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Will your conversion be lighter than the seats ?

Chain Welcome to the Forum

Check your garage guys car; maybe that's where he mislaid them.

Doesn't appear to offer Alphards or Vellfires, possible as they are grey imports.

Hello David Wheel spacers are not, imho, a worthwhile modification. Among many effects they alter the wheel bearing loadings You may also find your Insurance company will not be too keen either. There are models on the internet, usually operated by wheel and tyre resellers, that allow you to 'play' with the parameters. Offset, and rolling radius are quite important. Most important, perhaps, is to understand any changes to wheel to chassis clearances. Vital for Safety

What head unit do you have ?

I don't know. It may depend on the wheels you have fitted, especially if not OEM You need to check what seating the nuts have, flat or conical. Important. Bolt size and thread should be easy to find. Do you have a JPNZ Owners Handbook for your Gen 2 ?

You should not coast in any automatic !

Do you need parts, or the whole compressor ? If parts, do you know which parts you need ? As most, if not all, Alphards and Lexus have AC, my guess is Toyota will be able to help; but you will need part numbers first ! Maybe the compressors on Alphards are unique, but I cannot conceive that to be true. Compressor from other Toyotas may fit, but checking could be tricky.

Should be on the Auction Sheet, if you have a copy.

Hi Jackie, You can look it up your vehicle, by registration number, on the Transport for London website. Be careful not to confuse Congestion Charge and ULEZ charges. You should be ULEZ compliant. As Teekay states, they are different. As Picasso states, other cities have similar schemes; it is worth checking the charge rates as they can change !

The JPNZ Owners Manual for the Gen 1 does not feature the HDD Head Unit. If you have the HDD head unit, your best bet is eightseater,blogspot.com; but this yellow line issue is not, as far as I am aware, included therein. We have a Forum member who reads Japanese; I need to remember who it is, then supply an OEM page number to him for translation.

Is this intended to be a topic, or a gallery. If the consensus is a gallery, I can move it there.

Hello Bazzer, Welcome to the Forum. I would argue that, because of where you live, undersealing should be considered essential. I am lucky enough to live by the sea, all that lovely high humidity salty air ! Your quote seems high There is a major thread on this Forum regarding insurance; but the market seems to change quite quickly. Several insurance companies won't insure Alphard / Vellfire models; and if you have it converted the alternatives become even more limited. Your quote seems high I doubt I would be comfortable using used parts ( I am sure many members are) but I am lucky as I have a very (Alphard) friendly local Toyota main dealer who, unusually, is very willing to work on my machine. This is a key point; unless you are willing and able, finding a competent mechanic can be more problematic that finding the parts. Great machines, especially if you buy wisely. Good Luck.

I don't think Gen 1 head units use radio codes. I have never had to renter it in my 2006 MZG Alphie despite a flat battery on occasion.

This topic is covered in Head Unit / Radio Replacement threads

I have tried, as a Moderator, to edit the 'space' in the Title, as you have requested. No can do. I'll try another approach and hope I don't erase the thread !

Hi Tony, Yes you should not have had any trouble. As V is a 1999 plate, putting the older plate on a newer (2005) vehicle is OK. As plates signify a year of manufacture; DVLA will not allow a plate that is younger than the vehicle it is destined for.

Nice tabulation

Unforunately, LPG vehicles are not allowed to use the Channel Tunnel !

Hi, Welcome to the Forum Alphard will offer plenty of space, rearmost seats fold up sideways providing a huge boot. 2008 is a changeover year. Gen 1 3.0 litre is belt driven; but a non interference engine (if it snaps) Gen 2 has 3.5 litre and a chain drive, as does the 2.4. 3.0 has 5 speed, whereas 2.4 has a 4 speed. Other than different panels and interior, especially the seats, they are very similar.

Hello Pete, Welcome to the Forum. Tax is about £300 pa. Fuel, will be petrol and expensive ! LPG can be fitted but I would be very cautious about that where you live. Ensure LPG is available. Check out Mega Thread for consumption

Hello Liz, Getting the key cut is the very easy part. It is the programming that is the tricky bit ! Timsons cut mine, but couldn't / wouldn't program it. I found a local auto locksmith and all done correctly. I can PM you the company, but it is geographically close to me; WSM may be too far for them.

There are other 'murals'. I doubt your insurance company will be 'bothered' by bodywork vinyl, but window murals. perhaps yes.

Extremely good point IF you make any modifications to your vehicle, without disclosure your insurance could be invalidated. This includes, of course, conversions and the addition of non OEM wheel and tyre combinations.