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05-07-2015, 03:31 PM | #1 | |
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buying Service books
Does anyone know the best/cheapest way to get the service book for your car? should i just get one from the dealership?
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05-07-2015, 07:19 PM | #2 | |
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Re: buying Service books
These be da ones.
http://www.helminc.com/helm/homepage...ww.google.com/ I buy these whenever I can. Not cheap 'tho. |
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05-07-2015, 11:15 PM | #3 | |
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Re: buying Service books
It depends on what kind of car you have. With the internet nowadays most stuff can be easily found with a quick Google search. FSM's (Factory Service Manuals) can come in handy, but sometimes they can be overwhelming to a novice.
With my Stealth I have a FSM on disk and I have torn that car apart so many times that I can basically do anything blindfolded. Anything I don't know how to do all I have to do is make a phone call and get instructions from one of several people. With my Grand Prix I use Google and YouTube. I replaced the Intermediate Steering Shaft on it by finding a write up someone had done, and then I watched a video on YouTube. I replaced the steering rack and reading a quick write up. I found a video as backup, but it wasn't even needed with the write up. I replaced the heater core by finding where someone had posted pages out of a manual. All the other crap I have done by figuring it out as I go.
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05-11-2015, 02:18 PM | #4 | |
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Re: buying Service books
I have relied on Faxon for decades....
http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/ |
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05-21-2015, 02:38 PM | #5 | |
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Re: buying Service books
Some hardware stores offers these kind of deals or coupon on their products, you need to visit your local stores for this.
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09-09-2016, 01:48 PM | #6 |
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09-09-2016, 01:49 PM | #7 | ||
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Re: buying Service books
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09-16-2016, 04:28 AM | #8 | |
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Re: buying Service books
When it comes to service books, I believe it's better to stay with the ones offered by dealers itself.
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09-16-2016, 08:13 AM | #9 | |
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Re: buying Service books
I have 2 that I know of and they are actual shop service manuals used in the shop at dealership very detailed for use by mechanics at the dealership. Others I have are different in nature.
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09-17-2016, 04:57 PM | #10 | |
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Re: buying Service books
helm is the way to go.
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