Rojie

17 hours ago, Tylersm90 said:

Hi.  Looking for roof bars to fit left / right across the car - rails are already installed. 
 

also looking for someone to supply and fit a tow bar with single 7 pin plug. 
 

any suggestion appreciated. 
 

my Alphard is a 2007 model with tail gate and is converted to camper van with pop top

Sorry about the roof bar comment. Need to read what it sats, not what I think it says !

Hi Tylers,

Welcome to the Forum,

There is a thread on here, somewhere, (probably difficult to find), where a member has discovered existing holes, with captive nuts, somewhere in an ideal place to mount cross bars.

Sorry to be so vague, but, I suggest, it will be worth your while to trawl through all the roof rack entries and hope for the best.

This note may trigger some other members' recall.

Good luck.

4 hours ago, Thecorrection said:

Thanks Rojie, much obliged. Unfortunately 2nd Generation Hybrids are not covered in that thread. But I will post the same question there and see if it generates any responses.

Maybe not there, but that is where they should be when hybrid owner members respond.

That's why Teekay started it; to keep it all together.

If I come across any 'strangers' I'll add them to the TK thread.

1 hour ago, Thecorrection said:

Thanks Rojie, but sadly I can find very little on the fuel consumption of a 2nd Generation hybrid within existing threads. What little does exist isn't clear about whether the van is post July 2008 or not.

 

I can see the question being asked within previous threads but without answers. Happy to be corrected on all of the above! If there is a thread covering this topic I'd be very grateful if someone can share the link. 

The thread is

Mega thread Alphard MPG! by Teekay.

For some reason the search box doesn't find it. I don't know why.

Search Teekay's activity. It is there.

4 hours ago, Peter1943 said:

Thank you again but I’m not sure what you mean by “You may need to get in touch with Ben Hau” maybe you could explain please.

Thank you Peter

Just that he is an expert on Head Units; but he's in Birmingham.

Whether he is familiar with Joying, I don't know, as he has his own head unit upgrade implementation

Chris.ac is a whiz with electrics. He is very close to you but has a Gen 2.

1 hour ago, Peter1943 said:

Thank you Rojie for your suggestion and yes I did fit a frequency expander to my previous Alphard and I have to say that this was less than satisfactory. Still I had very few stations I could access, they were not easy to find and these few problems added to everything in Japanese then with this present Alphard I fitted a new Joying head unit. This is so very much better with many other excellent features and Android apps galore. I could access internet radio I suppose but then I do not want to use mobile data so in addition I fitted a DAB+ tuner. Thank you though for the thought.

Peter

You may need to get in touch with Ben Hau.

2 hours ago, Thecorrection said:

I've owned a few imports. For parts I used worldwide parts places like megazip. You can find most stuff on there, but knowing the part number helps. These kind of parts suppliers are usual based in the UAE so beware of import tax. I have also used Japanese auction sites like yahoo too. As previously mentioned it's usually the body stuff/keys that are the bugger to replace. Engine and drive trains are shared with domestic vehicles, but again you need to know your way around a parts catalogue. 

Check toyotaalphardepc for part numbers.

All you need is the model type and year

2 hours ago, Thecorrection said:

Hi all,

 

So reports for the 1st generation are around 30mpg average. The second generation is meant to be better mpg and more reliable. Has anyone got any real world experience of this? There's less info out there as 2nd generation model haven’t been IVA exempt for that long. Many thanks!

There's a thread on here about consumption.

Search for Megathread

21 minutes ago, Teekay said:

Hi Darren is that for remote start key? To use in winter months? Or you mean the normal key 
 

Normal key, is what Darren has.

I don't believe the Gen 1 supports remote start.

4 hours ago, woolaston said:

Hi, new on the forum, looking to buy a 2004 or 2005 Alphard, and wondering about fitting a towing hitch- any recommendations please. how is an Alphard for towing?

thanks.

 

Hi Welcome to the Forum

4 hours ago, Peter1943 said:

Hi I have found with the second Alphard I’ve owned that a radio head replacement is essential. The low cost Chinese Joying is brilliant quality but regrettably the on board radio is rendered useless, because unless power can continue to be provided to the antenna amplifier there is no signal to the Joying head unit. The Joying has a 12v output for that very purpose but despite doing my best at reading Toyota circuit diagrams I’m not able to work out the correct cable for this. I have tried removing the rear offside window pillar cladding to locate the amplifier but feared breaking something important in the process. Any help with this would be most appreciated. Thank you.

In case this is important my  Alphard is a facelift model series 10 2005 with a 3L engine but maybe this is not relevant if Toyota stick to the same cable colours in all their ranges.

Hello Peter,

Welcome to the Forum.

Did you consider a frequency expander ?

9 hours ago, Al1 said:

Just took delivery of our 2010 GGH20 3.5 S and wanted to share the first photos.

well worth the wait!

