Has anybody figured this out yet?
Post in here and I will give the hookup.
It also includes an service bullitens that are out and the install guides for Scion Accesories.

im realy interested in this I dont use newsgroups maybe FTP? email me with the info silkywilson@aol.com

Sounds cool, I'm interested...

I've thought about this for awhile, and with Scion being technology based, you would think that they would make the manuals available for download. The cost of $200+ for a "printed" manual is rediculous! I would assume that the manual was created with a computer and that saving the data in a .pdf format has already been done to publish the manuals.

Perhaps we should start a poll on this.

I'm sure that virtually everyone would rather search a computer document for the data needed and print just those pages.

DON'T LET THIS THREAD DIE!!!!

Has anybody figured this out yet?
Post in here and I will give the hookup.
It also includes an service bullitens that are out and the install guides for Scion Accesories.
Or if you know how to use newsgroups to get stuff ,I can post the XB stuff to a newsgroup.
Thanks

doh, I didn't read the full subject line.
Take caution if you plan on transfering the manuals to .pdf because I think Toyota/Scion probably has a "copyright" on these manuals.
If the manuals are made available in any other format, I think only Toyota/Scion can do this.

just my .02

I'm not trying to sell them for 10.
I going to tell you how to get them for 10 from toyota.

I'm not trying to sell them for 10.
I going to tell you how to get them for 10 from toyota.

oohhhh!!! Sounds good to me!!!!

I'm in....
ken

how ? pm me pls or post it hehe

Awww crud ... and I just ordered the factory manuals on Monday ... But I wouldn't mind having the PDF as well!

I'm in!

what's up with these teaser posts?

In there like swimwear.

im in! email me:
info@tl-factory.com

Sign me up too! :)

someone get it and burn me a copy i will give u 5 bucks + a cdr.
that way u only spend 5 bucks =)
8)

The manuals can be downloaded from the following website.
http://techinfo.toyota.com
It does require a fee for use.
10 dollars a day or 50 dollars a month.
They also have a yearly fee of 350.
If you do join for 1 day make sure you join in the morning and download as much as you can before midnight of that day.
All accounts expire at midnight.
I was able to download the entire manuals, TSB and accessory instructions in less than 2 hours.
With this site you can download any manual for Lexus, Toyota and Scion for only 10 dollars.
If you know how to get binaries from newsgroups pm me and I will tell you which newsgroup that I have seen the posting the XB manuals
Sorry for the teaser I didn’t have the link at work, I had to wait until I got home.

THANKS. :D

There's a LOT of clicking involved as the manuals are split up into subsections of 1-5 pages each so plan on spending some quality time with your computer. But it sure beats $200+ for the full set of manuals.

I have got about a hour and a half in it right now.. Im combining them into one PDF as I go 10 groups at a time but im about half way done with the manual and im at 693 pages.. its ALOT of clicking..do be prepaird..and the time is Pacific standard time on that 12:00 cut off..which gives us east coasters and extra 3 hours..

some of this is confusing whole chapters dont even exhist... is this common for Toyota? I found one actual flaw in the system for an 04 xB chapter5 page 640 thats 5-640 shows up as nothing... Ill have to write and request it.. im on page 1173 now at 2:20

1489 pages its 3:06 and I just finnished the service manual.. I have a feeling all you guys in cali are at the Scion Event.. we got none here..

yeh i just wasted a thread on this called TIS.

i have unlimited free acess and could email you guys what you want. i mean whole manuals are out of the question cuz it would take forever to save and probably not fit in your email account.

but if you want a specific somehting PM and ill hook it up.

You are not able to use a debit card for this, even a VISA debit card. My credit card is maxxed out right now so I am screwed here.

This sucks. I never heard of anything that accepted VISA but wouldn't take a VISA debit card. WTF?

:roll: :x

something is either wrong, or has changed. i bought 1 day access with my visa debit card no problems.

I've heard that it is not a good idea to use your debit card on-line, if some gets your number your account is instantly accessed. With a credit card they say you are protected by the carrier and are not liable for any charges.

If someone buys the manual, I've got a nice FTP location that you can use to store it, but potentially allow access to anybody. ;) Let me know, and I'll walk you through the process.

If someone has it, I'd gladly pay $10 via Paypal or whatever to get a copy FTP'd or some other way.

Dennis

I did all that downloading and had a system crash with no backup.. in the next couple weeks I will redo it...

JESUS SAVES AND SO SHOULD YOU!

are these the actual tech manuals like with the wiring diagrams and all that?

yes they are the actual toyota tech manuals, in PDF, service, wiring schimatics, colishion manual, TSBs, all sorts of dealer stuff..

so please post the news group that has these binaries.

I've heard that it is not a good idea to use your debit card on-line, if some gets your number your account is instantly accessed. With a credit card they say you are protected by the carrier and are not liable for any charges.

utter bull____.

I've heard that it is not a good idea to use your debit card on-line, if some gets your number your account is instantly accessed. With a credit card they say you are protected by the carrier and are not liable for any charges.

utter bull____.

Would you care to elaborate???

