Self-Printing Manual - Came out Great

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I thought I'd share how I got a hard copy of a manual that was unavailable used anywhere.

I used lulu self publishing. The PDF was 546 pages and cost me about $40 shipped. I got a great looking brand new manual. I used 'yearbook' as the base with these settings - US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm), Black & White, 80# White — Coated, Paperback Perfect Bound, Matte Cover Print Cost:31.55 USD.

While the PDFs and online viewing is nice, there is something great about a paper manual that you can write on. I thought I'd share this here since so many of the LC 100 manuals can be found in PDF form.

Edit: I added a couple of pictures with a Diet Coke for scale. I'd note that in this version the page numbers are all jumbled because that is how I found the PDF. Since I decided to test print this, put the PDF into correct order and filled the blank pages so that the page numbers are correct in the version of this in the Resource section. Working with another member, @Cruiser Cult, who has a contact with the original manual to get the missing pages.
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Sweet
 
IslandCruiser808 said:
Would ne nice to have one. Not much savvy on the computer stuff though I try. Lol
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Really nothing too it. Just go to Lulu.com, upload the PDF you want to print and assuming the sizing I used is to your liking, use all the same settings. The only thing you will need to do is add a cover because it is a seperate file but they walk you through that. When I get the missing pages for a real reprint, I will likely use the Toyota cover. Somebody here took a decent picture of it.
 
asmara said:
Really nothing too it. Just go to Lulu.com, upload the PDF you want to print and assuming the sizing I used is to your liking, use all the same settings. The only thing you will need to do is add a cover because it is a seperate file but they walk you through that. When I get the missing pages for a real reprint, I will likely use the Toyota cover. Somebody here took a decent picture of it.
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That's awesome. Seems better than buying some old reprint that's beat off ebay for $100+. I will definitely copy this!!!
 
asmara said:
Really nothing too it. Just go to Lulu.com, upload the PDF you want to print and assuming the sizing I used is to your liking, use all the same settings. The only thing you will need to do is add a cover because it is a seperate file but they walk you through that. When I get the missing pages for a real reprint, I will likely use the Toyota cover. Somebody here took a decent picture of it.
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Awesome. I will wait for your reprint. Appreciate your hard work putting this together.
 
Live to Ski said:
asmara: is it possible to send the pdf you used?

reason: all my pdf's related are not in order/and/or have duplicate chapters.

no matter what, thanks for your effort on this!
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You don't want to use the PDF I used because I just printed what I found, and it was a jumbled mess. Later, I put the PDF into page number order and made the pages of the PDF match the pages in the manual. So if the manual says to go to page 237, you can just jump to 237 in the PDF. I uploaded that to the Resource library here. So while you will print a bunch of blank pages (it will actually say missing page), use the one in the resource section.
 
asmara said:
You don't want to use the PDF I used because I just printed what I found, and it was a jumbled mess. Later, I put the PDF into page number order and made the pages of the PDF match the pages in the manual. So if the manual says to go to page 237, you can just jump to 237 in the PDF. I uploaded that to the Resource library here. So while you will print a bunch of blank pages (it will actually say missing page), use the one in the resource section.
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i don't see a hyperlink to the document you reference in the resource library :doh:
 
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Ok, got the download.

as usual, nothing is easy.....I just noticed that a) this is electrical wiring diagram, b) believe it's for a 2001 LEXUS LX 470, c) the download shows 863 pages while op indicates 546 pages.

does anyone have the entire fsm intact for 2004 toyota lc?
 
Live to Ski said:
Ok, got the download.

as usual, nothing is easy.....I just noticed that a) this is electrical wiring diagram, b) believe it's for a 2001 LEXUS LX 470, c) the download shows 863 pages while op indicates 546 pages.

does anyone have the entire fsm intact for 2004 toyota lc?
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Yes, this is a very rare incomplete electrical wiring diagram (EWD342F), and nope, it isn't for a 2001 Lexus LX470. Without getting into the specific models, this EWD is basically for 1998 -2002 non-US LC 100s. It is 863 pages because I replaced all the missing pages with placeholders when I put it back into page-number order and made the page numbers match those in the PDF.

It looks like you are looking for an FSM for a different year. I did a quick search and only saw the 2003 year, which means they may not have made a separate 2004 manual. The manuals' Toyota part numbers are RM973U1, RM973U2. I didn't see a PDF for that specific manual in the resource section, but there are some hard copies for sale on eBay.
 
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