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Very useful info. Thank you.

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Ah, I have the manual by JPNZ, if that's what you have; and I would recommend it to all owners of Alphie 2002 to 2008.

This is a quote from stuartspencerautos on ebay. "Hi Roger Japanese imports manufactured after 2005 will all be ulez compliant regardless of engine size, my own is a 3.0 V6 and it doesn’t get charged. Regards Phill" May I respectfully suggest you contact him and enquire whether Phill can help you.

Hi Monster, I have been in touch with my contact and he believes he will have some. How many ? Not known ! Where ? Not known ! But were are on it; sorry for the delay.

Recently I had a disagreement regarding ULEZ compliance of Alphards. The official website states that my Alphie is not compliant. I took a Alphard dealer to task about it and he corrected me (and the website). Apparently he drives in and out of London regularly without any issues, charges, or penalty notices. How does this help you ? I will try and contact him again, if I can find our correspondence, and maybe he can offer a method that will take you forward.

Where did you get your Alphard Workshop manual ?

Try this. From the drivers side window key pad, fully lower each window one at a time and close it again. Move to next window and repeat. That should do it. If you have an electric moon roof you may need to do the same with that. Good Luck.

John, is this the cause of your blown fuses ? Water in your tail lights sounds like a potential short circuit. Short circuits normally results in blown fuse(s). Focus on that leak before your MOT. How is the water getting in ? A hole to let water out is probably not all you need to do.

My comments on your situation : You will need a very large soldering iron as the glass will act as a heat sink. Result, imho, glass could crack; even worst than no demister ! Rear demister is not part of MOT so leave it disconnected until after MOT; tape it with insulation tape. Question. Is superglue conductive? I don't know, but doubt it. A open circuit (detached wire) should not blow fuses as long as it isn't touching any other conducting surface (even If it is live). Putting an oversize fuse in, could, melt wire insulation on adjacent wires (in the loom) causing short circuits. You don't want this to happen, if it hasn't already. Top light is a brake light, not a rear light; so don't worry. I am not sure this has to work anyway, as you will have other brake lights that will need to work Permatex is an American product but is available on Amazon. I would not use this (if at all) until after your MOT. You need to focus on what is blowing the tail light fuse. I think, with respect, you need a local auto electrician, and, maybe, you need to talk with your MOT garage to remind yourself what needs to work properly, and what does not. Hope this helps with your thinking. Good luck.

Magnum Motors of Farnborough have recently put up a video on youtube featuring a 2007 2.4 litre Alphard. In the commentary the host mentions that (not a quote) there should be no problems with the new fuel (E10).

I believe this unit can be bought from the UK; hence no import charges and taxes (although I have a vague recollection goods from Japan are tariff free due t some trade agreement). An all in price. The unit seems to have all the features I would like, and MORE. A must for me is the rear camera; I'm not too fussy about the steering wheel controls. I would prefer to keep my front cameras too. I am not a mobile phone person and suspect I need one to operate this properly. Maybe of interest to people, I understand the EU is about to force all mobile phone suppliers (manufacturers) to use the same charging connector. Apple users please note.

I am so glad you found the correct fuse box. I found the video helpful in so much as it showed me how to remove the lower glovebox. My car is a later model than yours, and I have twin rear fog lights installed in the rear valance in place of the standard reflectors. I suggest you check that both your rear lights are actually lights, and that the non functional one is not just a reflector. If you have the correct part number; Toyota Direct may be able to help you with the led. They may, even have it in stock. Similarly, if you have the part number (from the epc) any Toyota dealer may help you out. Good luck, nice to hear you are making progress. Well done.

Cannot find these fasteners on any epc sheet. They should be on every sheet as all Alphards have seat runners. What model do you have? MNH, ANH, etc. trim level AS AX MS etc. Do you know whether they are screw fit or push and twist ?

