$75 for a Service Manual?

cbstd · 11-21-2006, 06:14 PM

Being a proud new owner, I thought that I would pick up a Factory Service Manual from the dealership's parts counter. They told me to order one directly from as that is where their manuals come from.

OK, no problem. I look on the site and discover that the price is $75. Wow! That seems like a lot of money, even if it does come in two volumes.

Does anyone have any 411 on Factory Service Manuals?

Scott

Garrison · 11-21-2006, 06:19 PM

Looking for same info as well.

Zesti1 · 11-21-2006, 09:08 PM

I got the 2 Volume set and

it. Has everything you need for the DIY'er.

fa1 · 11-21-2006, 09:11 PM

It's not that expensive considering the detail and number of pages it has. I "found" other manuals for other Honda's and calculated printing them out would be more then ordering straight from Helms.

Car78412 · 11-21-2006, 09:16 PM

75 bucks for the manuels is cheap. I have them and the details it provides about the civic is well worth the money...Check on prices for toyota or nissan manuels...believe me..the civic manuels are a bargin.

**jasonandre** · 11-21-2006, 09:21 PM

It's hard to believe in this day and age that the option to buy the manual in electronic PDF format isn't available.

stevieray · 11-21-2006, 09:29 PM

Let me tell ya, $75 for what that HELM manual provides is cheap. If you can do just ONE task by using the manual as opposed to going to the dealer, it's paid for itself. Plus, it's so well written even some of these dim bulbs that work at the dealer can understand it.

I own 3 Hondas and 2 Acuras and each of them has a HELM manual. Essential for the DIY'er---

Garrison · 11-21-2006, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonandre

It's hard to believe in this day and age that the option to buy the manual in electronic PDF format isn't available.

But to have it electronic would be better, use less trees, and allow me to be able to view them in a much more detail manner. (politically correct answer)

blaznhot_23 · 11-21-2006, 09:55 PM

75$...is that for the factory honda manual or the helm version???

**jasonandre** · 11-21-2006, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaznhot_23

75$...is that for the factory honda manual or the helm version???

They are one in the same. Helm is the publisher for Honda manuals.

blaznhot_23 · 11-21-2006, 09:58 PM

so you can get them either from honda dealership or helm right???

Zesti1 · 11-21-2006, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaznhot_23

so you can get them either from honda dealership or helm right???

Yeah. Dealership might mark it up though. Id go directly to the helms website and order it direct.

stevieray · 11-21-2006, 10:02 PM

Politically correct but I'm not crazy about having to use a keyboard & mouse with grease all over my hands. Apparently, not all of you have had to rest a shop manual in the engine bay while you reassemble a head or check electronic schematics. Not something I'd want to do with a laptop.

Sometimes the old ways are best, young grasshoppers.

**jasonandre** · 11-21-2006, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevieray

Politically correct but I'm not crazy about having to use a keyboard & mouse with grease all over my hands. Apparently, not all of you have had to rest a shop manual in the engine bay while you reassemble a head or check electronic schematics. Not something I'd want to do with a laptop.

Sometimes the old ways are best, young grasshoppers.

I'd rather have the option to just print out only a few pages instead of being forced to haul around a 10lb 500-page manual.

fa1 · 11-21-2006, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonandre

I'd rather have the option to just print out only a few pages instead of being forced to haul around a 10lb 500-page manual.

It's actually more like 1500 pages. But don't worry maybe in a few years someone will scan it, I'm sure. You can find pdf helms manuals of most Hondas:)

stevieray · 11-21-2006, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonandre

I'd rather have the option to just print out only a few pages instead of being forced to haul around a 10lb 500-page manual.

Tru, tru. It just seems like every time I pull out the HELM for one thing, I end up working on something else or seeing how it's put together.

**jasonandre** · 11-21-2006, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fa1

It's actually more like 1500 pages. But don't worry maybe in a few years someone will scan it, I'm sure. You can find pdf helms manuals of most Hondas:)

I've heard that an electronic version of each manual is available from Helm on a CD, but those CDs are only given to authorized Honda dealerships for their service departments.

fa1 · 11-21-2006, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonandre

I've heard that an electronic version of each manual is available from Helm on a CD, but those CDs are only given to authorized Honda dealerships for their service departments.

Probably is true. Imagine if one of those CD's got out though haha. Anyone work at Honda that can sneak out a fresh 8thgen civic one?

Cr8tive_leo · 03-18-2007, 03:44 PM

Hondahookup.com has many a downloadable manuals, jsut noting for 06 or 07 yet.

~Cr8tive.

honda06si · 03-18-2007, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cr8tive_leo

Hondahookup.com has many a downloadable manuals, jsut noting for 06 or 07 yet.

~Cr8tive.

is it the same price?

11-21-2006, 06:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
cbstd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles Age: 52 Posts: 172 Scott iTrader: 0 / 0%	$75 for a Service Manual? Being a proud new owner, I thought that I would pick up a Factory Service Manual from the dealership's parts counter. They told me to order one directly from as that is where their manuals come from. OK, no problem. I look on the site and discover that the price is $75. Wow! That seems like a lot of money, even if it does come in two volumes. Does anyone have any 411 on Factory Service Manuals? Scott

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fa1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SF, CA Age: 18 Posts: 2,404 FA Squad Member #17 iTrader: 1 / 100%	It's not that expensive considering the detail and number of pages it has. I "found" other manuals for other Honda's and calculated printing them out would be more then ordering straight from Helms.

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Car78412 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 125 iTrader: 0 / 0%	75 bucks for the manuels is cheap. I have them and the details it provides about the civic is well worth the money...Check on prices for toyota or nissan manuels...believe me..the civic manuels are a bargin.

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stevieray Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Franklin, TN Age: 53 Posts: 599 DP Squad Member #2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Let me tell ya, $75 for what that HELM manual provides is cheap. If you can do just ONE task by using the manual as opposed to going to the dealer, it's paid for itself. Plus, it's so well written even some of these dim bulbs that work at the dealer can understand it. I own 3 Hondas and 2 Acuras and each of them has a HELM manual. Essential for the DIY'er---

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blaznhot_23 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 661, CA Posts: 8,037 MS Motorsports kicks ass!!! iTrader: 9 / 100%	75$...is that for the factory honda manual or the helm version???

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blaznhot_23 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 661, CA Posts: 8,037 MS Motorsports kicks ass!!! iTrader: 9 / 100%	so you can get them either from honda dealership or helm right???

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stevieray Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Franklin, TN Age: 53 Posts: 599 DP Squad Member #2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Politically correct but I'm not crazy about having to use a keyboard & mouse with grease all over my hands. Apparently, not all of you have had to rest a shop manual in the engine bay while you reassemble a head or check electronic schematics. Not something I'd want to do with a laptop. Sometimes the old ways are best, young grasshoppers.

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Cr8tive_leo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 39 Posts: 7,087 Adrian iTrader: 5 / 100%	Hondahookup.com has many a downloadable manuals, jsut noting for 06 or 07 yet. ~Cr8tive.