Rojie
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18 hours ago, Rojie said:
I'll try this tomorrow. Thanks.
Do you have the HDD unit or another one
Hello Ayrie,
I tried your suggestion today, and I am delighted to say it seems to work.
I need to try it when the light is less bright. I am so happy, thank you.
It is (was) one of the few things I wasn't overjoyed about with my Alphie.
I have been pursuing a tactic of not pushing every button and hoping for the best !
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Hi Tony,
Welcome to the club.
You are likely to have lots of questions soon.
This Forum is the place to seek answers.
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2 hours ago, Ayrshire Man said:
I think I have found it by pressing the display button next to the opening button, there are two sliders one I think for brightness and the other slider for contrast.
I'll try this tomorrow. Thanks.
Do you have the HDD unit or another one
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Hello Ayrie,
Welcome to the Forum.
Can you take a photo to help us to help you.
There are several different head units fitted to Alphies !
My own, which is OK on all screens except the cameras.
I intend to clean the camera covers/lenses, but would also like to know how to change the brightness.
I have the HDD head unit. Very complicated and, of course, all in Japanese. What fun.
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Webasto and Dometic heaters are supposed to be good.
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5 hours ago, Chris.ac said:
Anyone else have this on their Alphard?
I collected car from dealer yesterday, didnt know it had this, it was only when I took the kids out for a 1st drive at night that we were suddenly greeted by an illuminated animated Alphard logo on the step and blue ground illumination!
I only have it on the pavement/passenger side -would love to know if aftermarket or OEM to get for drivers side too.
Hi Chris,
That's a feature I haven't seen before. Pretty neat too.
I'll be watching this topic as I would also like to know OEM or a distributor option.
Is yours a V or G ?
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5 hours ago, Ise said:
Thanks so much for this forum! I have an alphard since his summer and problems keep occurring.
I am looking for a garage in Glasgow, Toyota said they can't do diagnostics and don't know about Japanese import. Lol
Does anyone know a trusted technical equipped a garage for us? Hanks already from up north!
Ise
Hello Ise,
Welcome to the Forum.
Try and contact Ldrego. He does his own work and is in Edinburgh he may be able to suggest somewhere near you.
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34 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:
Hey - try this youtube video - this dude will provide the code for free (I have seen an android app that charges £9, and other people charging up to £70)
All he asks is to Like and Subscribe and leave your 16digit code in the comment - i hope this helps
Hi Chris,
Thanks again for a really useful contribution.
I'm sure Jenny will try this asap.
The problem is, as I understand it, that Jenny cannot get to this screen, or virtually any other!
The stage we are at now is guessing the pet name of the previous owner !.
Jenny has found what I believe is the password, written in what we believe is English.
However, it is proving somewhat difficult to read properly.
Jenny, any chance of you taking a photo of the 'password' for me to work on ?
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Bonjour !
Looking, very carefully, at that EPC drawing you have supplied I would say the unit is on the centre line of the vehicle.
Presumably, if it is under the drivers seat, it will be very easy to see it in situ.
I don't have a Vellfire, or any second evolution model, so I can't check.
Where are the output sockets to connect an appliance to the 100V inverter system ?
On the earlier models they are behind the console between the front seats (if there is one on your vehicle).
What is your model number eg, ATH10, or whatever ?
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Hi Geoff,
Welcome to the Forum.
E5 is not a new fuel !
It is E10 that is the new fuel.
E5 is (now) what was known as Super Unleaded.
At the petrol station the fuels type, E5 or E10, must be displayed clearly on the pump.
There is a (lengthy) ongoing debate on this Forum as to which fuel to use.
At the end of the day, we all have our views, it is each owner that has to make the decision.
For grey import Alphards, Toyota (UK) has not proved helpful at all on this issue.
As above, there are some reports emerging that (some) Alphies do not perform well on E10.
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Not even the console between the seats (not in front of the seats) ?
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2 hours ago, Chris.ac said:
Interesting - I have a registered copy of Techstream - under advanced options is a 'unlock navi screen' button.
I do not know what this does, but becausr the navi headunits are connected to the canbus, it may be possible to overide the lock via techstream? this may be why you are quoted £70 to unlock
I cannot test this, because I do not hve that head unit - where are you based? if that is not revealing too much information
Hi Chris, and a good day to you.
Jenny is based in Norfolk, so too far to help, unless you are headed that way !
I am very interested in this Techstream system. I was unaware of it until this post of yours.
I have been checking out sources and costs.
Jenny may be able to ask her local Toyota if they have Techstream. I can't imagine they won't.
Perhaps they can use it to help Jenny.
What version of Techstream do you have ?
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17 hours ago, charliec said:
maybe someone you know could do it for you?
If your trustworthy enough, someone in Birmingham in the Alphard forum might be able to pick it up or someone near you could take it down.
I'm afraid I couldn't, I'm down in London, so wouldn't work
Hello Jenny,
I am so sorry to hear you are not well enough to visit Bean in Birmingham.
I'm in Devon, so even further away than Charlie.
I still think we are close with the password.
Try to find the time, and inclination, to try those few combinations I have suggested.
Runa is a very typical name for a pet dog in Japan, so you are already quite close.
Hopefully your fitness improves very soon.
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5 hours ago, Sparkie19 said:
This is also a useful link, outlines the data for the DVLA being even more useless than ever in terms of approving re-classification requests.
https://climbingvan.co.uk/van-life/reclassifying-your-campervan-dvla/
In terms of a cheap and cheerfull sun canopy/awning rail... can you or anyone else recommend any?
Yes it is a another good link. Thank you.
Based on the statistics, it isn't even worth trying.
What is the DVLA doing ? Have they got nothing better to do.
