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Hello Tony, Welcome to the Forum.

Hello Marcus, Welcome to the Forum.

It would appear I have made a serious mistake here. Referring to my JPNZ Owners Manual; all the Gen 1 2.4L machines were only a 4 speed automatic. Sorry. I now believe the 5 speed was introduced for the Gen 2 (although my Owners Manual does not cover that Generation). Sincerest apologies for any undue concern I may have caused you.

Good point ! I failed to notice. I suspect the photos with the pop-top are stock photos, and not of the actual vehicle for sale. Tony, this needs to be clarified as the value will be affected.

Which Lakeview Autos are these ? Reading ?

Is that an OEM carpet mat ? Seems to be the wrong colour for an OEM mat as it does not match your trim colour. I respectfully suggest you get a rubber mat as the slippage is probably your heel sliding on the carpet; or just remove that matting. Or are you wearing leather soled shoes ! Be safe.

I am sincerely sorry to disagree with my learned colleague, Picasso, but my Alphie was manufactured in July 2006. It is definitely ULEZ compliant (in London, at least). My understanding is that the Gen 1 facelift vehicles are compliant. Whereas, the pre-facelift vehicles are not recognised as being compliant (whether they are or not). Some members have taken up the challenge (with the DVLA) and had their pre-face-lift vehicles confirmed as compliant ! Imho, if you have a facelift Gen 1 you do have some chance of agreeing compliance; however, whether you have the determination to prove it is another matter. Good Luck, as you may ned it.

Yes. Identity should be where Paul says.

240kpa from memory. About 32 / 34 psi.

Hello Mathes, Does your Alphie have a small wing mirror at the front of the nearside ? Or four or five forward gears ? Paul's (above) Alphard must be newer than yours may be. The Gen 1 (non-facelift) will cost a small fortune to add a cruise as it uses a manual throttle. The Gen 1 facelift uses 'fly by wire' See Chris.ac for more detailed information.

I just replaced an air-ride shock on my Jaguar. OUCH. Makes Lee's £1200 look cheap !

Did you manage to source a van ? What you are/were/looking for will be very expensive; and that is just the van. Converters wishing to make a profit on these will be concerned about their margin; hence, imho, they will be rare for some years to come. Once you have a cost for the van, add at least £5k for a conversion, and then the sale price will include the dreaded non-recoverable (unless you are a business) VAT. I am aware of a converted 2008 camper close to me, by a very well known high quality converter elsewhere in the country. Asking price is not below £30k. I will not even try to suggest what budget you will need, and, of course, even that depends on your requirements. Good Luck.

So Sunesh means the light stalk. In Auto, if the engine is stopped the lights turn off. If the ignition is off the lights will not work on automatic. Check you do not have the sensor in the middle of the dash covered. Do not clean the sensor with glass cleaner. Do all the other functions on that light work correctly ?

It could be a very, very, crude voltmeter. Unless a battery is under some load voltmeters are of very limited use as they will read high when not supplying current.

Hello Bryn, Do you have the optional electrical alterable shock settings as an option as my MZ does; an earlier model than yours If so, as I have read, they can be horribly expensive. I believe Picasso restored his normal shocks (and springs ?) to OEM; the cost was about £1200. Send him a PM or search the forum for details (it's in here somewhere). Perhaps just search his 'entries'. The search box is on your home page. Good luck.

Agreed.

Hello Martin, Welcome to the Forum. Search the Forum for Head Units

But wired straight across the battery ? I hope not. In series with one connection, perhaps, but there are mush better, and safer, ways and devices exactly for that purpose.

Can I respectfully request you add the details of your mechanic to the servicing section. There is a small section for a mention for individuals and businesses who are competent to work on Alphards; yours would be a worthy addition.

Could be a load to test the battery. Better to get it tested professionally and replaced if needed.

Hello Pete, You can sell through this Forum, but there are minimum requirements for information you must provide. Please read the requirements and ensure your advert includes all of them, otherwise your topic will be deleted. Sorry, but that is the policy. Photos are not a requirement but are likely to be helpful.

Do you mean the light by the shifter, or perhaps the one in the dash panel ?

I have an earlier model. the footbrake does not have automatic release. I do have a vehicle with auto brake release and I love it. Keep vehicle in drive while waiting, unless your anticipated wait is a very long one. You should be able to 'hold' the vehicle on an upward slope while waiting for traffic lights, or gently use your left foot on main brake once stopped.

New to driving an automatic ? Keep your left foot firmly on the floor at all times (apart from operating the parking break). Preferably, keep it back against the front face of the drivers seat. You will find this much harder than you think. Should you use your left foot on the non-existent clutch pedal; you will create some 'excitement' immdiately behind you. (Similarly, if you stamp on the footbrake whilst driving). The good news. You will get used to not using your left foot very quickly; whch just leaves you with the opposite issue when driving a manual. Take care, and enjoy your Alphie

Your normal (half cut) keys will need the 4D67 chip inside them. The chip will be there, hopefully the correct chip. The earlier model had a different chip. The smart keys I have do not operate the igintion immobilser. An auto locksmith should be able to program your keys provided you have a suitable master key to copy !. I have read there are manual procedures that enable a normal key to be paired with the igintion. Plenty of reading for you to do within this forum.