[Gmecm] service manuals

[Programmer]

Well...I bought one, one time....and it didn't work ! And it was the very 
last darn DVD (set of 6) that was corrupt !! So--buyer beware. End of story.

Lyndon.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Simmons" <birdfarm at direcway.com>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Gmecm] service manuals


>I bought one one time......turned out to be a copy (on a generic DVD, no 
>less) of the dealer software and manual.  This was for a 2004 Nissan 
>Frontier, and purchased disk early 2005.  It does work, and is fully 
>searchable, just like the OEM version...........definitely pirated 
>software!
>
> Joe S
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Programmer" <lwester at lincsat.com>
>
>
>> And to add further input...those 'ebay' DVD's seldom work <g>...
>>
>> Lyndon.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Ravet" <Steve.Ravet at arm.com>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: gmecm-bounces at diy-efi.org
>>>> [mailto:gmecm-bounces at diy-efi.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> davesnothereman at netscape.net
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 8:30 PM
>>>> To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
>>>> Subject: RE: [Gmecm] service manuals
>>>>
>>>> The blue Techline ESI CD's / DVD's are real dealer stuff.
>>>> Dealers don't get FSM's anymore.  Latest data is sent through
>>>> GM's own satellite network and doesn't even hit the DVD until later.
>>>>
>>>> When did you ever see a "real" FSM at a book store unless it
>>>> was a reprint?  HELM sells DVD's.  About 8 years ago they
>>>> would give out a free DVD set just for the asking as a sample
>>>> in case you were interested in buying a subscription.  That
>>>> software ran on any OS up to win2k without trouble.  Today's
>>>> software might be locked to a dongle or hasp.
>>>
>>> I found the DVDs at HELM now, they're in the aftermarket section not the
>>> DIY section.  It's $400 for the set, everything from 1998 through 2006.
>>> Nice but a little pricey for me.  They should sell them unlocked for
>>> particular models to the DIY crowd.  I'm guessing the ones on EBAY were
>>> swiped from a dealer update, especially since they tend to be 2004 or
>>> 2005 releases.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> --steve
>
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