So on helminc.com, there's a few different manuals you can buy. They are as follows:

Shop/Service Manuals
Body Repair Manuals
Electrical Troubleshooting Manuals

those are the more important ones i believe, and the rest are as follows:

Owners Manuals
Service Bulletins
Training Materials
Service Supplies
Service Bulletin Sets

So my question is.. basically why are there so many, which one do I really NEED. I was thinking all I need is the first one, being the "shop/service manual" which will INCLUDE everything in the body repair and electrical troubleshooting manuals. Is there anything that the body repair/electrical troubleshooting manual will have that the shop/service manual wont have? Do i need any of the other ones? I already have the owners manual =-X.

 

I only got the shop/service manual. It has everything that I need. It contains the basic information that you would need to do body repair and electrical stuff. Unless you are planning to do extensive body work or an electrical tear down, I wouldn't bother with those. They are far more detailed than most shadetree mechanics need.

 

lets say i just needed to know how to take apart some interior dash peices, and find out a specific wire i wanted to tap into, all i would really need is the service/repair right?

 

Not knowing exactly what you're about to do, I'm going to take a chance and say yes. The service manual will give instructions on how to remove most panels and it also gives wiring diagrams of almost all circuits. If you can't any of the info you need, then guys like "macgyver" will know all about wires and such.

 

The shop manual always has what I need for stuff like that...