OK, we are making (slow) progress ! I found the clips on for my MH10 on the epc. 58595 Ivory. You need grey screws. The carpet page. No sign of the screw which is probably a "standard" Toyota part. I'll keep checking. Bfn

I think you are talking about the plastic screws that hold the plastic caps in place at the end of each seat rail. They have a flat blade screw head. About a cm in diameter (with measuring). Am I correct. I could not find any part numbers in the epc ! I will check with my friend, but don't hold your breath; he tends to throw out all the smaller parts as otherwise he will lose them anyway. I'll bet they are a standard metric size (although the finish won't be). Does anyone reading this know the size ?

Yet another helpful video. reassuring too. Firstly let me say I have watched a lot of videos by this guy; I rate him VERY highly. Secondly, unfortunately the study was done in 1981. (I previously published a study by NREL that looked at a Camry 1MZ 2FE as fitted to the 3 litre V6 Alphards (until the mk 2 version in 2008). The NREL study was much more recent (late 90's from memory). In exploring the E10 issues there seem to be two main concerns. Does E10 damage your engine ? Does E10 damage your fuel system ? Despite reading many differing opinions, and I am not asserting any of them are wrong, I have not seen any empirical evidence, yet, that E10 is damaging to non direct fuel injected vehicles. The 2002 to 2008 1mz FE engine is multi point fuel injected. The NREL study shows photos of the injectors. Therefore, we all seem to be faced with the decision to run E10 (and risk it) or run E5 and pay (in my area) a 10 percent premium to minimise the risks of E10 ; IF there are any. What am I going to do ? I will run E5 initially. WHY ? Because our Alphies are all imports, and not officially supported by Toyota UK, there are some questions about part availability. With all due respect to Murphy, he states that the one part I would need (especially in the fuel line) would not, imho, be easily or cheaply available. A year is a long time to wait, especially if your Alphie is your daily runner, mine isn't. Trust to our judgement, and good luck to us all.

Was the video below helpful ? According to my Owners Manual, it's the wrong vehicle and not the correct fusebox, but it does appear to be in the right position.

You can check out the Will They Fit website (by Driftworks) A VERY useful site for anyone contemplating wheel / tyre changes.

Hi again, I have written to the guy requesting wheel sizes and offsets. With those you can get under the car and make some measurements, if necessary! Don't worry, I will not be bidding against you. I guess you won't be visiting Elgin for a trial fit either; quite a round trip. The description says the rears have a nice concave shape. If the wheel sizes are the same, more or less concave suggests different wheel offsets. Which also (may) imply the wheels will not allow proper tyre wear rotation; if you care (I don't rotate for tyre wear; avoids replacing all tyres at the same time). BE CAREFUL.

Ok so (Alphie) standard tyre sizes are : 205 65 16 on a 6.5 JJ wheel with 39mm offset, or 225 55 17 on a 7 JJ wheel with 45mm offset PCD 114.3mm If the offsets are changed the wheel will move inward or outward relative to the car; known as "poke". Often a desirable effect until the clearances become critical while the suspension is under maximum deflection. With 35 profile tyres (and the same tyre pressures) your ride will harden considerably and your ride height will change too. I'll run the numbers and write again but really need those wheel sizes ( I assume front and back are different from what you said.

What size are the wheels ? 245 35 19 is the tyre size, not the wheel size. They will lower the car a little too. You need to know what size the wheel is. You need the J number of the new wheels AND the offset. Often marked on the inside of the wheel. Check that all five wheels have the same offset, or you will (may) be restricted on what wheels can be fitted to front and back. Don't assume the wheel clearances are the same front and back. What we do know is that a standard Alphie fitted with standard Alphie wheels and tyres there are no clearance issues. I'll check what the standard Alphard offset is, and let you know. If they are so nice, why are they being sold ? Can you trial fit them before you buy them. Make sure the tyres are not Run Flats.

Thanks wjvh. This has helped me too. I am more interested in the VTR input. I am hoping to connect a DVB T2 tuner to the HDD unit to get some TV for when parked up. I don't have a roof screen, but may get one. I am planning a proper TV as part of a rear conversion.

Looks like an auxiliary light; but is it attached to the sun roof glass ?

If the reversing camera is not aftermarket it won't be for that as that wiring is part of the tailgate wiring harness. I cannot believe Toyota would leave unbound wiring like that. I suppose it could be 'parallel' wiring if there was a problem with the original wiring.