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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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MINI Cooper Service Manuals

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846

Do any of you have this book? I'm thinking about buying it. Thought I would see if anyone else has any experience with it. My only concern is that sometimes some of these manuals routinely refer to dealer only tools.

It looks like a solid deal to me.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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That's the one you need. It's sitting on the table beside me. :smile:

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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Seik
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
Do any of you have this book? I'm thinking about buying it. Thought I would see if anyone else has any experience with it. My only concern is that sometimes some of these manuals routinely refer to dealer only tools.
I got one. Yes, there are "some" references to "BMW Special tools"
 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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Yeah, that manual is definitely a great reference for upgrades. I used it for the rear swaybar and M7 front grill installs. There's a large electrical section (that most of us won't ever use) but everything else is very usable. It goes into great detail on how to take pretty much everything apart and put it back together again.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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$25 for 24 hours at minitechinfo.com

was way worth it, and cheaper than the book. You can download quite a few official pdfs....

It is THE official BMW source for all things mini.

I will again pay for this as I need it.

fyi - it is not advertised at all .....
 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MadHatter
was way worth it, and cheaper than the book. You can download quite a few official pdfs....

It is THE official BMW source for all things mini.

I will again pay for this as I need it.

fyi - it is not advertised at all .....
Thanks for this link, MH! I just bookmarked it for future reference, even though I own the Bently MINI Manual.


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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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Nice.

A couple glowing reccomendations was all I wanted. Thanks all for your input.
 
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