I have seen and spoke to a guy who has the 7seater vellfire, and yes he has turned his middle seats around by unbolting them, but he said that they didn't slide so unless anyone knows how to slide the seats when turned they won't be able to use them as a bed, but they definitely can face backwards Martin

I have seen and spoke to a guy who has the 7seater vellfire, and yes he has turned his middle seats around by unbolting them, but he said that they didn't slide so unless anyone knows how to slide the seats when turned they won't be able to use them as a bed, but they definitely can face backwards Martin

These are the connectors that my previous head unit was using and I can't help but feel it could do better. The new head unit works well, I have set up the steering wheel controls and a USB microSD card reader is on it's way so I can add a load of music to it (and not have it playing off my phone all the time). With the replacement head unit I also got this additional connector set: The car (2005 facelift) has these additional connectors (sorry it's not the clearest): So my question is whether there is some way to connect the extra connectors to the unused connectors in the car - I am assuming that some must be connected to speakers that aren't currently being used. Am I chasing a dream or are any of these connectors actually going to be of some use? Hopefully someone can let me know.

I have never seen a 30 series, but inferring from the 20 series... Regarding recalls, I doubt Toyota UK will do anything, but you can check recall status of a Japanese vehicle here (use Google Translate) if you have the frame number (AGH30-xxxxxxx). https://toyota.jp/recall/ I would guess that unless the recall is recent it has probably been done in Japan. I expect the wrap should be mentioned in the auction sheet. From what I've seen the inspector may note obvious damage visible through the wrap but is not going to remove anything to look underneath. On head units, some OEM ones can't be switched to English but a few minutes with a translate app on your phone (I use DeepL) and you can learn the basics. Most of it (satnav, phone book, TV) aren't useful anyway. Mostly it's Bluetooth, radio and video inputs that you care about. Japanese FM bands are different but you can buy a band converter for £20 or so (Amazon, AliExpress). The Japanese FM band is smaller so the band shifter typically has a switch to switch upper or lower parts of the band (Japan is 76-95MHz, we're 87.5-108, so +10 gets you 86-105 and +20 gets 96-115). You could probably also use a separate FM radio to feed the stock head unit via Bluetooth or aux in. AM radio works fine on the stock head unit. If you are fitting an Android head unit there are apps you can use with a DAB USB stick to get DAB.

Would love to hear a comparison between the factory 18 speaker system with it's 640watt amplifier and active amplifier subwoofer Vs an aftermarket setup. The factory setup blew me away when I started hearing sounds that I didn't hear on my home system.

Just to say. If you have an old android tablet or phone, you can convert it to a carplay box using a new launcher and connector app. It then acts like this unit and your regular phone connects to it. You will probably benefit from the fact that your older tablet or phone is more powerful than these units they are selling. The main thing to consider is the mounting method and where it is mounted.