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Rojie

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  • Name: Roger
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    Alphard 3.0 (02-08)
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    2006
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  1. It is not uncommon for convertors to leave the rails in place, and cover with some medical grade flooring. If you have a seven seater, each middle seat is secured by 4 bolts to the sliders (beneath plastic covers) and are easy to remove. I don't know, but expect the rear seats are the same. I believe you will need to remove the carpet and some insulation to access the rails to remove them and slide out the sliders / seat carriers. Then replace them, or not, as you need. Good luck
  2. Interesting. As Japanese winters tend to be colder that UK ones, especially in the southern UK, I would expect Japanese antifreeze to be more than capable of coping with UK winters. However, of course, you will not know whether, and/or by how much, the antifreeze has been diluted. Any decent garage should be able to measure your coolant mixture and assess its suitability / effectivity for an UK winter.
  3. Hello Richard, Welcome to the Forum. Have you checked the section in the forum on recommended garages yet ?
  4. It is quite common, but that doesn't necessarily mean easy. Are you planning a fixed bed in the rear, or a rock & roll bed with a side conversion. Just the rear seats ? Not the middle ones ? You should be able to fold all the seats almost flat and put an airbed on top to level out for comfort. There are simple conversions, and complex ones ! I believe to remove the seat rails from the seat runners you need to (at least partially) lift the seat rails to slide out the runners. That involves removing carpets, insulation, etc. At least the nuts on the underside of the floor should be captive ! This topic is covered somewhere on the forum. You can search with the search box on your home page.
  5. I agree. Your van seems to be lacking undersealing. Especially if you live near the coast.
  6. Are you planning on driving an unregistered vehicle on the road? Don't. You will need an MOT at least to get the van registered, and you must have Insurance before you drive it. Some insurers will not meet a claim if the vehicle does not have a valid MOT.
  7. 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.
  8. It would appear I have made a serious mistake here. Referring to my JPNZ Owners Manual; all the Gen 1 2.4L machines were only a 4 speed automatic. Sorry. I now believe the 5 speed was introduced for the Gen 2 (although my Owners Manual does not cover that Generation). Sincerest apologies for any undue concern I may have caused you.
  9. Good point ! I failed to notice. I suspect the photos with the pop-top are stock photos, and not of the actual vehicle for sale. Tony, this needs to be clarified as the value will be affected.
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