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Hello mosey the books can be found on eBay or Amazon

I've now been inquisitive enough to get out my copy of the JPNZ owners manual - I absolutely recommend one @Gotenks1 The function of said button is to turn on the automatic function of the four wheel drive. It would seem they operate in 2wd, unless the button is on, and if it detects wheel slip it brings in the 4wd. I've taken photos of the pages from the manual for you.

After being told by my garage that I had to find the parts to fix my van. Apparently easy to find on Bay!!!!! Not ones to fit my van. Eventually after being told by Toyota in Inverness that they don't do imports, I was told to go to Bitz garage in Nairn. They keep Alphard parts and were able to source the parts for my van. Although an expensive trip for me as I had to find accommodation while I waited, it was worth it. I will make sure I book in with them when necessary when I come on to the mainland. Also found a great auto electrician on Isle of Lewis who fixed the sliding door on my van - needed a new cable. He also supplied a better leisure battery for me. Jim Brown at Motoplus.

We usually have a big meet, but unable to do one this year. I will look at setting up another big meet.. we around 70 Alphards turn up. quite a sight to see. Small meets are welcomed as well

welcome hector lovely motor

Welcome Nadim pm me your reg no. I help lots of members on here with part no.s will point you in right direction to get battery from you need to replace with correct battery you already noticed you got the heat sensor on the battery

If you are concerned that the rubber seal around the sunroof isn't sealing then don't be. The seal on the sunroof isn't designed to be water tight, hence the drain hoses. If there is a large visible gap then there could be an issue.

Hi Had to replace my screen here in Oz there was none available so had to source one direct from Toyota Japan lead time was 3 months fortunately crack wasn’t to bad so still able to drive no MOT to worry about here they don’t have them you can run a car for ever without any checks. only problem I had was when screen fitted rain sensing wipers sensor wasn’t fitted correctly but was quickly sorted couldn’t find out how much it cost insurance but it didn’t cost me anything so was happy. As there are probably more Alphards & velfires in the UK they might carry stock there. cheers Alan

You can set the behaviour of auto locking and unlocking doors based on shift selector on P or D, via a simple combination of holding the lock or unlock control whist depriving ignition on, in the relevant gear. It's in the user manual

Hello, I do like to read the posts but always stay in the wings. I’ve noticed how knowledgeable you all are and helpful also. So it’s good to be here and join the conversations at last. i bought a 2009 Vellfire in September and blimey, what a beautiful machine, wish I’d known about them earlier. My first long trip in her was up to London to see Oasis, it was a joy to drive and we even enjoyed sitting in traffic for nearly an hour getting to the stadium from the hotel, which was in Wembley! Traffic was a nightmare. Anyway hello to everyone.

Welcome John I did not think this could be done by changing the headlights will be interested if it works ok if your on about the module it’s behind the rear wheel I forget which side there is a module bolted to the under side it’s plugged in and a link bar coming off that to the floating axle if your looking to sell your old head lamps if they are clear ones I might be interested buying them off you .

Thanks guys, super helpful!

bearings dont make grinding noises as such, only at the last minute they do. They will hum along for months and over time just get worse. Glide along lets say doing 30, windows closed and listen out for going around corners if it slightly louder. the extra weight on the bearing will make it louder. This would be the first place to look, doesn't mean it is the issue but any garage would first look at bearings if there is a rumble. Probably the easiest to fix as well.

Thank you picasso. Was going through my emails trying to find...

Should use microphone in the car roger. otherwise if you phone is in your pocket then it will sound muffled

Lee, in the main, will also advise when to go with OEM parts and when economies can be made with factor parts.

I have just had my two rear bushes and one CV boot done for mot total £384 At adelaide rd automotive East cowes

@Carodragon We have a member here called @Picasso (Lee) who might of found these parts for you. if you are ever looking for anything give lee a shout who can get the part numbers for you. You can cross reference these numbers. A lot of parts are interchangeable with other toyota models

I have removed the origional head unit and found that the wiring connections are unique and not labled. I'm happy to sacrifice the additional cameras and steering wheel controls. I just want uk sat nav and DAB radio. This is the origional Panasonic head unit. Are there any experts out there who can advise me what the pin out connections are. I think I just need to connect in an ISO connector whilst keeping everything backwards compatable, unless adaptor cables are available. The additional antennas and even a replacement reversing camera can be connected directly to the new Pioneer head unit. So far I have not been able to find and reference to this particular head unit anywhere online. Also, I assume Alphards are not fitted with OBD sockets as I've not been able to find one anywhere. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Will send a link to the diagram.

Contract mechanics he is in Southam google no. Say lee recommended him he very busy guy but he is a very good mechanic great with all imports

Beaware, they are nutters to get out.

TVM Nev 👍

Erisin make aftermarket stereos. Some specific vehicle fit, and some generic fit.

Awesome, thanks @skippy992 - exactly the info I was after. My importer says that if they replace the Headunit with their typical CarPlay system, I'll loose this functionality, but I'll gain HD reverse camera, HD screen and HD roof monitor. Or they can install CarPlay software and keep the all the rest of the tech as-is. Need to decide if I'd actually use the side/front camera - I can see them being useful but parking isn't exactly as tight as it is in Japan here where I am in the UK!

