Service Manuals

[Corey Dean]

I need to purchase the two service manuals (body and chassis) for my '73. Options are CD or book form. Has anyone used both and found one better than the other? I'm leaning towards the books, but the CD is a lot cheaper and you can print the pages you need. Looking for pros or cons regarding either format.

[Ghoste]

I found reason to have both depending on circumstance.  For example on a long roadtrip where I dont bring a laptop or situations where I could be going back and forth through different sections I prefer the hardcopy.  If its something like torque specs or just looking at one thing like a wiring diagram I like the digital.

[myk]

CD version for me.  If you work on your car at all and use your manuals for reference, a printed manual will last a week before it's completely covered in grease and/or destroyed.  With the CD, you print the pages you need and then toss them when you're done...

[TPR]

I have hard copies of the '68 and '69 manuals.
I prefer to flick through manually while in the garage as I'd rather get grease and crap on the reprints as opposed to all over my laptop.
The index at the front is just as easy to use as CTRL+F.
TPR

[myk]

I have hard copies of the '68 and '69 manuals.
I prefer to flick through manually while in the garage as I'd rather get grease and crap on the reprints as opposed to all over my laptop.
The index at the front is just as easy to use as CTRL+F.
TPR

CTRL+P is cheaper and easier...

[Daytona R/T SE]

Get the books.

You can't read the discs on the shitter. 

[Ghoste]

   I've done that.

[bakerhillpins]

I went digital and put the the full parts and service manual on my smart phone. I always have it with me at shows or if she gives me trouble when I am out and about. It's not the most convient on the phone but it works.

Beyond that I am with myk and print out the sections I need when I do the work and if I scribble notes or wipe my butt with it I just print a new copy. 

[Corey Dean]

Get the books.

You can't read the discs on the shitter. 

[TexasGeneral]

I have all my manuals loaded onto my iPad .. I find it convenient and if I'm at work and an idea pops in my head, I can just whip out the iPad and look it up..

[A383Wing]

I actually have both...I'm old school...books are better for me while working on car...no grease on pages if you wipe yer hands first. And I'm not hauling my laptop out to the garage....if I'm sitting here at night in my chair, I can thumb through the digital version

[polywideblock]

i'v got the manuals as I don't not got(and don't want ) a  mobile (phone) 

                  anyone remember when you left the house and the day was yours   

[cudaken]

CD version for me.  If you work on your car at all and use your manuals for reference, a printed manual will last a week before it's completely covered in grease and/or destroyed.  With the CD, you print the pages you need and then toss them when you're done...

MYK, you have heard of Hand Cleaner? While you can tell which sections I uses the most, you can still read them! Bet mine is older than you are!

One thing about books, they don't crash. If I where in the market, not sure which I would buy. 

Old Fart Ken, Posting Again

[archie360]

I prefer hardcopy, but if your cheap like me you can download them for free

http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=109

[1973rallye]

Hard copy for me. Gives me a sense of satisfaction looking over the pages I greased myself knowing how much I had flipping pages to find the fixes to my problems.

[BIGBLCK11]

I actually have both...I'm old school...books are better for me while working on car...no grease on pages if you wipe yer hands first. And I'm not hauling my laptop out to the garage....if I'm sitting here at night in my chair, I can thumb through the digital version

[cudaken]

I prefer hardcopy, but if your cheap like me you can download them for free

http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=109

Archie, just tried to down load and nothing happened ? Any ideas?

Cuda Ken

[Ghoste]

They worked for me from that site in the past. 

[A383Wing]

they download as a "zip" file....you have to open it and extract all once the file is on your computer

[fy469rtse]

Myk , try this one box of doctors disposable gloves , not the clumsiness of thicker gloves and keeps most of the dirt off,
Got both , but the hard copy's looking the worst for wear,
With the C D version , printed electrical diagrams and laminated them , ready for lots of use and have them nearby, electricals not my strong point and at the start really struggled, but needed to get my head around this and fix the ills, so being able to print pages off for use,  useful like when I was rebuilding rear end and needed the main torque settings , lots of greasy finger prints but threw away when finished,
I think there's a need for both