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Welcome to the Forum. For your budget you should be able to get a nice vehicle with much less than 120k miles. Do you want a 3litre V6, or a 2.4l 4 cylinder ? Be wary of the mileage when looking at Alphards as the OEM speedometer is in Km. If the machine is a recent import, ask to see the auction sheet which will declare the Km when it was auctioned. When imported many are converted to miles; the odometer can be 'adjusted'. So its worth seeing the auction sheet. These vehicles are becoming very popular, and, in my opinion, many are being imported by persons / companies that don't have experience with them. Try and look for a supplier that does have a track record with Alphards. Good luck, and Happy Motoring

Very useful reference information. Thank you.

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I wouldn't know. I suggest you send a PM to Picasso. He should be able to help you.

The problem with Amayama is shipping costs. Now you have the part number try Toyota Direct. They can only say yes or no. Shipping will be more reasonable.

I don't think there are any problems with the chinese made rear light units. No one, as far as I am aware, has yet identified a light unit that includes retroreflective lenses ! The light units I have seen are fine if, as you do, have separate reflectors. Some have rear lights, and brake lights and reversing lights; but not reflectors ! If members are hoping they include reflectors they will almost certainly be disappointed. My new reflectors cost less than £5, so i'll find a use for them somewhere. Maybe my Grandson's bicycle !

On this topic of reflectors ! I am still active on this. Some members have raised the point about visibility of any reflectors fitted; hence their concern about my minimalistic approach. My Alphie is White, so I am less concerned that I would be it it were Black. I have now received my tiny reflectors which, subject to approval from my MOT guy, I will fit to meet the minimum MOT requirements. BUT .... And I need to read the regulations again, and consult with my MOT guy. IF satisfactory reflectors ARE fitted that meet the dimensional requirements, there does not appear to be any dimensional requirements on any additional reflectors ! If true, interesting. If not true, unhelpful. It is such a shame that those RDN units appear to be non reflective !!

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I have a 2006 MNH10. If you have a Theatre System there will not be any room under the passenger seat. I don't have a Theatre system, but there is still a some framework under the passenger seat. Removeable ? I don't know. My drivers seat is powered, so there are motors under there. Both my seats have heaters, so lots for you to overcome. . Good Luck

I have a cupboard sized to take the industry standard sized compressor fridges. I specified front and rear opening doors in the fridge location to ensure the spare wheel mechanism is accessible from outside. If I do fit a fridge, in lieu of the cupboard, I will still have access. Some fridges have a sloped rear panel (for fitting in boat hulls); these provide those extra few millimetres needed for the socket wrench. What convertors do need to ensure is the the cabinetry does not lie directly above, or too close to, the bolt. On side conversions there is a similar issue. If your offside slide door fails access to the water and gas becomes problematic ! Worse, access to fix the door is obstructed by the cabinetry ! Same is true for the tail gate on a rear conversion but, I am told, disconnecting the battery (for a while) will release the tailgate. I hope this is true if my tailgate fails but I am considering how to creat access to the lock mechanism through the cupboard space just in case !

Yet another good point. I'll check my Gen 1 for SRS. I definitely have them in the A pillars. I have a rear conversion, so shouldn't matter.

Hi Chris, Thanks for this. I am being sent some replacements, hopefully they will fit 'snugly' I also bought a different type, cylindrical, from another vendor. If all that fails, I'll go with these. Thanks again. ps I bought some tiny rear reflectors. Will advise when I receive them !

Welcome to the Forum. No they don't. I am referring to the middle row seats. As far as I know, no rear seats swivel but they do 'swing up' out of the way. 2008 is the crossover year from Gen 1 to Gen 2. Many of the eight seater Gen 1 have seats that swivel. The Captains seats (in the seven seater) with the footrests don't. In the Gen 2, the 'aircraft' type seats (also known as 'first class') do not swivel. Hopefully you'll get more answers from other owners. Best bet is to try before you buy. Good Luck with your purchase.

