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No. Not via headunit or engine bay. The official one will have a control ECU mounted behind the wood effect trim, between the passenger airbag and the glovebox. There would usually be an antenna on the passenger a pillar, because the remote start has a longer signal range. If you look on this forum, you'll see some examples. You can actually buy a decent freebie system for around£350, which will not only remote start, but also allow you to open and close the windows, adjust the ac, lock and unlock doors, monitor battery voltage etc.

Would need to know what system you have. Some literally have one of the actual car fobs inside a Faraday box, so when you use the remote start, it connects the actual standard fob to the security ecu to fool in into thinking you are sat in the car. What remote start system do you have?

Depending on the original owner, they may have used the oem etc which will look like a credit card slot in the dash , or an aftermarket unit which will adjust have a card for in it, but may be mounted in the footwells or glove box. You could also tap into the wiring for the map lights. You can also buy an obd2 adaptor that will give you power You can buy them for £25 at halfords, or far cheaper on Amazon. Eg.

Yep, let them know in advance that the odometer reads in kilometres, they will record it as such.

Did you fix this? It not, were your front struts replaced and the wrong type of bolts fitted in the mount? I was watching some videos from 'car care nut' on YouTube and remembered this thread. Struts and alignment

You been also look for Toyota sienna on your search for YouTube videos, as the mechanism is practically the same, but more popular in America. Not sure exactly what your issue is, but you could start here YouTube

I've had my Alphard mot'ed by 3 different centres, all 3 didn't bat an eye at the sight of it. An mot is an mot they don't need specialist tools because it's an import. It was the same when i owned imported Toyota estima, hiace, Sera. Just book it wherever you can. Unless you know it's going to fail in advance.

Hmm. Actually, what year is your vehicle, it looks like you have 24 pins instead of 22, i can't tell because the one are quite reflective on the right hand side. Could you check how many pins you have?

This plug/socket (bottom right on your image of headunit connectors) Pin numbers are 5,6,16,17. If connecting to an aftermarket headunit, you might need a Toyota 6v adaptor, if reusing existing camera.

You can find full maintenance manual, including instructions for bulbs online. I won't post link, to avoid breaking forum rules, but if you do s Google search for English Repair Manual (09/2012-->12/2014) (RM2443) You will see a site that contains the manual, you will also find wiring diagrams.

Do you have an etc card reader fitted? Its useless in the UK, but they usually have a permanent 12v and an acc 12v and ground connection to them ( i know this to be true on the 20 series alphards) Its safe to disconnect the etc and use it's connector to tap into.

Aftermarket security device. https://vanalert.co.uk/van-alert-system/sensors/

You will need to remove half the bumper, because the retaining screw is practically impossible to reach otherwise. That's an aftermarket led reflector.

When was the battery replaced? If it's the battery that was there on import, it is most probably knackered.

I think i have the official one from Toyota.jp Its in Japanese, of you can't find it on their site, I'll try and dig it out. I used Google translate on my phone to read it

I'll pm link

If you go on to AliExpress, and search for Toyota alphard MOST adaptor/interface, you'll find dozens of listings for the wiring harnesses Here's the block diagram for the headunit.

I use a android auto/carplay external box that connects via the aux video input and the oem Bluetooth for audio. Less than £200, if you fit yourself. You open up the screen and add a connector to the touchscreen. The rest of it is plug and play. This means you retain all original functionality, with the added functions of android/apple system. If you want to go aftermarket headunit, you will need a MOST decoder box for the connection to the amplifier, and a gvif adaptor for the cameras. Although you will be able to see the 270 cameras on an aftermarket headunit, i don't think the auto parking will work because you won't be able to interact with the onscreen interface, the video freed will be essentially 'dumb', whereas using a box like i do, you still have full use of the IPA system ( to be honest, you'll probably never use auto park, because it's quicker to just use the cameras as an aid and do the steering manually)

Yes. Some of the non sunroof utilise a different design speaker in the roof. This must be an 18 speaker system. The amplifier is a 16 channel 640watt (16x40 watt) system, and a separate active powered subwoofer.

If you want a 2.4ltr, yes.

The confusion arises because some imports are actually 'export' models from Hong Kong. Are you sure it's just 4 in rooflining? If it's the 18 speaker system, there are 6 in the roof, 2 in rear and 4 between the two sunroofs ( these 4 near the front can have split audio sources, eg, radio/bluetooth for the front passenger and driver, and the rear 4 roof speakers outputting cd/dvd for the rear passengers. The base model has 8 speakers, the super live has 11 speakers and the premium has 18 speakers. The 11 spk has an amplifier under passenger seat. The 18 spk has a larger amplifier under passenger seat and a subwoofer under drivers seat. The 270degree camera has an IPA (intelligent parking assist) ECU under passenger seat, that takes inputs from the sonar, and the additional two side sensors on the front bumper. The front and side cameras connect via this ecu. can you see if tweeters are fitted on the sliding doors? They are located near on the front trim of the windows. In any case, your headunit model suggests an external amplifier. You can buy an adapter that converts an analogue output signal from an aftermarket headunit into a digital signal the amplifier understands., and therefore retain the amplifier and existing speaker wiring. I can share the block diagrams and wiring schematic for the ipa and headunit

Yeah, just front bumper and rear lights, with some trim inside. Its a really basic model, things like AFS on the headlights, auto rain sensing wipers, auto folding mirrors are missing, and it has the basic 8 speaker setup with an aftermarket headunit. It looks nice and shiny, but i think for the price you are missing out on some tech that should really be standard. Maybe I'm just a snob, but i would totally miss some of the features.

Prime selection 2 is just marketing gibberish for some coloured trim, upholstery or tinted headlights. The 240s part is what counts, so it's a standard model. Models for the 240 are 240x basic model 240s standard 240g high spec I would say at this point (2025) this couldn't really be more than £10k, unless it's been really well looked after and had something to make it stand out from the others, at this point adding a few k and buying a 30 series is realistic. Consider i bought a 350G for £12k in 2021

I don't know for sure, it's possible there is more than one type of wiring loom. Its only 2 bolts to remove in order to check