Nice

9 hours ago, Michel said:

Ok thank you but this time it was too much and one of the injectors was black and damaged.

Picasso has more experience that I, but I suspect a head gasket?

Do you have water in the oil ? Sludge in the filler cap ?

Check your radiator water level, frequently.

1 hour ago, Darren Eyles said:

Update, I had a key cut today, it turns the engine over but won’t start it, anyone got any ideas why this could be?

Yes. You need an autolocksmith AND a master key.

Mine worked fine after the locksmith worked his magic !

He also made all my other keys masters ! Or so he said.

My guess is your key was cut, but it seems the immobilser is still active.

Do the four buttons work ? Lock, unlock, electric doors ?

When you get someone to program it, check that all functions work before paying for the work !

2 hours ago, starider said:

A question, can personalised reg. numbers be transfered to a Japanese import?

My guess is yes BUT...

As with any vanity plate, you cannot move any plate to a vehicle that is older than the plate !

On 5/24/2022 at 6:04 PM, Wafu said:

Gen 1 facelift, yeah I've read some of Chris's posts. If I can't find anything I will just make my own circuit up.

Sorry, I misread the date. Need better glasses !

On 5/16/2022 at 8:48 AM, Shaggy said:

Hello there just bought a 2004 alphard hybrid. Very nice to drive. I will be doing the maintenance on it  myself. I was hoping to clean out the cooling fan for the batteries if anybody could advise as to it's location? Thanks.

I agree with Liz. Buy it.

Published by JPNZ. Part number FRO 3035

I believe the fan is under the console between the seats.

On 5/24/2022 at 8:43 PM, Michel said:

Hi, I bring the alphard 3.0 2004 to the garage and he said that a fuel injectors should be replaced. I tried to find one on Internet but it looks impossible to find one. Do you know where I can buy one? Thank you

Hello Michel,

Welcome to the Forum.

How many miles / kilometres do you have on the odometer ?

2 hours ago, ColinH said:

PRICE REDUCTION TO THE BELOW ADVERT (CAN'T SEEM TO EDIT IT) NOW AVAILABLE FOR £ 11,000. 

Nice, I particularly like the swivel seats.

6 hours ago, Neil_c said:

Probably should have mentioned it's a 2004 2.4 4WD

 

Just for anyone with similar issues: after a bit more research, it turns out that it indeed doesn't have a gasket and I need Toyota Seal Packing 103 FIPG compound. Can't find a UK seller for this, though it's available in the US, I guess cos the 2AZ-FE engine is used in a few models there. Found a few posts on other motor forums suggesting alternative products to do the job so I'll try one of those.

Try and identify the Toyota part number, then try the Internet, Toyota Direct, or your local Toyota dealer.

6 hours ago, Wafu said:

Thanks! Was going to leave reflectors, like I said was going down the reverse light or side light route but just not sure if there is an existing loom for the foglight in place or whether I will need to run wires from the front dash to rear lights.

2008 is a crossover year.

If yours is a Gen 2, Chris.ac may be able to advise you, as he has a Gen 2

2 hours ago, Wafu said:

Right guys, just want some advice, read the threads about foglights on here but still not 100%.

 

As you can see, button is going in the usual place but what I want to know is do I need to make my own circuit up as in run wires through the roof or can I tap into an oem loom that has been made for the fogs? I was going to use a reverse light location but I saw someone mention the right hand side light has the connector for the foglight in?

 

Cheers

Mike

 

 

Hello Wafu,

Welcome to the Forum.

Hopefully you have read about replacement rear fogs NOT being reflective,

If you replace your reflectors with fog lights, to comply with the MOT requirements you will need additional reflectors.

Most rear fog lights, combined with reflectors, do NOT reflect !

Caution required.

3 hours ago, Southvillesteve said:

Hi there

i have just bought an Alphard and need to put some curtains in it. Can anyone recommend someone who could make them or a kit system being sold? Thanks

Hello SvS,

There is a thread on this Forum somewhere regarding fitting curtains.

May I suggest you search in the search box.

1 hour ago, JOJO THOMAS said:

Hi, I am new to this forum. I am using 2009 alphard last 2 months. Yesterday while I was driving tried to apply sudden break and its failed the breaking system and the car didn't stop. Now the car does have vey little break and manged to use the hand break to stop the car. The break pedal is not very responsive and and it's touch on the floor while applying the break. Please help me the this issue and the parts availability. 

Thank you 

J Thomas 

Hello JoJo,

Welcome to the Forum.

On 5/27/2021 at 8:03 AM, wjvh said:

Pretty much all parts are available; service parts can be had anywhere as the engines etc are common to many other Toyota and Lexus models. Body parts incl lights etc can also be obtained easily as there is now a good supply of old Alphard’s being broken up for parts. 
the most frustrating thing will be getting English language instructions for the OE stereo!

depends which OEM head unit you have.

Try eighterseaterblog.com