Industrial metal pieces are the best source of scrap metal in the game, giving 10 or 15.
They are somewhat commonly found by checking the trash / recycling, desks, and lockers. It does have a few set locations however.
Locations
As appears on the map
Unlike most items, it appears quite different in the map than it does in your inventory; see the image to the right.
As it is a "resource" item it has no quality, and as such all set locations are always salvageable.
| Zone | Location |
|---|---|
| Sunset Mall | There are two in the construction zone on the east side of the map, to the south of the preschool. |
| Walker River | From the spawn, follow the river until you see the second wooden bridge; cross it to west side of the river, and it should be right there. |
| It's in the far west gas station, in the backroom on a shelf. | |
| SP - Impound lot Along the north most side area. | |
| Highway 99 | From spawn, get onto the highway and follow it until you can't go any farther without getting off. The piece will be to the right of a red/orange car with a mattress on it. |
| When you reached the diner near the prison, go east. After crossing the first road, go north. There will be one close to the silver car with oil dump. | |
| Blue Mesa | On a shelf in the «Coppercreek - Old mining town» |
| Placerville's railway station (adventure) | North east side of the map behind an oil drum, near a  gas canister.
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