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Good Luck with the Doors, If i remember correctly from facebook post's there is a small screw on the bulkhead of the door frame which needs removing first to get the cover off.

Hi Steve, Not personally got these doors/ though on my estima (before the alphard) we had issues with the contacts in the door switches for the automatic motor. I stripped them down and used some fine sandpaper on the contacts as they just got gunged up with crap. Might be worth doing some tlc to the contacts of the handles.

Its just a bulb and as long as the bulbs allow a certian amount of light and in the right position its a MOT pass.

Thank you. How was wiring it up?

Welcome and very nice

No. I would make my own on photobox or a similar site. would be cheaper. So You are from trowbridge nice close to bristol than most members If i was you i would stick Super unleaded in your tank or convert to LPG for better mileage.

Welcome I've got the same. Reverse camera only comes on in reverse. However the front camera comes on when going slow if the steering wheel controls are pressed Any questions just ask i've got the same model so can point you in the right direction if needed.

petrol. I got 30mpg using super unleaded to the isle of wight but average 18 - 20mpg in town driving

As for the batteries, i'd get a good bluetooth scanner

We have a 3.0l v6 and get around 18 - 30 mpg fantastic vehicles. We had an estima before and this blows it out of the water. Things to consider. Find a good dealer (or import yourself) then get the following works done. Underseal Full service including (cam, water pump and filters) optional (new head unit) though i've stuck the same one as i dont see a point changing it. Otherwise they do not need much looking after and are fantastic vehicles. same engine as the RS300 lexus so mechanics can work on the them easily.

Common faults is the suspension on the campers make sure they have been setup correclty and not leaking. Welcome by the way.

Added 3L brake pads to the list.

Not bad Ian. It all changes from place to place and driver. But nice hopefully mine will drop next year instead of going up like normal

Found a supplier on ebay that does the bulbs alot cheaper than Ben can do them for. cost me £3 for a pack of 10 blue ones i've swapped all my switches and the display under the radio to these and they work a treat. ON EBAY

Okay so i created a dashcam using my Raspberry PI pretty happy how it turned out. i've attached a link to my git hub with all the scripts etc https://github.com/alextovey/cardashcam The video works but still needs some tweaking Video https://www.youtube.com/mnX0PvUJZSw

also this place seems cheapest for tyres https://www.tyreleader.co.uk

Any have any recommendation of tyres? I'm currently looking at these but they say summer tyres https://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=110&cart_id=gM4RoBZ1GHYPpq0e.110.1016355224&Breite=225&Quer=55&Felge=17&Speed=W&Load=101&kategorie=6&ranzahl=4&tyre_for=&x_tyre_for=&m_s=3&sort_by=Lable_1roll&rsmFahrzeugart=ALL&Label=A-B-68-1&details=Ordern&typ=R-327802

Very nice. I would also do the following: headlight restorer on the front lights and the front camera (if you have one) Then seal them. Our front lights were spot less and bright then about 3 weeks later started to go yellow really quickly.

Not at all Dave. Tips, Get it the under seal done. (matter or urgency) Then full Service, Cambelt, Water Pump. Check out the brake lines as they degrade over time and have your mechanic flush the lines to get rid of air as it's shipped without any oil, fluid etc in it.

Depends on your unit. I've got the HN3t-W55 and its only in Japanese and locked. Most of them is locked but you can replace with other units which run android/windows and run maps from app's instead. We've left ours in as taking it out caused a fatal error in the ECU and the car wouldn't start. putting it back and started right away. So all depends on your model. Ebay have a few disc's.

I would say the immobiliser chip lost power or its not close enough to the barrell of the ignition.

if you've got another head unit installed then be careful as sometimes they throw an error up on the ECU when removed.

Hi Everyone, I had a few bits for my raspberry Pi lying around so thought i would build my own dashcam. So after many days or reading and coding i've got a really smart dashcam. Records using HD input from a microsoft web cam. I will make a little how to and post below on how to make one. Total cost for me is £10 (the Clock cip + rear camera using pi camera v2) The mod's are easy to do and anyone with a little computer experience can do it.

Its the ECU, Sat nav disc and head unit computer.

Sure speak to this guy. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=538931818&ref=br_rs He can source all parts for the alphard. Changing the belt is a doddle for the garage tell them its the same engine as the Lexus rs300 and they will know what to do. The struggle may be the bolts holding the water pump in as they can snap off easy.