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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 01:10 PM
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Anyone had any experience with buying the service manual for the gs300 from ebay. I see that they have one for sale for around $20, but don't know if it is worth buying.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Is it a real service manual from Lexus in print, or is it some kind of scam photocopy or scan in PDF on a burnt CD?
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 03:56 PM
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the one I got was an HTML based set of files complete with index and hyperlinked diagrams. Not the same level of detail as the paper copies I have for our SC400, but overall very good and worth the $. Wiring diagrams and troubleshooting flowcharts alone make it worth it to me.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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techinfo.toyota.com

once, i got a 1 day subscription to it for $10, and downloaded all the pdf files. then merged them all into chapters.

i see now they don't have 1 day subs. but 2 days for $15, and download all the manuals.

getting all the links requires a few shortcuts which involves mass pasting in notepad, then converting the ".htm" links to ".pdf". Then load them into a download manager.

if you were to try to download the links one by one, you'd never finish.

if you think you're up to the challenge, then techinfo.toyota is a wealth of information
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
techinfo.toyota.com

once, i got a 1 day subscription to it for $10, and downloaded all the pdf files. then merged them all into chapters.

i see now they don't have 1 day subs. but 2 days for $15, and download all the manuals.

getting all the links requires a few shortcuts which involves mass pasting in notepad, then converting the ".htm" links to ".pdf". Then load them into a download manager.

if you were to try to download the links one by one, you'd never finish.

if you think you're up to the challenge, then techinfo.toyota is a wealth of information
lol i love that idea
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by twylie
the one I got was an HTML based set of files complete with index and hyperlinked diagrams. Not the same level of detail as the paper copies I have for our SC400, but overall very good and worth the $. Wiring diagrams and troubleshooting flowcharts alone make it worth it to me.
At the end of the day you are paying for somebody's pirated goods that they 'stole' from Lexus, though.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 10:36 PM
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Arghhhhhhhhhh! Lexus be the pirate of the seven seas, themselves, me matey.
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 05:45 AM
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Resurrecting an old thread, has anyone downloaded the .pdf from techinfo lately? What pdf downloader is good?
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