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Hi, Just collected our 2007 Alphard from having a new complete stainless steel exhaust fitted. An amazing piece of work,my wife and I were invited under the lift to examine the finished job.It may seem unusual to wax lyrical about something that is rarely seen,but as a trained motor engineer and having fitted numerous exhaust systems,this one literally took my breath away.It had been perfectly manufactured and fitted accurately down the underside ,all the various contours fitted to perfection. I elected to have a polished tail pipe and of course the whole length[including a new S/S Cat.] was stainless steel, all the clamps and new brackets were S/S. The sensor boss was also S/S but unfortunately the new sensor I supplied had wiring which was not long enough,so they had fitted the original until I can lengthen the wiring. The cost was £1000 + the usual. Considering the cost of a genuine exhaust at almost double, this is a very good price and should out last the rest of the vehicle. I expect they are able to supply this type of exhaust for Alphards. The exhaust was fitted in Tavistock by the national chain POWERFLOW. There must be one near you somewhere in the UK.

This is what the Scottish ones say you should do. *If you have received a penalty charge notice (PCN) for driving in a LEZ and you believe that your vehicle is LEZ compliant then the local authority that issued the PCN will conduct a review of the vehicle compliance status with the DVLA as part of the appeals process. To do this, please contact the relevant local authority using the process for appeal described in the PCN. If you have not received a PCN and you think the result from this vehicle checker is incorrect, please email us at lowemissionzonesenquiries@gov.scot including the name and address of the registered keeper along with the vehicle make, model, colour and vehicle registration number (number plate). If the vehicle registration number has changed in the past five years then the result from this vehicle checker may not be correct. If you believe that the result is incorrect for this reason then please email us with the registered keeper and vehicle details as described above. The data accuracy of this service is always improving. We recommend that you re-check the compliance status of your vehicle shortly before you intend to drive in any LEZ.

Hello from Germany, my audio system stopped working. I have compelte no sound and the roof monitor is not working. The failurecode in the headunit is B15D0 Most Comminication. Does anyone have the fixed the same problem? I crosschanged the Headunit and the 18 Speaker Amp with another Vellfire. They are working fine. I measuered the complete Most Ring in the car. All cabels are ok and i have no wiring issues. Does anyone have an other idea for my problem? The partnumber of the roof monitor is 86680-58041-A0 I read soemthing about a broken roof monitor, but it can be fixed. Does anyone know how it can be fixed. Thanks for you help. I love the car, but this problem ist abslout anoying. 😢

Thanks for the update on the specification. I don't pretend to be knowledgeable regarding values. You do seem to have specified the vehicle very highly. I hope that someone with a similar specifications from the same vendor will offer comment. Pop-tops are not cheap. There is a lot of labour needed for a professional conversion. Unfortunately, of course, there is also the dreaded VAT which will be a large 'chunk' of the sales price. 230A/hr is quite a lot for a leisure battery, but it's suitability depends on the demand drawn from it. Using a battery beyond 50% of its rated value is not a good plan. I would produce a detailed summary of your electrical needs to support your assorted 'domestic' stuff; especially heating in the cold winter off grid sessions, and compare that with the concurrent ability of the 'electrics' to support those needs. Did you consider an EHU, although of no use with wild camping or is that how you intend to use the Victron ? Good luck, and make sure you know who will repair and service the Hybrid system BEFORE you purchase from anyone.

I remember this from a few years ago. It should work. I have some reflectors for the door using this method.

Nice machine but rather too young for most of us Brits to be able to help you with advice.

hello mike wecome whats you vin or regno. pm me if you want to i help a lot of members on here with part no.s

Here's how I bleed the system, Put the front end of the vehicle facing uphill, run the engine so the temp gets up, (with rad cap off). then keep squeezing the top rad pip and run the internal heating on full blast (hot as you can) on intake not circular, and eventually the air lock will go.

You will quickly drain a battery with a heater. For example, if we assume it was possible to extract all the energy out of a 100ah battery, it only holds 1.2kWh of energy. It isn't actually possible to totally drain a lead acid battery of all its energy without turning it into a door stop, so it would be far less than this. You might be lucky to get half of that it you don't want to wreck your battery.

Hi Neville, apparently to comply with Japanese emissions regulations, this model Alphard has 2 cats. one is combined with the exhaust manifold and there is a secondary one in the exhaust pipe work, part the way from front with a sensor just after the cat. and yes the secondary cat was in with the price. Good value and excellent workmanship.

