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Are the new Haynes manuals crap?

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woody:
over the weekend i repaired the the rear heated windscreen on the peugeot
OK i've got the haynes so i could check the fuses (all ok)
all the manual said about relays/flasher units was that it had some and although they could look the same they might not be!!!!!
no information on which was which
no wiring diagram no info on the job at all
ok the job turned out to be a faulty earth and has now been sorted

ARE HAYNES MANUALS GETTING MORE VAGUE GIVING LESS TECHY INFO AND ADVISING THAT THIS SHOULD BE LEFT TO SPECIALISTS

Les Brock:
Used to be resonable for a competent DIY'er...If you did'nt have or want to buy the workshop manual

now the new ones are not a lot of use other than perhaps a door stop !

TimM:
I'm sure I remember them giving more information for each job, and the index's........ don't get me started there  :evil:

beast5680:
i suppose it would depend on your level of mechanical ability :?  if your a complete novice at mechanics then they provide just enough info not to confuse you but if you are a mechanical sort of person they dont give enough to satisfy you but older manuals i think had more info in them

thermidorthelobster:
Is it just that the vehicles are getting more complex, and out of the reach of the home mechanic?

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