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Hello all. I'm hoping some of you here would have had some experience with roof/seal leaks on these motors. I have a 2007 3L V6 alphard which was fine and leak free (have had it in Skye in worse conditions back in September). I went further north last weekend and it was rather rainy as you could imagine. Slept in the van overnight and in the morning it was much damper than usual. I noticed the roof liner where the A pillar is had quite a large damp patch on both the passenger and driver sides. I drove 3 hours back home with the heater and AC on full, which dried the liner out completely. Today I went out to use the van after sitting for a week and noticed another damp patch. Seems to be happening on the passenger side only this time, but the driver side is dry this time. Any ideas would be appreciated. Is this common? Where should I be looking to try fix this? By the looks of my picture, I am not sure if it is coming from inside the pillar, or if it's above the passenger door and running downwards. Picture attached! Thanks a lot EDIT: My alphard is the one with the sunroof and moon roof, but I doubt this is anything to do with the sunroof because it is happening so far from it?

I give these to each new owner if they want them, so it’s their choice. It’s part of the preparation. Best to do things properly. Im in japan next week so Il be brining back a lot of things with me, so it all levels out.

No need for full disassembly :) I found a small gap to pry the back plate off at the top right. I've just ordered this: https://ebay.us/m/6WN6I0 Supports proper fast charging apparently, I'll post up more when it's in!

I found these with free delivery. These not as nice but does the trick, made from tpe plastic, no smell. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008680127761.html?pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%2162.59%2162.59%21%21%2183.63%2183.63%21%4021411b6217698007546863634e4474%2112000051171013137%21affd%21%21%21&dp=Cj0KCQiAnJHMBhDAARIsABr7b85setbSpfQKcbSD0NTk5wN7_GInH0oxYYcV7qvNquBiIGtgzUwuOlUaAuBjEALw_wcB%7C0AAAAA_4-1LlvrwpACJPpUsltbIBnk39MU%7CCj8KCQiA-YvMBhC3ARIuAA01ZSaFtnoh9B3KZ80-wN0Qs--3WecHVoEEaUCiLPET-B4E3WeSZR_D0lpl9xoC8uA%7Cv1&cn=gb_a&gad_source=4&aff_fcid=c88e38a24ddc4141ac7a86cd9c8a8bea-1770289691069-00265-_onKPRpM&aff_fsk=_onKPRpM&aff_platform=api-new-product-query&sk=_onKPRpM&aff_trace_key=c88e38a24ddc4141ac7a86cd9c8a8bea-1770289691069-00265-_onKPRpM&terminal_id=b39ed1672f2f492d8afbb2acffd37f98&afSmartRedirect=y#nav-review

Yeah, that is the problem. They are nice, but the delivery is too expensive to justify the purchase for me at least.

3 full sets shipping was 2,100 GBP only. Hope that helps

How much did you pay for the fedex?

Have you done the DSP settings? There’s so much in there I can’t figure it out. Why can’t it just be simple bass, treble, and mid 😂

Great thank you I’ll pass this information onto to my mechanic

Hello oil filter is adt32112 oil is 5 litres 5w30 fully synthetic

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I had a look at doing this myself but never got round to it. Have you popped the little try of at the back? Could there be more screws under there near the battery isolator plug?

Thanks mate. I found a video on YouTube from around ten years ago. A guy removed what appears to be led it clip in part to each end of the strip to replace the factory one. However I can’t seem to find any of the sort.

An integrated one that was specifically designed to reuse the plastic diffuser is more expensive than some of the other options. Here is the one i found a number of years ago. Other members have installed better lighting. I just found this on AliExpress: ￡134.39 | for ALPHARD VELLFIRE 20 series Ceiling Atmosphere Lamp Indoor LED with Button Switch 2008-2014 Year https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHcv7d2

This topic is covered several times in the Forum. Try searching in the search box on your home page.

Hello Paul, I agree with Jenny, Remove the middle seats, hey presto. That comes for free with a little effort; some early vans even come with rotating fronts seats. 5K ? You should be looking at a Series 10 updated model, at least. The 2.4 will have a 4 speed auto gearbox; you should consider a V6 which has a 5 speed auto. If planning short distances the 4 speed should be fine; longer distances they can be thirsty and the V6 ( I am biased) should be more economical. Benefit of a 4 speed ? Chain cam drive. V6 has a belt that should be changed at 60k. Toyota told me they are good for 100k to 120k ! If the V6 cam drive fails you will be stranded, but the engine should receive no damage as the valves do not encroach into the piston swept area. To remove the middle seats is our bolts per seat, but that will leave the seat runners in place. Removing those is not difficult, and can be achieved from inside the van (unlike some ater models), but is not trivial either. One end of each rail will need to be lifted to allow runner removal. Are you looking at 7 seater or 8 seater ? Why ? They have a different quanity of seat rails.

Thanks will do that. A friend of mine has had the same cover for their VDub camper and have had no probs

Hello Eleanor, I bought an extra wide hammock from the US that covers the full width of the Alphie, and a few inches more. I have never tried it in the front seats, (my dog would not have been happy, but I expect it could be hung from the front seat grab handles, and the front seat headrests. To make a bed ? Two dog matresses ? Or a custom made mattress (expensive). Or even a single airbed. However, a VW unit may, MAY, work fine.

Hi Jules, Just keep an eye on your paintwork. Some covers, and their method of attachment, can rub your paint in ways you will not want; especially in gales. Even soft covers need to be monitored.

Hi, new to the forum, and collecting my Alphard 2012 tomorrow. My CarVX report also flags the airbag recall (March 2017). I wonder if we ever reached a verdict on whether it needs further investigation? Thanks

Awesome thanks for your help mate.regarding the roof lighting am I searching for anything specific. Sorry for being dumb. Just want to ensure I’m getting the correct things.

If you buy an obd2 adaptor, you will get access to all the dealer ECU settings. This is the auto headlight settings menu.

They have 2 LEDs per strip. One at each end. The length is a plastic diffuser. On AliExpress you can buy some upgrade led units that are also colour changing. They just replace the modules sheet in place and you get an additional switch that fits into a blank position that allows you to cycle colours.

Thanks Chris. You don’t happen to know how to change the interior room strip lighting? Just changed all my map lights for leds. Wanted to change the room lights too. I have the two long strips .