Just as a foot note to last post I wouldn’t bother replacing the head unit as I have the GL so premium sound system fitted I just added a CarPlay unit so keep all the features of the original system video cameras etc just stream the Apple CarPlay unit to Aspare Fm frequency works great only cost about $69 here in Australia made in china of course has sat nav as well so retained all the original Head unit features which are really excellent shame to go to all that expense and loose some of the steering wheel controls when replacing the original head unit only I fitted my apple car to the dash with strong 3m tape so no damage to dash then fed cable down to the cigarette lighter plug.

The button you’re referring to switches the front and side cameras on the screen when the car is in reverse pushing it again turns the rear camera on again. i have the 2008 series 20 so I use this if your in reverse but want to see the side and front cameras handy if your reversing but want to see the side camera display. i also have the front camera turned on auto so it displays when car slows to 4kph or less you can set this on the screen using the far right icon on bottom of screen then shows Auto. see pictures hope this clarifies the use of that switch.

Thanks! I’ve seen this manual referenced a few times on this forum. I’ll certainly pick one up once I get the vehicle. And thanks for referring what that button does. I also think it’s some sort of 360 camera option, but I wasn’t aware this was even an option back in 2011. It may all be moot anyway as my importer will be replacing the head unit with a CarPlay system, which I imagine would be incompatible.

Hello there newbie! I would second the recommendation for the "JPNZ" owners manual, I bought one before we got ours! Auto Jap Spares were where I got ours, via ebay. In the meanwhile, from that very manual, the description of that button is - "Wide View Front And Side Control", whatever that means as there is no further explanation. But my guess is it's related to the car having the 360 degree camera system, and the button perhaps alters the view shown on the screen. Cheers, Nev

Welcome Arron worth buying the English translated handbook will tell you what the buttons do

I use a guy in Southam his name is Simon contract mechanics he rebuilt my 3.v6 engine because I got ripped off by a local garage stamped my service book but never did the service it seized my piston rings burning lot of oil Simon knows his stuff and very genuine worth the travel .

Hello Paul I’m in Coventry if you need part no.s or help just ask

I'm a new owner of an 2013 Hybrid and i'm just searching relevant inf and documentation ref my model, so far i have the attached, if anyone else have any other, please share you never know when you need it maintenance-schedule.pdf auto-service-repair-manuals-and-wiring-diagrams-pr.pdf toyota-alphard-vellfire-em2441e-overall-electrical-wiring-diagram.pdf Toyota-ALPHARD-VELLFIRE-EM2441E-Relay-Locations-pdf.pdf Alphard-2-Vellfire-20-2008-2015-fuse-and-relay.pdf CAMSHAFT-VALVE-TOYOTA-ALPHARD-VELLFIRE-HV.pdf ALPHARD-VELLFIRE-Service-sheet.pdf hybrid-vehicle-dismantling-manual-for-ath20.pdf Alphard-20-Manual-pdf.pdf

Hello, Neil. I got a 2010 vellfire a few weeks ago, with the 18 speaker system and factory roof monitor, no 360 cameras. This Tesla style unit was plug and play, made by navirider, from Ali Express It came with a hdmi out socket. The retailer provided a small black box, that converted the digital hdmi to 2 analogue RCA's. I then connected a standard single RCA lead from this box upto the roof monitor. Retailer also provided a breakout lead, which plugged into the roof monitor, and the original connector then went into the other side of the lead. It had an RCA cable coming off it. I plugged my RCA extension into it and it all worked, initially mirrored the display, but with help from the retailer and his engineer on WhatsApp, found out there was a hdmi assistant built in. With this enabled, you can have a video coming out the back, whisky your satnav or whatever is showing up front It was completely plug and play. Only one fly in the ointment: the rear camera won't work. I have another on its way. But, steering wheel controls work. Also, there is some canbus interface : a display pops up with which door/boot has opened, in reverse, despite the current blank picture (!) the parking sensors show up with proximity lines, and the steering guide lines are dynamic, so once I get a camera in, I won't have lost anything. I intend to do this with a wireless transmitter/receiver kit, as I did on my estima. There are a few small issues : you can only drop the rear monitor with the remote. It's buttons are very limited, obvious, so volume, next/previous video, is about it. One of them goes from normal to wide 1, followed by wide 2. This button finally got the display on the monitor full screen.

Hi Dan, worked fine! Rear bumper comes off without trouble, a piece of black plastic under-trim is sensibly left out at re-assembly rather than being cut up to make room for the bar. The slightly tricky step is getting the 'nuts' in place for the bolts. The 'nuts' are not nuts (!), instead are drilled and tapped rectangular chunks of steel designed to stay in place while the bolts are located and tightened. Loctite recommended. The mechanic spot-welded a stiff wire to the 'nut' so it could be inserted into the narrow opening and then kept in place while the bolt found it, the wire twisted off afterwards. The electrics were very easy. A universal by-pass relay kit has plenty of room in the auxiliary 12V battery compartment conveniently located in the rear, and there are already openings to the outside underneath the bumper for the wiring. Two comments. One is that the towbar sits below the rear floor, and so takes up 5 cm of available ground clearance. No problem on-road, but aggressively formed speed bumps or off-road require a little more attention. The other is that the attachment and locking mechanisms for the detachable ball, while perfectly secure, do have a little play. If I was towing a caravan or trailer rather than simply mounting a bike rack, I would shim the lateral play out.

Hi lovely people. Purchased a new sliding door mechanism/cables from kohaku.shop.They are a Japanese company trading through eBay. It took six working days to get to me. Not a bad price and excellent service. Fitting went well, a bit of a squeeze to get the cables up to the hinge. I supported the bottom of the door and slackened the hinge this gave me a bit more wriggle room. Hope this helps someone in the future.