Hi Chris. That's for the etc card for Japanese motorways. Mine was in the cool box between the seats. I removed it as its unnecessary. I've just managed to connect my phone to the Bluetooth but it only seems to work with the phone app and doesn't connect to play music or anything else. I'd quite like to connect some rcd cables to the rear of the unit for audio input from my phone but from photos I've seen there doesn't seem to be any rcd connections in the back of the unit. Where did you plug in your rcd cables? Cheers Samuel

If you can't buy E85 in the UK, don't bother buying a kit, it doesn't worth it at all. What you can do to lower the bill is to mix SP95-E10 & E85, respectively doing 50/50. On any Toyota, the map is rich enough to have no problem at all to compensate (you can check you STFT and LTFT if you want to follow the evolution of corrected injection).

I'm using the eflexplus kit from eflexfuel. It costs 500€ but it's a very nice kit with Ethanol sensor, good quality electronics and an android app for settings, informations etc. It's easy to mount on the vellfire as you have a lot of room and fuel lines are very accessible. By the way, never go from 100% unleaded (do you name regular gasoline as unleaded in UK as well as in the US ?) to 100% E85 in one shot. Unleaded make deposits in the cylinder, which will be cleaned by the E85, but if you doing it in a single shot, you have a risk to make it go down on the piston rings. So do it like 25% first shot, 50%, 75% then 100% all the time.

Just a heads up to anyone else coming across this throguh Google I was just about to use this option before I found the following site based in the UK, they charged £4.99 without any discounts necessary and sent the code immediately after I paid. Just tested the code and it worked without any issues. Their Toyota page is: https://www.rapidradiocodes.co.uk/manufacturers/toyota

Hello Ben, Welcome to the Forum.

Hi guys, new (2nd hand) 2004 Alphard owner here... After a fair bit of research, I have just picked up this lovely 2004 3.0 Japanese import (sent payment for the Carvx report earlier today) She has 180,000kms on the clock and was imported into Australia in 2017. What a great little car. I can't believe how well it drives, and that it just doesn't feel "big" on the road. Especially as my previous car is a 2010 Suzuki Jimny! So far I am very pleased 🙏😊 Although, after what I thought was a pretty decent search, I can't find any links on how to remove the back seats!? I know that this isn't the area, but if anyone can point me in the right direction, that would be great, thanks👍 Looking forward to learning more about my Alphard, and seeing what others have done 🙏 Cheers, Jamie.

Sorry to see that John, My 04 Estima looked a bit like that in June 2022 and the insurance wrote it off, they said because it was an import it would be too costly to repair. I was insured Fully Comprehensive, but I think they gave me a fair price for it. I bought it off the insurance company and tried to get it repaired. But unfortunately it could not be done because the main body members had been spread outwards. My insuranse is high now at £305. a month and I have been told don't buy an import buy a vehicle made for the British market. So unless my insurance next March is greatly reduced, I will be selling mine reluctantly. I'd be sorry to see it go. Lovely vehicle to drive and so spacious.

Sugru is a universal putty for fixing stuff, if you Google it it's available on Amazon. It's a bit like blue tac but when it dries it's a kind of rubbery plastic, ideal for fixing dashboards. I have used it for all sorts over the years.

Hi Mate, Welcome to the Forum. Are you aware the rear seats can be folded upright against the rear quarters and held there (almost) out of the way ? May meet your needs if your load isn't too big.

See attached members car and look at the front bumper lip and just above the rear exhaust. The Alphard modellista was fitted with a twin exhaust.

Hi guys, new owner of a 2004 Alphard AWD G here. I'd eventually like to convert my van into a camper, but I am struggling to find any information on how to remove the rear seats? 🤔 Can someone please point me in the right direction? Cheers!

Hello Tony, Welcome to the Forum.

Hi, It sounds like it could be a front wheel bearing/CV joint needs replacing. It could be an intermittant misfire from the engine. a loose wheel/ damaged tyre. It certainly suggests something around the wheel/transmission/drive shaft area.

My Alphard came with full Japanese Service history- I think you should look for one when buying as they seem to be very thorough. The only problem was that the mechanics wrote their notes in biro and Google Translate wouldn't work with them but much of the service sheet contained a thumbnail of each item checked. I bought mine at 102,000km and it looks as if it had a major service at 94,000km so all the underpinnings were top notch. You wouldn't buy a car here without FSH would you.

Taking mine to vantage toyota in leeds they say they can do tracking they have done other work on mine and are toyota main dealer

If you are handy (if not take it to a garage) I would put it up on axle stands (so the front wheels are off the ground and it's all stable) and then see what you can find that might be moving, I would suspect that it's probably one or more worn bearings but it might take some finding. See whether the wheels move when you shake then left-right, up-down or clockwise-anti-clockwise. Do the driveshafts move in and out Does the steering rack rattle (try the steering wheel first - maybe the steering column is loose somewhere) Are the brake calipers bolted on check the anti-roll bar for movement. Basically take a small crowbar and see what moves - you would need to emulate a 2-ton vehicle going over a bump so good luck. That's all I can think of off-hand.