Hi Guys, Just to be clear on this. I am not saying the problem is the PCV, just that it might be. I believe they are not expensive. Cuttothechase on Youtube, or Ldrego in this forum has made a video on Youtube about replacing a PCV. You may derive some benefit from viewing it. I sent you both a link to a parts database. At least if you do use eBay you should have the correct part number. Good Luck.

Thanks Nov, I appreciate your help. I have chosen not to use mine. If one fails out into the light unit I'll never get it out again ! I bought some from Halfords which fit fine, but are too dim. Oh what fun ..

Good Morning, Nigel and Flower, My normal suggestion for part sis to try your local Toyota dealer or Toyota Direct. There is a good chance that your dealer will be rather huffy about grey imports and won't be helpful; but they might. My local dealer is very helpful. The key problem is getting the correct part number. ToyotaAlphardEPC.com is the place to look. There is another website that uses the vehicle VIN as identified by Picasso. I'll try and find that link for you both. My own view on eBay is it is rather iffy. I would not want to save a few pounds and risk my engine.

Hi Nov, Were these OK. Mine didn't fit. Did you need to modify the lamp socket or force the leds into it ? The black part has a shoulder that prevented me from pushing the new unit into the socket. The supplier has given the option of some replacements, but so many to choose from ! I was able to test the supply to the wiring, which is OK.

Hi Sparkie, These middle seats won't fit my middle row. Actually, the smaller on will, but the larger one won't. The seat rail spacing is too wide.

OK Melly, I suppose you'd like to know where the fuses are. Checking my Owners Manual, published by JPNZ (which highly recommended by myself) and available to buy on the internet, there are two 30A fuses for the doors. Door 1 fuse is fuse 3 in the small fuse box in the engine bay The other fuse is fuse 11 in the fuse box behind/underneath the passenger glove box (which is very easy to remove). I am assuming these are for the power doors. Which fuse is for which door isn't clear. However, according to the manual, there is a 10A fuse labelled Gauge, which is for "Engine computer, power slide door, clearance sonor and back sonor. It should be obvious if this one has blown ! Hopefully this more helpful than confusing.

Hello Melly, Welcome to the Forum. How long did you disconnect the battery for ? Which door is faulty? Offside or nearside? Have you checked the fuses. Two electric doors means two fuses !

I await your photos with interest. I could be interested in the middle row, but not the rears, assuming they both swivel !

Hi Chris, This looks promising functionally, if not rather ugly ! But does demonstrate why we are being so fussy. I happened to have spoken with (my) MOT Inspector today. He does check for retroreflectors. His advice, for my situation, is to buy some small stick on motorcycle lenses. There are no minimum sizes stipulated, so, the smaller the better ! I am really disappointed that the 'tidy' RDN Type 1 may not be acceptable; but motorcycle ones are OK. He also stated he would not have a problem with reflectors mounted on mud flaps.

Hi Gerry, Not really, I have seen photos of a few vehicles with the centre console removed. Then a panel is fitted that is about two inches high, from the level of the floor. I believe the panel is needed to cover / protect the 100v invertor. I don't recall seeing any switches (or 100v outlets) on the new lower panels but probably could be done. Is your vehicle 2003 (in your thread) or 2007 (in your profile) ? The other issue, to consider, is that the swivels tend to add height to the seat, which can be an issue if you have tall passengers !

Hi Chris, RDN Japan have sent this reply ! Thank you for contacting us! I was not able to confirm that unfortunately. These are for JDM market or off-road use only. In itself, this doesn't mean they are not OK, but it makes a £100 investment look very risky. There must be a convertor / importer somewhere in the UK that has a solution to this ! Search continues, time to buy some mud flaps as I am running out of time.

Hi Arthur, It may be OK but you will need to be messing with the wiring, won't you. The fog light will still need a switch on the dash, and wiring to the tailgate If you are comfortable with that OK. From memory, it would need to be the offside reversing light However, my guess is an MOT Inspector will expect a reversing light to be white, not red. Having a red bulb in a white lens, in my opinion, is a fail. ps I have not re read the regs before answering this.