OT: Haynes manual care, falling aaprt, but I think mine is cheap |
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OT: Haynes manual care, falling aaprt, but I think mine is cheap |
914 RZ-1 |
Jul 11 2018, 05:52 PM
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Porsche Padawan Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California |
My Haynes manual is falling apart. The spine is ripping (my fault), but the book seems to be made cheaply. The pages are thin and the pictures are not clear. I bought in new on Amazon. How do I tell if I'm getting an original or some 4th generation photocopied one? No FLAPS has them in stock.
I'll probably have to tape it (not my first choice) or take it to a bindery (like FedEx/Kinkos) and have them punch holes and spiral bind it. Anyone done this? |
Tbrown4x4 |
Jul 11 2018, 06:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 699 Joined: 13-May 14 From: Port Orchard, WA Member No.: 17,338 Region Association: None |
I was seriously considering sheet protectors in a 3-ring binder, but the pages are an odd size. Mine is a Clymer, which I usually hate, but it is old and only covers 70-73. Lots of information the later aftermarket books leave out.
I suppose a trip to Staples or Kinko's is in my near future. |
76-914 |
Jul 11 2018, 09:07 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,455 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
That's a good thing. My analogy is that a tattered manual is akin to a battlefield scar; it's a Badge of Honor. I know from reading your posts that you aren't afraid to work on your 914. A stranger can look at your tattered, oil stained manual and know the same about you! My manual has loose pages. loose sections, grease fingerprints, scribbled notes, highlighted paragraphs, underlined sentences and several Subaru pages stuffed in between it all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Kansas 914 |
Jul 12 2018, 07:23 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,999 Joined: 1-March 03 From: Durango, Colorado Member No.: 373 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I bought one new - tore it apart and out each page in sheet protectors.
https://www.amazon.com/Porsche-Four-cylinde...s/dp/B00EKYPP1Q |
maf914 |
Jul 13 2018, 07:51 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None |
My original Haynes paperback copy fell apart from use years ago. I separated all of the pages and the cover pages and placed them in a three ring binder. It now lives in the garage full time. I keep a Haynes hardback copy on my book shelf for reference. Even though this copy is not abused, the binding is starting to crack.
The original Haynes manuals had green covers. The most recent Haynes have a different cover and the cover material and pages are noticeably lighter weight. Attached image(s) |
pt_700 |
Jul 13 2018, 11:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 4-March 10 From: san jose, ca Member No.: 11,430 Region Association: Northern California |
look for a kinkos type shop that offers tape binding.
minimally destructive to the old book, one just need remove the spine. spiral binding is another option but, you might loose some of the text / images near the spine to punched holes. an advantage is the book will easily lay flat afterwards. |
Dr Evil |
Jul 13 2018, 11:15 AM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,993 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I cut the pages and place them in protectors and place in binder. A good thing about that is you an turn pages with greasy hands and wipe pages after without damaging them.
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anderssj |
Jul 13 2018, 01:21 PM
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Dog is my copilot... Group: Members Posts: 1,641 Joined: 28-January 03 From: VA Member No.: 207 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
That's a good thing. My analogy is that a tattered manual is akin to a battlefield scar; it's a Badge of Honor. I know from reading your posts that you aren't afraid to work on your 914. A stranger can look at your tattered, oil stained manual and know the same about you! My manual has loose pages. loose sections, grease fingerprints, scribbled notes, highlighted paragraphs, underlined sentences and several Subaru pages stuffed in between it all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) but my bride says my manuals look more like a Rorschach test (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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