 5x3 | 8–12 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 Hardened Chest | 2–10 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 White Sedan | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Burnt Sedan | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 White Minivan | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 White SUV | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 White Pickup Truck | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 White Semi Truck | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Police Car | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 White Fire Truck | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 School Bus | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 White Forklift 01 | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 White Forklift 02 | 4–10 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Workbench | 8 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Destroyed Workbench, Empty | 8 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| White Wooden Garage Door 3x3 (Powered) | 2–7 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 White Wooden Garage Door 4x3 (Powered) | 2–7 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 White Wooden Garage Door 5x3 (Powered) | 2–7 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 White Roll Up Door 3x3 | 2–7 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 White Roll Up Door 5x4 | 2–7 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 White Roll Up Door 7x4 | 2–7 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 Transformer | 2–6 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Black Gun Safe, Open | 1–5 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 Black Gun Safe | 1–5 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 ATM | 1–5 | Destroy · salvage tool |
 Air Conditioner | 1–4 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Vent Fan | 1–4 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Vent Fan, Double | 1–4 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 SMG Auto Turret | 1–4 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Cement Mixer | 4 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Destroyed Cement Mixer | 4 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| White Wooden Garage Door 3x3 | 2–4 | Destroy · salvage tool |
| White Wooden Garage Door 4x3 | 2–4 | Destroy · salvage tool |
| White Wooden Garage Door 5x3 | 2–4 | Destroy · salvage tool |
Showing the top 40 of 110 block sources.
Salvage drops pay out only with a Impact Driver, Ratchet or Wrench in hand — the three items that set the salvage harvest in items.xml.
Containers it can be looted from
40 containers can roll Mechanical Parts; chances depend on loot stage, so none are shown.
Cardboard Box
Destroyed Workbench
Domed Trash Can
Dumpster
Fancy Garbage Can
Farm Truck
Footlocker
Garage Storage
Lockers
Metal Desk
Metal Shelves
Metal Trash Bin
Mo Power Electronics Box
Mo Power Service Truck
Nightstand
Rolling Toolbox
Rolling Trash Bin
Rotten Chest- School Bus
Shelf
Tilt Truck
Toilet
Toolbox
Trash Can
Trash Pile
Utility Cart
White Armoire Drawer
White Box Truck- White Minivan
- White Pickup Truck
White Plastic Trash Bin- White SUV
- White Sedan
- White Semi Truck
White Service Truck
Wood Desk
Wood Shelves
Wooden Chest- Working Stiff Box
Working Stiff Tools Service Truck
Buying Mechanical Parts
- General list: on the list all 5 traders share, so any of them can have it in stock.
Lists are what a trader can roll at restock, not guaranteed stock. All traders
Scrap these for Mechanical Parts
Scrapping this item gives Mechanical Parts — same scrap category in materials.xml. The amount is not in the files.
EngineUsed in 122 recipes
With how many one quality-1 craft takes, where the recipe index has it.
Appliances5 × · Backpack
Wall Clock5 × · Backpack
Blade Trap8 × · Workbench
Steel Cellar Door10 × · Workbench
Steel Shutters10 × · Workbench
Cement Mixer10 × · Workbench
Wall Safe3 × · Workbench- Desk Safe3 × · Workbench
Gun Safe3 × · Workbench
Steel Wall Cabinet3 × · Workbench
Plumbing Fixtures1 × · Backpack
Toilets1 × · Backpack
Dart Trap6 × · Workbench
Iron Garage Door 3x220 × · Workbench- Iron Garage Door 3x2 (Powered)20 × · Workbench
- Wooden Garage Door 3x3 (Powered)20 × · Workbench
Wooden Garage Door 4x3 (Powered)20 × · Workbench
Wooden Garage Door 5x3 (Powered)20 × · Workbench- Steel Garage Door 3x3 (Powered)20 × · Workbench
- Steel Garage Door 4x3 (Powered)20 × · Workbench
- Steel Garage Door 5x3 (Powered)20 × · Workbench
Roll Up Door 3x310 × · Workbench
Roll Up Door 5x410 × · Workbench
Roll Up Door 7x410 × · Workbench
Reinforced Drawbridge20 × · Workbench- Reinforced Drawbridge (Powered)20 × · Workbench
Generator Bank10 × · Workbench
Nailgun6 × · Workbench
Lockpick1 × · Workbench- Stack of Lockpicks (50)40 × · Workbench
Wire Tool3 × · Workbench
Wrench4 × · Backpack
Ratchet5 × · Workbench
Impact Driver6 × · Workbench
Iron Knuckles4 × · Backpack
Advanced Muffled Connectors Mod5 × · Workbench
Advanced Armor Fittings Mod8 × · Workbench
Armor Double Pocket Mod4 × · Workbench
Impact Bracing Mod20 × · Workbench
Armor Fittings Mod4 × · Workbench
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Mechanical Parts — FAQ
How do you get Mechanical Parts in 7 Days to Die?
By harvesting or breaking 110 kinds of block, looting 40 kinds of container, scrapping a Engine and buying from traders. Every block source needs a salvage tool (Impact Driver, Ratchet or Wrench).
What gives the most Mechanical Parts?
Reinforced Drawbridge (4–20), White Steel Garage Door 3x3 (8–12), White Steel Garage Door 4x3 (8–12) — the largest amounts per block in the game files.
What can you scrap for Mechanical Parts?
1 item, including Engine.
Can you buy Mechanical Parts from traders?
Yes. It is also on the general list every trader shares. What is in stock on a given day is rolled from these lists.
What is Mechanical Parts used for?
It goes into 122 recipes, including Appliances, Wall Clock, Blade Trap, Steel Cellar Door and Steel Shutters.
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