Is the genuine BMW repair manual still in print?

[Mucci]

Just bought the Haynes manual and it's pretty disappointing. Lots of text-only sections without any diagrams or photos. I found the downloadable PDF's in the technical resources page and that manual looks a lot more thorough. Is that original manual still in print? I tried looking on RealOEM for a PN but all they show is a CD.

 

I could just print out the PDF's but they don't look complete and some of the images scanned in almost black.

 

Unfortunately Bentley doesn't look like they ever mad a manual for these cars. Theirs are always top notch.

[AceAndrew]

No,  it is no longer in print.

 

You can find copies that pop up on ebay or the classified section fairly frequently.  Expect to pay between $80-$140 for the pair.

 

I am not sure which scans you've looked at, but the scan that Steve uploaded is the most decent I've seen....

 

 

[Mucci]

Found this on ebay but I'm a little hesitant to give him $100 when there are no photos of the actual manual.

 

 

 

 

[Mucci]

6 minutes ago, AceAndrew said:

No,  it is no longer in print.

 

You can find copies that pop up on ebay or the classified section fairly frequently.  Expect to pay between $80-$140 for the pair.

 

I am not sure which scans you've looked at, but the scan that Steve uploaded is the most decent I've seen....

 

 

 

Yea those are the PDF's I downloaded. They're good I just like having a bound copy so I don't have to mess with my phone/laptop mid project.

 

It looks like the originals come in ring binders which makes me more skeptical of the "glue bound" ebay listing above. Has anyone bought from that guy?

Looks like a brand new set of the binders is $400!

[7502]

I bought a set from that same seller in late August of last year. . They are nice quality 2 large volumes.

[Mucci]

3 hours ago, 7502 said:

I bought a set from that same seller in late August of last year. . They are nice quality 2 large volumes.

 

Did the photos within seem to be original quality or did they look scanned in?

 

They're a pain to communicate with and don't seem to want to give me the information I keep asking for over and over again. The only info I've gotten is that these reproductions are produced by them and not BMW. They won't send me any physical photos.