I've heard that it is not a good idea to use your debit card on-line, if some gets your number your account is instantly accessed. With a credit card they say you are protected by the carrier and are not liable for any charges.

utter bull____.

Would you care to elaborate???

You are totally correct, XBGuy:

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I've heard that it is not a good idea to use your debit card on-line, if some gets your number your account is instantly accessed. With a credit card they say you are protected by the carrier and are not liable for any charges.

utter bull____.

Would you care to elaborate???

You are totally correct, XBGuy:


Thank You!!!

is it hard to find after u download all the PDF files?

Someone should download this and post it for everyone. That would be great.

is it hard to find after u download all the PDF files?

What I did was open the file, it downloads into Adobe Acrobat Reader (I had to click refresh to actually see the image), "save as" created my own file names directed all to a folder on my hard drive. My total download was 743 files @ 44.2MB. Plan on about 4 hours of constant clicking.
All in all, very well worth the time.

I paid $10 and it doesn't support Macs.
Thanks for telling me. I guess I'll be bogarting someone else's computer today.

What I did was open the file, it downloads into Adobe Acrobat Reader (I had to click refresh to actually see the image), "save as" created my own file names directed all to a folder on my hard drive. My total download was 743 files @ 44.2MB. Plan on about 4 hours of constant clicking.
All in all, very well worth the time.

4 hours to get 44MB? That's a lot of clicking!

Any chance of dropping those files onto CD for those of us with weak clicking fingers? You could more than recoup your investment!

Bump!

Anyone got this trhing available for download?

...or willing to put me one on a cd-r for a small fee :lol:

TTT

Anyone have the manual for the xB?

Anyone have a PDF manual for an Xb that theyve already downloaded? PM me.

do they have the manual for the TC up yet?

What I did was open the file, it downloads into Adobe Acrobat Reader (I had to click refresh to actually see the image), "save as" created my own file names directed all to a folder on my hard drive. My total download was 743 files @ 44.2MB. Plan on about 4 hours of constant clicking.
All in all, very well worth the time.

4 hours to get 44MB? That's a lot of clicking!

Any chance of dropping those files onto CD for those of us with weak clicking fingers? You could more than recoup your investment!

4 hours ???? This guy must have been a pro. I downloaded the complete maintenance manual, and the complete electrical manual, and a few service items, and it took me close to 8 hours !!! And that's with a high speed Wi-Fi connection.

There are thousands of files, each which must be opened in Adobe to be saved. Lots of clicks with the mouse. Maybe thousands of clicks.

Was it worth it?? I'll let you know if I can somehow print it all out into paper form.

man people here are not paying attention. they've been hosted for a long time, all you have to do is use the little search button up top.

If anyone who downloaded is willing to share/sell a copy, please pm me.
Phil

4 hours ???? This guy must have been a pro. I downloaded the complete maintenance manual, and the complete electrical manual, and a few service items, and it took me close to 8 hours !!! And that's with a high speed Wi-Fi connection.

"High Speed" Wireless is not true. Even with a DLink AirPlus Xtreme G your real speed is much less than the advertised rate.

It take me 15 - 20 min to download an ISO image 9650-780 mb) of Microsofts products form my MSDN subscription at work. (Fractional T-1) at home it's almost 1 hour on a cable modem.

I paid the money and got access but every time I click on one of the file titles the link opens and then immediately closes. I turned off all my pop-up blockers and should not be having this problem...has anyone else had problems with the downloads? Thanks...

I paid the money and got access but every time I click on one of the file titles the link opens and then immediately closes. I turned off all my pop-up blockers and should not be having this problem...has anyone else had problems with the downloads? Thanks...
I found the problem...Norton turned my computer into HAL!
The TIS site is definitely worth the money, it's a helluva lot cheaper than buying a service manual, TSBs, electrical wiring charts, etc.
Someone will be selling CDs on ebay before long...

i want xb manual pleaseeee

I did it. Me an a buddy with a Tacoma split the $10. I got every single file for the xB I could find. This included the whole repair manual, TSBs, wiring diagrams, even the accessory installation instructions. It did take me a good four hours of constant clicking. I strongly recommend spending the $10.

A big tip for anyone who does this... when you go to save a file, be careful what you name it. I recommend the chapter and page number... like "05-29" This will make searching so much easier.

Let's do this!

Ok, so we have peeps not computer savvy enough to download
and those that have.

So who's going to host these files for us? Or if they are hosted,
please show us where?

I've got the space, if someone just gets the files to me, I'll
host!

Depends on your bank, xBguy... Mine covers lost/stolen card charges on a debit card same as a credit card - some don't...

If someone gets my debit card number/expiration and runs up charges, I'm only stuck for the first $50...same as credit card.

Ok, so we have peeps not computer savvy enough to download
and those that have.

So who's going to host these files for us? Or if they are hosted,
please show us where?

I've got the space, if someone just gets the files to me, I'll
host!

i have a web server at home... i can mirror your dl site

anybody have these available yet? a bittorrent would be fantastic.

If you pay the $10 for one-day access to the techinfo site on a Saturday evening, you have until the end of the day on a Monday before the access time expires. You know, just to save on your wrists a bit so you don't burn out trying to get every bit of info in one day.