[ModernAngel]

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See how the new X3 is built... take a look at how things are put together in case you need to take yours apart.

[JoeyO]

I thought robots were going to take over the world of manufacturing?

[BokTroy]

That mallet on the hood almost took me out 😂

[moriluvatar]

Nice vid, mesmerizing. I wish we could watch our individual cars being assembled on a feed.

[X3rd Time Is a Charm]

Originally Posted by moriluvatar

Nice vid, mesmerizing. I wish we could watch our individual cars being assembled on a feed.

That would be cool ! Especially being they say , you don’t want a car that has been assembled on a Monday or a Friday. I of course had to look up what day of the week mine was built, and it was a Monday ! It’s a 2018 30i with around 34,000 miles on it . I bought it in 21 with 10400 miles on the clock and So far so good. It was a Monday car but has also been trouble free . 🤞🏼They all must have enjoyed their weekend . 😂

[drexplode]

Originally Posted by BokTroy

That mallet on the hood almost took me out 😂

spanking the baby. how often does the operator miss?! haha

[DCBmwMD]

Originally Posted by ModernAngel

See how the new X3 is built... take a look at how things are put together in case you need to take yours apart.

Thanks for posting ! At the end of the video the second to the last car exiting has the European Turn signals ( which I wish we had ) the last car has the US turn signals. I was surprised to see that they make the European X3's in Spartanburg as well.

[anakha]

Originally Posted by JoeyO

I thought robots were going to take over the world of manufacturing?

They are!

Step 1: Take over for our legs so we can sit while they move us around
Step 2: Take over for our arms so we can just think of the work we could do
Step 3: Profit

[Ravenous666]

Originally Posted by DCBmwMD

Thanks for posting ! At the end of the video the second to the last car exiting has the European Turn signals ( which I wish we had ) the last car has the US turn signals. I was surprised to see that they make the European X3's in Spartanburg as well.

X3 M50 is exclusivly build in Spartenburg for all markets in the world.

The X3 30e PHEV is exclusivly build in South Africa.

[BokTroy]

Originally Posted by DCBmwMD

Thanks for posting ! At the end of the video the second to the last car exiting has the European Turn signals ( which I wish we had ) the last car has the US turn signals. I was surprised to see that they make the European X3's in Spartanburg as well.

Can anyone confirm if the hardware where the World/EU version turn signal sits (that long line inbrteeen the upper and lower tail light housing) is present for US version?

Not sure if this can be retrofitted with just software or the housing layout is different.

[DCBmwMD]

Originally Posted by BokTroy

Can anyone confirm if the hardware where the World/EU version turn signal sits (that long line inbrteeen the upper and lower tail light housing) is present for US version?

Not sure if this can be retrofitted with just software or the housing layout is different.

I don't think the hardware is there. The area where the EU turn signal is filled in on US X3's. You would need to change out the entire light fixture. I have seen people do this on the G01's and they need to replace the entire light. I wish we could choose during the build.

[BokTroy]

Originally Posted by DCBmwMD

I don't think the harware is there. The area where the EU turn signal is filled in on US X3's. You would need to change out the entire light fixture. I have seen people do this on the G01's and they need to replace the entire light. I wish we could choose during the build.

That’s pretty unfortunate…the area it lit up with amber and the way it separate from brake light is a better compared to US ver. iMO

[DCBmwMD]

Originally Posted by Ravenous666

X3 M50 is exclusivly build in Spartenburg for all markets in the world.

The X3 30e PHEV is exclusivly build in South Africa.

I thought that was the case as well but if you look there are definitely X3 30's coming off that line. You can tell by the grill and trim levels.

[Ravenous666]

Originally Posted by DCBmwMD

I thought that was the case as well but if you look there are definitely X3 30's coming off that line. You can tell by the grill and trim levels.

Yes, because 20d diesel, 20 and 30 petrol are build in both factories for all markets. It's meant to balance production line capacity.

[beto_L.A.]

Originally Posted by moriluvatar

Nice vid, mesmerizing. I wish we could watch our individual cars being assembled on a feed.

That used to be done a few years ago. i was able to get the video of my X3.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by anakha

They are!

Step 1: Take over for our legs so we can sit while they move us around
Step 2: Take over for our arms so we can just think of the work we could do
Step 3: Profit

Ha ha! ...I read this in gnome voice

[cfm56d7b]

Great video sample from the BMW Spartanburg campus which is incidentally 8 million square feet.

The car ... well - it will not be a line item in my shopping list in the present form.

[MaxMendez]

Such a cool video, would love to tour a manufacturer one day 👍🏽

[CrippledLucifer]

I always enjoy these behind the scenes videos. So much goes into building these cars, what a treat to see the hard working men and women putting everything together.

Also weirdly enough, it looks like there is no consistency in the blinkers. The front ones have that god awful slow fade that is reminiscent of incandescent bulbs, but the rears and wing mirror ones are regular instant on/off. Compare that to some recent models like the LCI G05/G07 where the front and rears have that awful fade in/out. Can BMW not make up their mind on this? Why can't they make this an option in the iDrive? The fade in/out looks so god awful, I'm so glad my pre-LCI X7 doesn't have it.

[ModernAngel]

Originally Posted by MaxMendez

Such a cool video, would love to tour a manufacturer one day 👍🏽

It's fun. I toured the Ford F-150 plant in Michigan years ago and quite enjoyed it. There are catwalks above the assembly floor you can use to just hangout and watch folks work.

[denle]

[ddnmkun]

Love to see how easy it is to swap out the grills