Voodoo101

My trusty 16 year old 230,000 mile Vellfire has developed a little fault today with the rear camera. Its been working fine, but today it flashed bright and then went really dark. You can still see the picture but its like when a TV backlight has gone. Has anybody has this before, is it fixable or is it a replacement part. Im assuming its fitted to more then just the Alphard / Vellfire. If so then it should be available from a scrappy or even Toyota. Anyone have any fixes before I go an buy a new one?

Your choices are down to what you want. Search the forum and there will be loads of answers as its a common question. What functionality you have at the end of it depends on what you chose

This one was not taped up and had been used. As I said it has the reverse line and the brake line in the same connector. I cant see why it would have another 12v power and earth in that cable when the unit would draw power from the main power connector which is why it is bugging me so much

I have a cable behind my head unit thats really bugging me. It has four cables, Red, Red, Blue and Black. I have tested with a meter and one cable is the reverse signal to put the head unit rear camera on. Another is the brake signal, to stop you watching videos while driving, the other two seem to be and earth and 12v, but I cant see any point for them as the head unit feed is on a different plug. Im kinda thinking its some sort of signal voltage but i can see any voltage change. Does anybody have an idea what these two wires are actually for because its starting to drive me mad

Yes I still have these fitted. I have two sets of brand new Ballast sat doing nothing. LEDs are working perfect. I changed the headlights aswell and I can actually see now when its dark

Im so surprised this has not been answered by anyone

Have you looked on AliExpress. They generally have adaptors on there for most cars

A car on Facebook failed its MOT the other day with them because it takes away the reflector. I think it depends on the MOT tester but its a chance

Maybe somebody that works there is called Tanya and thats why. (its ok, i have your back lol)

I would get a bluetooth ODB II scaner and the free car scanner app. A lot less the £400. Run the app and driver the car with it connected. See what speed it reads. If it reads different to the speedo then you know its the speedo, if not then you know its the speed sensor. At least then you can also read all the ECU fault codes which will point you in the right direction Also why would a service help the problem, like and oil and filter change will fix a sensor. It sounds like the garage you are using has seen you as an easy payday. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235954066700?_skw=veepeak+obd&itmmeta=01JM3238C57G9003MPE66D2Q48&hash=item36eff5550c:g:iKIAAOSwm4Jnq4N4&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fffK0W76y%2BQc55vsiKQACTPm3k8wQl1svxC4C2sJMf7UuNRgWa5X0Q1YqK7DExYHiflToEUnjBUbBt0QKdP09AWOYtFylmKQ%2BMNkzNNc2B8lGvSAYftoDm%2BhsiFajG%2FXMUq39ESK%2FINijBmdDfohaO6S%2BsOr5IpR88HK6SyA0oGuXFXgrKX2LlQKhJuOLaZBovFxa75W1GKUutbRWtkVZ5y8d%2FUejpDzUpLCGlDwR2ZkoFchexM68e9B5gk4GdamU%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5qGjeKgZQ

Hi I looked into getting Canbus information to the head unit but there is no signal in the wiring behind it. It looks in your photo that you are taking it from behind the dashboard which makes sense as all the data is shown on the dash. I think you can also get it from the ODB socket, in fact I bought a cable a long time ago from AliExpress that came with an ODB plug. I never tried it

That was my thought. I thought about getting some UK replacements from another car but its the cutting holes in the bumper making them fit.

So I am one of the many people who had a reversing light changed to a fog light, with a cheap switch drilled into the dash. Its always really annoyed me. Then I saw a post on here with a video installing a new stalk with rear fog light switch, dashboard light working and wiring a new light in replacement to the reflectors at the bottom of the bumber. A post asking where to get to stalk came from a kind answer from a member called Gamath, taking me to Amayama. As you do, I decided to browse the site looking what other upgrades I could go for and found a Rear Fog lamp assembly for the ANH20 Vellfire. It seams to fit at the top of the bumper where it goes up the tailgate. There is a wealth of knowledge in this group. I wondered if anybody has seen anything like this fitted?

The camera is the original camera. The head unit is an Android head unit. It is connected with an adaptor. I have never had the original head unit. When I got the car it had a Sony Head Unit and the camera was not wired in. Infact it was quite a mess with the cables behind there. If the camera can work better in the dark, i might have a look in the settings and see if I can change something

You are right but when you put it in you have to make sure the holes dont cover the sensor is what I meant. It took me a while to figure out why my lights was on in the day, especially as I had just done electrics lol. The only problem I had was in strong winds with both doors open, but thats to be expected with a the wind flowing through

Where did you get the swalk with the rear foglight switch?

I bought this one. Its looks like real leather and fits perfect. Just make sure it does not slip over the daylight sensor. The quality and fit is great and the price of it is amazing. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004996293742.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.64.35471802n0IeDN

The one with the red is when the brake light is on. the other is the normal view when I reverse

It looks really nice. That was my first choice but the wife wanted white and getting anything but white near me was tough. I also have the velour interior, not a lover of leather especially in summer. The interior is very hard wearing, the only wear I have is the drivers armrest. One more thing to consider is the dashboard. It has a habit of being sticky in summer if it gets direct heat when parked. There are dash covers you can buy, some are felt (stay away from these). I bought one from AliExpress, its like a fake leather and fits perfect. For the price of it, its better then having to fix the dash. There are different options. I just went for the plain black https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004996293742.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.69.1f291802g8vu0v

My parking sensors are great. They can beep and I can still keep going. They are after all just an aid to parking. My gripe with the camera is that at night it becomes useless, because the light from the number plate lights affects it. Its even worse in the rain and as the original importer took one of the reversing lights to make a fog light, its limited anyway

This video is perfect. Now I just need to source a light stalk with the rear fog light switch

They are amazing vehicles. The engines are built like tanks. Its a Gen 2. You havent said the colour but I think the majority I've seen are white. Be careful of the paint. Some of them, including mine suffer from the paint peeling. Its due to the primer being too smooth and is a manufacturing fault. It was a warranty fix but some people did not get it done and it wont be covered now, even is Toyota UK was interested, which they are not. You are in the best place to get any help. The people on here are really knowlegable and helpful. They have helped me a lot

Ive just remembered. I had to replace the fuse for the radio when I changed head units. It was in the engine bay fuse box. I cant remember which one but Im 99% sure its in there

Hi fellow Alphard / Vellfire owners I just bought a lovely sew on steering wheel cover from AliExpress but as you would expect, it does not fit 100 %. I had a section that pushes under the steering wheel button grey panels but it keeps popping out. Are these panels easy to remove or do you have to take the airbag out. I thought I may be able to fix it down better

There are two different sizes for the usbs to fit toyotas, you need the short fat ones. Ebay and Amazon also do them. Best on I got was one to fit next to the 12v socket below the gear shift. You just unplug the cable from the 12v socket, then daisy chain it. No other connections needed. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DBXYZ3SX?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3