I have found the attached which may be of help (though there is no indication of years covered). Automatic light control.pdf

Mine is black too , but it matches what my interior looks like . In fact when first done I couldn`t find it . Just think of the money you will save that always spurs me on .

Hi Paul, very well done . I have already sorted my cruise , ( well not me personally ) I took it to an importer in Worcestershire . All working , just been to France getting over 30 mpg . I feel it would of been more , but my Brother- in - Law drove at least half the time . And sadly he has a lead foot LOL At the moment I filled the tank after getting back home . So. just waiting to run out to test it again . All the best with what you`ve done hope you get more miles too .

Absolutely cracking mate! Yes, not every problem has a complicated solution!

And having it on a momentary switch would be pointless.

It could be a very, very, crude voltmeter. Unless a battery is under some load voltmeters are of very limited use as they will read high when not supplying current.

Take the rear wheels off the discs have inboard drums with mini shoes inside . Locate the rubber bung on the face of the disc/drum (face the wheel bolts too) . With handbrake off spin wheel so hole is at the bottom . Insert flat blade screwdriver and feel for an adjustable wheel between the handbrake shoes. Spin it until the wheel locks on then back off until it spins with a little drag .

One other niggle is the fairly constant chatter from a female Japanese voice, and the constant beeping, can either of these be turned off or disconnected

Hi Pete, Looks straightforward to me. I've just ordered the parts as I have a rattle as well and I think it's the damper. Apparently if you don't sort it timely it can cause a more significant failure with the column. TC's anything goes has a tutorial on Youtube. I plan to follow it and replace mine in a week or so. Will report back when I do.

Hi.i have exactly the same problem with the Welcab seat in my 2004 3.0 Alphard.have got power to the seat but no response from the buttons.if i get it sorted i will let everyone know.i am a bit surprised nobody seems to have any ideas as it seems a known issue.there is an Alphard specialist on disabled vehicles in Brisbane according to Facebook.hope this helps. Steve.

Thought I’d add a couple more photos to this thread to help anyone else planning this mod. All very straight forward, and thanks for the great instructions. Dom.

I have a Toyota Alphard 2006 and when I bought her the rear windows weren’t working. I found a YouTube video on how to recalibrate them and that worked. Maybe try that? https://youtu.be/BGwR__b5yZ4

Hi , This is the filter they sent me for 2.4 anh20 2011 alphard , got a full service kit on ebay all genuine parts. also pic of the one i took off

Hi All, Automotive Japanese Spares 110 Eastcotes, Coventry CV4 9AS 02476474848 https://www.autojapspares.com/ Regards Alphard2010

I have installed Apple Car Play via an adaptor unit and it works fine until I release the handbrake when it goes off. I presume this is so you can’t watch the front screen whilst driving. I have seen on the Mk2 there are 2 wires for the handbrake and speed sensor to disconnect, I presume it is the same for the 2006 Mk1 with the Toyota larger screen fitted. I have found wiring information for the Mk2 even information on the connectors at the rear of the head unit but nothing of use for the Mk1 Alphard.

Can anybody help me with the wiring colours so that I can connect this unit so that I get Apple Car Play in my Alphard. Also how does the small connection board fit to give me touch screen? Also key 1

All good, I figured it out and it's all working. For future reference, the blue wire is negative and the green is positive.

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I’m trying to find a place for a dashcam but there’s sensors and wires (heating elements?) all along to top edge. Can anyone identify them? Also - where do you put your dashcams?

AH, forgot the main thing... The website link.. I hope this helps someone, the main page has 5 coloured tabs at top, I think the 1st just reloads, 2nd is maintenance manual, DTC error code diagnostics etc, 3rd is feature list/instructions, 4th is wiring, 5th is engine/gearbox disassembly/rebuild. http://fsm.japanclassic.ru/toyota/2002.5_7a037_alphard_anh1,mnh1/x339/index2.html The original source appears to be from a technicians CD, if anyone wants to help dig to find out how to use this site better, or find the original source, thats great!

@arthurj In all Alphard's including the hybrid you get about 30mpg on avg, 24 ish in cities and 36 ish on motorways I have a 3L so is a bit greedier than the 2.4 petrol and hybrid. But those are the generic readings Definitely most practical car if your looking for mpg.. But this one bad does not outweigh all the good! It is one of the best cars I've owned and i have loved it to bits, and 30mpg isn't as bad as you think! You can always LPG convert which will set you back around 1500 avg.. you will get around 60mpg YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER HYBRID/PETROL VAN ON THE MARKET (you can also check out the Nissan elgrand. I like them a lot but went for a Toyota due to the features and reliability) Hope this helps Charlie