roger

2007 black grey alcantara 52094 miles (83837 km's) waxoiled new belt and water pump replacement mph dials tow bar !!!!! hard to find 6500 if you are interested, then i'll take some picks when it's not raining (which is most of the time in wales)

no probs, although mine is going up for sale shortly if you're interested 😉

used pauls services in the past and found him to be very helpful, his agent in japan (sam) seems very knowledgeable and gave good advice. I found I was highlighting cars that I was interested in and he basically refused to put in bids as he felt they simply weren't good enough. overall I was very happy with service

we use a standard double airbed with a couple of cushions to fill the small dip in the middle row of seats. works a treat 👍

just outside Swansea, the wonderful Gower coastline on our doorstep 😊

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lichfield-California-Drive-Away-Air-Awning/dp/B06Y17MD3Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YC85GDCPRU7O&keywords=lichfield+california+drive-away+air+awning+-+excalibur%2C+low&qid=1556886055&s=gateway&sprefix=lichfield+calif%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1 this is what we use and it works a treat. Comes with awning straps so you can use it without having an awning rail fitted to the vehicle hope this helps👍

don't know what the rates are where you live but as far as i'm concerned, probably the wisest £60 I've spent. As already stated, they don't salt their roads in Japan so undersealing is not deemed as important whereas our roads as heavily salted

3. Is it worth getting the vehicle 'waxoiled' underneath? I've heard Alphards are less prone to rust issues than Mazda Bongos, say. no brainer...….. YES or at least undersealed can't help with the other 2 questions though soz

personally I would go with replacement dials that display in MPH as opposed to KMH. OK so the odometer will still count in kilometres but at least you'll know how fast you're travelling which is, after all, what's important. got mine from https://www.lockwoodinternational.co.uk/ I read in forums that converter chips and the like, can affect the gearbox so I went for the safer, non invasive option

Adrian Flux - £350 for a year fully comp with only £100 excess. Happy days 😊

or you could even go down the route of importing one yourself and save yourself up to a couple of grand (but it is a bit of a faff) 😵

thanks 👍

well I can only assume that Ben is on holidays as I still haven't had a reply, so with that in mind is there anyone else out there who can point me in the right direction for replacement dials ? cheers Roger

will do 👍

cheers alex I've pm'd ben hau to see if he can point me in the right direction

thanks for the reply's guys with regard to replacement dials and also a replacement header unit, just how big a job are they ? i'm absolutely useless at anything mechanical and will have to use the services of local garages to carry out the work and am always wary of being ripped off 🤨

hi guys, Name is Roger and I've recently taken delivery of 2007 Alphard 3.0 ltr MZ. Still waiting for paperwork to come back from HMRC so at the moment it's just sitting on the drive. Anyway, will be converting it to a rear camper for weekends on the Gower for my wife and myself so wanted to know if any members could recommend a drive away awning ? Also, with regard to the speedo conversion, do any of you chaps have recommendations for new dials for the car so it displays in MPH as opposed to KPH ? Cheers Roger