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Hello Sue, Welcome to the Forum. Welcome to Alphard ownership. Hopefully you will soon receive some replies that sort the issue.

Welcome to the Forum. Welcome to Alphard ownership. You could try your local Toyota dealer, although most are not interested in grey imports. There is always Toyota Direct too. Try searching this Forum, as there is an increasing number of spares part numbers being listed in the section for your model.

Hello J88J, Welcome to the Forum. Welcome to Alphard ownership. I expect you will get several replies. It is very unlikely you can change the headunit language. The GPS will not work. The Japanese system is different to the UK one. The radio is unlikely to work either. Different frequencies ! Try searching for Head Unit replacement, or Radio replacement, on this Forum. There are several headunits, and companies that fit them. Just be careful you don't lose the steering controls or cameras (if you have them). McGuard will probably be able to supply locking wheel nuts. Ensure the nuts have the correct profile for the wheels you have fitted.

Yes, I agree with this too. I don't want to add any height to my van. At present I can park in all my local car parks. Add more than 5 cms (or so) and I won't be able to.

Hi Pritch, Please try and post some photos. There are lots of members, including myself, considering fitting an awning.

# Hi Alan, Is your van a 2011, or the earlier Gen 1 ? The Gen 1, according to my Owners Handbook, should return about 9.7km / litre, under test conditions no doubt. About 6 miles / litre.

Do your front tyres have even wear. Across each tyre, and tyre to tyre ? Are the tyres the same age; there should be a date code on them. Have you hit any curbs lately? Maybe worth a trip to a tyre fitter and have the tyre wheels rebalanced.

RAC or AA did my vehicle survey. Very thorough. Found some issues where rear axle had been dropped for bush replacement and had not been reconnected correctly. Hence fault codes galore. They were all cleared pronto before sale. Very reassuring too. Your proposed vehicle seems rather old for a recent import. Be cautious.

Hi Megjo, Welcome to the Forum, Your intended dealer should have a copy of the auction sheet when the car was exported from Japan (probably a while ago). Even if they didn't import it ! If they cannot provide it, think twice. The document should be part of the documentation trail / package. If it hasn't just been imported, and it is registered, check out DVLA. Year imported, MOT history, etc. My due diligence would start with a independent mechanics report unless, of course, you are a mechanic. Next, you should identify a person able to service / maintain your purchase, should you proceed. Most official Toyota dealers will not work on grey imports. Many UK dealers are just dealers. They are not necessarily suitably qualified or equipped to work on the vehicles. Conversions are not normally cheap, so you must ensure you have a great base vehicle. Is it undersealed ? Will undersealing it be as part of your purchase contract ? Is your proposed dealer registered for VAT? I am sure you can check for outstanding finance, but if it has only just been imported .... I am also sure you will soon receive other tips.

Sounds like a flat battery to me. You need to try to start with minimum load, lights off, everything off. Try and charge your battery. Or use jump leads to start, and take a drive for 45 to 60 minutes; which should be enough to get some significant charge into the battery. Kwik Fit (and others) will test the battery if you can get there.

hi Neil, Welcome to the Forum. I suggest you search Awnings here on the Forum.

Hi Chris, Welcome to the Forum I have a 2006 V6, and the temperature needle does sit just below the mid point. This time of year I would not be surprised with such a quick warm up, the water temp is probably already 15 degrees before you start the engine. Until you become confident I would check the water level every day, engine cold of course. I cannot comment on the 'hot smell'

Some, but not all, Gen 1 machines have middle seats that swivel.

I don't have the same manual as you. I have the Gen 1 version. Near page 117 there is reference to the pedals. Reading mine, I think it is referring to the parking brake, but has omitted the word parking !!

Looks very impressive. Is there any figured wood (actually plastic) trim for the dash etc. That would be really keen. I look forward to seeing the completed model; maybe a winter pastime for me too.

hi Steve, Good to know. Thanks. What's an Elgrand ???

If you are not planning to fit it yourself, I respectfully suggest you locate a competent fitter first. As others have said, keeping the surround sound and cameras can be tricky.

My (slightly better than standard) battery has 640A CCA. I looked at a Clarkes Jumpstart (Machine Mart) with a 21000mA capability; but bought jump leads instead !

Try the 'Heal and Toe' technique. The main problem, imho, with learning to drive an automatic when used to driving a manual is keeping your left foot off the brake otherwise you will create some 'excitement' behind you.

Hi Rod, Welcome to the orum. You could speak to the team a RomaHome (Cowes). They may be able to help.

I moved it for you.

Apologies. I have no experience with these later vehicles. Despite what it says, I wouldn't try to pull 1500 watts If P equals I times V, that Power, Current, Volts. Then I equals P/V. 1500 watts is 15 amps. Where is that 15 amps coming from ? I guess it can only be coming from your Hybrid battery ! Proceed with care. Earlier Alphards/Vellfires do have 100w 100V outlets as noted by the photo above.

Looks interesting. Let us all know how you get on.

Hello Richard, Thank you for asking the question. Can I ask you to wait, please, while the Alphard Team consider your question regarding copyright ?

Hello Rich, Welcome to the Forum, and Alphie ownership. The 100v outlets are 100w, not 1500w. The 100v outlets can be modified for USB. Keep searching, it's on here somewhere. Sad, but true, you can't change your head unit language (unless it is not OEM). You should find the purchase of a JPNZ Owners Handbook extremely useful. Try eBay.