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Welcome to the Forum. Adrian Flux can be very expensive, although not everyone receives a horrendous quote. There is a page on this Forum with several Insurance Companies that will insure Alphards (although maybe not the 3.5l as it is relatively new to the UK market). Be persistent. Try phoning the usual outfits as your Alphard probably won't be in their options list if you try quoting on line. Aviva, Direct Line, Churchill, and many others. Good Luck. I am sure you will receive help from existing 3.5l users on here too.

But I don't have a Hybrid ....

Hello 100V users. I have not used 100v outlets yet but !! The inverter is powered by the vehicle battery. Be careful not to take too much power without the engine running (to recharge the battery); even then, if only idling you may drain the battery anyhow. As a Tigerbear says, the AC outlet switch needs to be on for the outlets to operate. (so you can switch off the kids entertainment as soon as it gets too loud, or they fail to behave!). The outlet(s) is(are) rated at 100W. I have two. I do not know whether they are rated at 100w each, or 100w collectively ! I assume collectively. Although I have a mains hookup I am hoping to use the 100v to charge my laptop battery when on the move, and use mains when at a campsite. I may get a 240v invertor to work from my leisure battery at a later date. Sourcing Japanese plug leads for European socketed equipment can be fun; try RS Components.

beanbean280r on ebay.

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Ben Hau, in Birmingham, can get your system buzzing whilst retaining all original functions for cameras and steering controls. He is beanbean (something) on ebay. Check our ebay. I just deleted him from my history. Charliec may know his ebay moniker. Try to PM him for help.

Hello Janette, Welcome to the Forum. What are you trying to do ? Change the language setting on your existing head unit from Japanese to English Or have the whole head unit replaced with a new one. There are lots of threads on here for this. Try searching for Radio replacement or Head Unit Replacement. I may help us all to help you, if you are able to attach a photo of the head unit to this thread. Just drag and drop onto the paper clip motif.

Thanks Nov, I am on Windows 10, 64 bit ! My Win 7 is long gone. I need to buy the cable ! I am almost there. The driver is looking to communicate with the vehicle, and can't. As far as I am aware; I don't need Techstream; but would like to have it on my PC (and now I do) just in case I do need it. Many users of this Forum could make use of it. Luckily, it is a 'Just in Case' for me.

Hi Dicko, Welcome to the Forum. Are you sure it is a 2.2 ? A 2.4 perhaps ?

OK, so I think I have installed the driver, but it won't run as I do not have the cable to connect to my vehicle (yet). There things are always easy when you know how. I can't take my learner plates off yet !!. Thanks for your help Nov, I am making progress.

Hi Nov, Progress. I have managed to download Techstream; please don't ask how as I haven't the faintest idea ! However, I can't run it (yet) as I have to complete a configuration page and don't have all the requisite info ! Especially the repairer code Hopefully persistence will pay of; and I'll reread all that info on the link pages. Perhaps I can figure out what I have done incorrectly !

Hi Nov, Thanks for this. I am no expert at these things, I tried to download Techstream from the link above. I got lots of stuff; Yandex for 1. And an unknown unzipper suite. But I didn't get Techstream. I'll try again, and again, as I would like to have the software available if I ever need it.

Hi Arthur, I just tried all those links and none of them work. I read somewhere that there are various licences; None are free. The one for dealers is not expensive for a dealer. https://techinfo.toyota.com

Welcome to the Forum. As this section is just for introductions, please feel free to ask as many questions as you need, but in the relevant section please.

Hello Tony, Welcome to the Forum. Please feel free to ask all the questions you can, but in the relevant section. I am sure you will receive many replies.

Hi Colin, My plates are 33cm wide by 18cm tall, including the GB notation. For some reason my rear plates are bolted on; not the usual UK plastic fixings. (I didn't check the front). Maybe because the holes are for Japanese plates.

Hi Cornish, Welcome to this Forum.

Hi John, welcome to the Forum.

Hi Carrera, and welcome to this Forum. Toyota Direct, or try your local Toyota dealer. Some dealers, mine for example, are very helpful; others hide behind the grey import excuse.

As Stutsy says, blind spot mirror. Front bumper, and nearside curb. Let me know if your eyesight is good enough to use it. My eyesight is not 40 / 40 !

Hi Colin, welcome to this Forum. Are they different ? I'll measure my plates tomorrow, and let you know. Remember you cannot assign a vanity plate (year) that is newer than the year of the vehicle. I am assuming here, that DVLA will regard the year of manufacture as the key date; not the year the vehicle was imported. So 2005 in your case; but worth a quick check with DVLA if you haven't bought the vanity plate yet.

Hello Louise, Welcome to this Forum. This section is for introductions only. So I'll move it to the Alphard section. Kwik Fit should be able to offer you a good selection.

https://www.toyotadirect.com/ You will need the exact part number. https://toyota.epc-data.com/alphard/ You will need to know your model number and be able to read mechanical drawings. Hope this helps. Some of the major convertors will sell you parts.

Toyota Direct is an option if you know the part numbers. The Toyota Alphard EPC may help you with that.

Hi Mick, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. More expensive than an expander but way, way, simpler. No dash to remove, which, to me, is a very risky business ! I have checked this out on Amazon and ebay, looks great. My only question is "Does it need a phone to work ?" I think not, but hope you can confirm that. Does it need a separate aerial ? I have been looking at an Xtrons unit to fit under the passenger seat and input it through the VTR inputs.