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Old 08-12-2008, 06:13 PM
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where can I find shop manuals cheap

I need a service manual for 05 2500 and dealer wants $650 canadian how good are the disk ones you can buy on line any good links?
Old 08-12-2008, 07:45 PM
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If you order the OEM Factory Service Manual on CD (PDF) then that is what you get in PDF format. There are a number of places on line to order the DR Service manuals. Most valid ones are around $100 and PDF format is great if your are computer friendly. It is nice to be able to search for what you want and then print only what you need if necessary.
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ummm, Treasure Hunting time...need a few clues and off ya go! Really, I found mine on some other site while during a search... Looking back, not to ethical on my part and I believe that is where DTR is coming from...ethics...
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downloaded mine for free off of another dodge site.........am i allowed to say that?
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ no.
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I bought a manual on CD from Ebay. As far as I can tell, it is original and not an illegal copy. I paid much less than $650 for it. I think I posted the seller's ebay account name a while back.
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Hi you can order one from geno'sgarage.com for $99. US. I am waiting for the 08 price to come down then I am buying one.
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i don't know if its legit or not but i just google dodge 2500 service manual and a service manual website was on the top of the list of searches and its 17 bucks on there.
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Just bought a 5 book set off ebay paid 139.00 I also have the cd paid 20.oo for it, it covers 04 thru 06
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Originally Posted by wanalearnmore
I need a service manual for 05 2500 and dealer wants $650 canadian how good are the disk ones you can buy on line any good links?
I ordered my service manual using the order form that is in the operators guide. It came as two books one about 3"s thick and the wiring diagram book about 1" thick and it cost me $117.00 Canadian Dollars. that was in 2003 and our dollar was at a 30% disadvantage to the US. Dollar. I doubt it very much if the price has gone up to 650 dollars, but if it has why would we (this site) be interested in protecting the copy rights of a company that would charge $650.00 to supply a book to repair a truck that they manufactured. That is why I got a CD as well and I paid $5.00 Canadian for that one, and it is exactly the same as the paper version including the wiring diagrams.
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I used the $$ I didn't pay for mine to put fuel in my truck......
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Some large public libraries have them if you don't want to fork out the dough.
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