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Afraid I can't help with the side awning, as I'll be going rear awning in the summer.
I am sure others here will help.
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45 minutes ago, Vellfire1 said:
2009, will post a picture soon, have also added a remote heater if any ones interested..
A remote heater, sounds very interesting.
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Welcome to the Forum.
Thanks for giving us all this tip.
What year is your Vellfire ?
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1 hour ago, Sparkie19 said:
Thanks for the heads up on this one. My understanding was that for it to be classed as a 'Motor Caravan/Home' in the DVLA/VOSA's eyes it had to meet the criteria outlined here; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registering-a-diy-caravan/converting-a-vehicle-into-a-motorhome Cheers for the heads up though.
I was after something like this that would slide into a rail that's fixed to the side of the alphard.
Hi Sparkie,
I checked the link. Very useful.
I discovered a checklist for conversions.
Pop tops seem to be OK, Hi tops are different however. Wording reading.
I am not sure why owners would want to reclassify their vehicle unless it is mandatory for certain modifications.
Maybe the regulations effect Van Conversions more than our Alphies.
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3 minutes ago, Rojie said:
Maru is my favourite (Round), or
Amaya (Night Rain)
Awakusu ?? I 'll give you some time to try them !
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9 minutes ago, Rojie said:
Runa is a popular dog name in Japan !!! Progress ?
https://www.dailypaws.com/dogs-puppies/dog-names/japanese-dog-names.
I'm still working on the Awaku part.
I suggest you try it both with and without a space.
Good Luck. Otherwise we need to work more on the Awaku .
Maru is my favourite (Round), or
Amaya, Night Rain
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5 minutes ago, Rojie said:
How frustrating this all is.
It seems you have tried to follow the procedure that I have seen in the online videos, without success.
I wrote to Bangladesh again to try and answer your question of how sure he is he can fix it. Still waiting his reply.
Even if you get this unit unlocked you won't be receiving UK radio without fitting a frequency expender which requires the head unit out of the dash ! Extenders are £20 or so.
I haven't given up yet.
Runa is a popular dog name in Japan !!! Progress ?
https://www.dailypaws.com/dogs-puppies/dog-names/japanese-dog-names.
I'm still working on the Awaku part.
I suggest you try it both with and without a space.
Good Luck. Otherwise we need to work more on the Awaku .
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3 hours ago, Jenny Smedley said:
Thank you again. I'll start from the beginning. When we turn on the ignition the screen momentarily appears with a Logo on it, then it quickly changes to be as in the photos. It appears to be open on a Japanese keyboard. There is no talking lady and no beeping. A few keys work, like the third from the left at the bottom which changes the keyboard characters to English (but that's only temporary.) Writing appears in the top bar which appears to say 'What is your pet's name?' in Japanese. I can then type in the box in English. The people who say they can give you the password, normally ask you to press a button on the right, just below MENU and while holding it switch the side lights on off on off on off, at which point a number should appear in the box. That number can then be translated into the unlocking password. When we do that nothing whatsoever happens.
Yes the dealer was upfront and told us the 'radio' would be all in Japanese and wouldn't be much good to us. We accepted that thinking we could make do with it or get it changed. We can't get it to open and show the CD slot, which would be half way to what we want, or display any radio frequencies. We're not interested in the navigation system itself. And we can't (so far) get anyone who can change the unit for an English one - just a stereo/CD player would do. Hope that helps!
We have the manual which is of course in Japanese. Someone has scribbled what could be a password in it, but the translator has trouble with it. It appears to be Runa Awaku, which means pale moon. I haven't had a chance to try it yet - but of course I can't write it in Japanese except by copying scribble, which won't be easy, or in English which probably won't work.
How frustrating this all is.
It seems you have tried to follow the procedure that I have seen in the online videos, without success.
I wrote to Bangladesh again to try and answer your question of how sure he is he can fix it. Still waiting his reply.
Even if you get this unit unlocked you won't be receiving UK radio without fitting a frequency expender which requires the head unit out of the dash ! Extenders are £20 or so.
I haven't given up yet.
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3 hours ago, Jenny Smedley said:
Got a reply from bean - he thinks he could help but we'd have to take the car to him, which isn't possible right now.
Bean claims to be able to retain all head unit functions while adding all sorts of other goodies.
I believe I have read reports that he is able to do these things.
Sounds like a day out in your new Alphie to me.
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21 minutes ago, Jenny Smedley said:
The only problem we have, and the reason why I didn't try one of these people before is that although everyone seems to think the radio's locked because the battery was disconnected or something (although the dealer says no) the unit keeps asking me what is my pet's name. So is it not working because it's locked with a manufacturer's password or the owner's password? I other words this guy might be genuine but it still might not work, unless manufacturer's password overrides personal password?
I have given this a lot of thought. All the videos I have seen show the buttons on the unit (not the screen) as functional.
As I understand it, yours are not. It seems that locked units do offer some responses, whereas yours doesn't !
Does the unit allow you to tyre a password, albeit incorrect.
If so, that would suggest the unit is not faulty (another concern of mine) just performing its anti theft function.
What did the dealer say when you bought the vehicle ?
Did he explain the HDD was not functional ?
Is the dealer able to replace it with a functioning unit ? I assume you have explored that line of enquiry.
I sent him a photo of your unit.
I'll get in touch with him again.
Looking for garage in Glasgow...
in Recommend a Dealer / Garage / Importer
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Hello, and welcome to this Forum.
If you search for Ldrego (on this Forum)
Search for Ldergo on this Forum. You should see a message tab.
Send him a message. I'm sure he will help you if he can.
He seems to prefer to use youtube, so search for cuttothechase