Shocking news (or is it just me)

[Kathryn]

My beloved 04 Alphard needs a new rear windscreen wiper,  which I have had to source from the dealers.  

While waiting for the computer to get its head around Alphards, the parts salesman said to my complete horror that the wiper may not be available as Toyota has stopped making parts for Alphards, as they are 'old, rare, imported and often modified' I begged his pardon and asked him to repeat himself.  He was admittedly quite sympathetic but it was of course beyond his control. 

Have I been living in a biscuit tin underneath a large stone?

I feel devastated,  I had hoped to keep her rolling along for the foreseeable future.

Is there any concensus about how to keep Alphards on the road?  

Any ideas? Anything we can do?

Here's hoping,  Kathryn 

[Gamith]

Rear wipers, amongst many other parts are available - ebay, autodoc and others are normal 'go-to' locations.  You can use amayama for instance to find the correct part number for your vehicle and then either buy from them (takes a while for the shipping) or search elsewhere.

Alphards are still being made - though of course they are the 'modern' ones 🙂

 

Do some research and you will be reassured - for starters put 'alphard rear wiper' into the ebay search tool.

[Kathryn]

Thanks for your reassuring reply.  I came straight to the forum,  I wasn't at my best, when as you rightly say I should have done my research before panicking.  

I am not only an Alphard newby but an import newby.

Double whammy

I had visions of sourcing donor vehicles. 

K x

[Gamith]

>I had visions of sourcing donor vehicles. 

That is always an option, but not a cost-effective one I would say.

You can look online for breakers that are near you, and / or have a suitable donor, though my singular experience with a breaker was that they wanted to charge the same for a second hand part that I would pay for buying it from Japan. 

My advice would be, for any part, check with amayama for a part number and then search around for that part number - quite often you will see the same part used on other vehicles, which helps with the cost and availability.

 

[Picasso]

Hello Kathryn you will have no problems sourcing parts for your alphard most toyota dealers dont like imports or dont have the look up system i have the jdm look up system i help lots of members on here with part no.s and point in right direction with links where to buy from your more than welcome to message me anytime you want i will always reply with part no.s and will give you links on where to get your parts from and will be able to save you a lot of money.

[Kathryn]

Picasso,

You have made my day, !

As you've offered.... some plank opened their car door as I was driving past on a narrow lane and they've broken the indicator lens on the nr side rear view mirror.  It's pushed it inside,  it still works fine but I'm worried about wet getting to the electrics and it looks rough too. Its sort of cracked half of the front side of the lens off so it won't fit back into the space. 

Secondly how do i get into the mirror housing to fit it back flush.

Thanks for your time, 

K x

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[Picasso]

Kathryn you need to carefully remove the mirror glass it’s clipped in to gain access to the lens also I will need your reg no. Can you pm it to me please 

[John Harrison]

Hi Katherin. Try 'JAP EURO CAR PARTS'

japeurocarparts.co.uk.

Good quality parts for most Jap cars.

I have an 08 Vellfire. No problem for any parts there.

Give them a try.

 

John Harrison. Wallasey.

[dezufo]

On 7/16/2025 at 10:23 AM, Kathryn said:

My beloved 04 Alphard needs a new rear windscreen wiper,  which I have had to source from the dealers.  

While waiting for the computer to get its head around Alphards, the parts salesman said to my complete horror that the wiper may not be available as Toyota has stopped making parts for Alphards, as they are 'old, rare, imported and often modified' I begged his pardon and asked him to repeat himself.  He was admittedly quite sympathetic but it was of course beyond his control. 

Have I been living in a biscuit tin underneath a large stone?

I feel devastated,  I had hoped to keep her rolling along for the foreseeable future.

Is there any concensus about how to keep Alphards on the road?  

Any ideas? Anything we can do?

Here's hoping,  Kathryn 

Kathryn, you did not say if it's just the blade or the arm as well, both are available on eBay e.g. > https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/197316927881     for future reference part numbers can be found in https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/toyota/alphard