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I was going to do this and wrap them, but I have found some plastic stick on covers on AliExpress

No patience needed. We all need help at some time

I bought this For Toyota Dual USB Car Charger Port Handy Phone Power Supply Adapter Socket 12V | eBay Just tap into the positive and negative from the 12v socket. It fits in the hole next to the socket

Just pull it hard from the bottom. It will lossen and then work your way up. Dont pull it all the way off as there is a plug connected under the pocket, gear shift chrome cover for the light. You should be able to find your lead without unplugging it.

If its a USB then fit a little socket. I have one for mine, although I use mine to sideload stuff to my Android unit. You can get them off Ebay for cheap, just check the size to make it fit. The one by the 12v socket I made into twin charging ports and ran the lead from the head unit beside the steering wheel.

I assume you are talking about the 12v socket not the storage box, unless the storage box is stuck. If it is the 12v socket then you just need to removed the head unit / gear shift surround. To remove that press the shift lock button, move to N. Unscrew the shift knob and remove. Open the little storage pouch (dont know why but makes it easier) and then pull up from the bottom, working you way up to free it. You can then get to the back of the 12v socket. Not much to see apart from two wires coming out of the wiring loom going into a white plug. Unless somebody has cut the wires to feed something else, I would more look at the fuse.

A lot are missing. I was lucky and found mine when I got the car but never used it. Its still in the back of the seat. But I do keep finding little things about the car, like the stop/start button in the drivers footwell

So a few years ago I changed the Sony head unit for a cheap chinese Android unit. I never fully wired it in because the person who owned the car before me mashed up the cables. I think they thought the overhead screen cable was for the reversing camera and chopped it to pieces trying to work it. The screen lasted a few weeks before giving up and it was returned at my cost. Note - dont buy cheap chinese android head units. Anyway the old Sony unit went in with a new connection for the rear camera after I found the wire tucked away and got an adaptor, however it was just turned on with the head unit, never the reverse. I did find a 4 pin plug that was lose that had a 12v ign feed, an earth, a cable that was 12v when I use reverse and a 12v for the parking break signal. I now have a new quality android unit and got a new cable for it with a canbus, however there are 2 brown leads, one coming from the head unit loom saying reverse, one coming from the canbus saying back. I have read on the Teyes website (who supplied the canbus), not to connect the reverse lead if its controlled by the canbus because it can cause damage. Anyone fitted an android unit with a canbus? Is the 12v lead needed and if so, where do I connect it to. The canbus lead or the wiring loom? Or do I join "back" lead from the canbus to the "reverse" lead on the head unit loom? On a side note. Is there a way of tapping into the original microphone by the dome light?

I looked at one there when I was looking a few years back. When I took it for a test drive, one of the front wheels joints was broken and the wheel would not run straight. Was told it had been checked and ready to go. I decided then to give them a wide birth

Hi all Been doing some changes on my van and found some wires that im trying to identify. They are hidden behind blanking plates. I know the Toyota use the same wiring loom for all Alphards and Vellfires, but just curious what switches would be in these places. Also I have a small grill that is only on the drivers side. Anybody know what its for?

My insurance give me a discount for having one fitted, so if they think im gonna pay for somebody to fit it, they can take a long walk. I dont think there is an Alphard or Vellfire the same as original spec in the country, they all seem to be different. As to approved installer, anybody who knows a bit of common sense can be an auto electrician. I dont think there is a degree in it that you have to have, its like being a mechanic, if you can pick up a wrench, you qualify

If that is the case then every Alphard and Vellfire in the UK has invalid insurance, cause every one has been modified to get through an MOT by having a fog light fitted. I think you will find small electrical fittings do not count as modification, otherwise nobody could fit dashcams, usb chargers, tyre pressure monitors and the like

Im looking on rewiring my dashcam. I dont want piggy back fuses and at the moment the wiring goes to the back of the sound system Does anyone know of a 12v continuous live and a 12v ignition feed in the footwells. And while I was looking I found a very handy tool for anyone who is working on a ramp and needs to start the car.

I want to tidy up the cables in my car. I want to rewire my dash cam direct to power and also the rear USB charger. Has anybody removed the passenger fuse box. I thought this would be a great place to tap into 12v and ign cables

Old post I know, but did you ever fix this?

The original owner changed the head unit to a Sony one. They cut the roof monitor cable plug off for some reason, i guess they thought it was the reversing camera. There are wires tacked on everywhere and the AC unit has a wire that connects to the cig lighter. When I removed the unit and plugged the ISO cable into a new unit, the unit started smoking, so I pulled it out. Then I realised that the reversing beep was missing and the lights on the dash was not on. When I stopped and tried starting again I found the alternator was dead, so £130 for a new alternator, £40 for a new belt, £80 to fit and still have this problem to find. I dont really mind paying for a new alternator, it was the original one on from 2009 and 120k miles, so probs old anyway

Non at the moment, its just an empty hole with all the wires

The engine starts and it drives fine, car changes gear no problem. These are the faults No display of gear selection on dashboard No beep when in reverse No signal for reverse camera Doors dont unlock when in park Battery light on dash is lit but dull Update. Just tried putting car in manual gears and these show but then vanish. Taking it out and putting it back in does the same

So I installed a new head unit which turned out to have an internal fault. Smoke was coming from the dashboard so I stripped it out. Turns out it did more damage as it took out the alternator, the display for the gear change and the reversing beep. I had the alternator replaced but I still have missing gear display and missing beep, plus the battery light is on dim. I have run a scan and it says "B2281 Convienience system fault" Anyone have any idea where to start looking

I have the standard system. It sounds great in the front but the back sounds bad. If you get the standard then i suggest an upgrade in the back

You can disconnect it. Mine was tagged into the wiring behind the head unit

I tried Admiral for mine when I first got it after getting the cheapest price from them on comparison page. They said they would not insure mine as it was a 240z and the only insure 240s and 240x. I told them it was the same thing and just trim difference, infact the according to wiki, the 240s does not even exist. They said a manager would phone me, that was six months ago and still no call. After speaking with them I phoned Adrian Flux and they matched the price after speaking to insurer, they also added free cover for my excess and when my previous insurer made a mistake with my previous claims, Adrian Flux gave me £50 compensation

Well when I bought my Vellfire, it had a Sony double din unit installed that that was able to use Android Auto and Apple Carplay. The steering controls worked, but the DAB Radio was bad and the reversing camera did not work. I only have the six speakers which all worked from the head unit. I decided to upgrade and bought an Android head unit from Aliexpress, that came with the dash surround to fit, replacing the one installed. They do not come with the gear chrome surround or the little storage unit, so this had to be changed, the trouble was that it was a slightly different colour and looked stupid. Also the top was not the matt black of the original and with the sun tended not to work well with the heat, add to this that it did not fit right. Then after a few months the touch screen stopped working, so I had to send it back to China to get a refund, losing out on postage cost. When I took the Sony unit out I had found out why the DAB radio was bad, the person had not earthed the antenna, Unfortionaly when I came to reinstall it again I found I had binned the old one and the new one for the Android did not fit. I also found out why the reversing camera did not work as who ever had fitted it in the first place had tried to hook the rear screen as the reverser, so a simple adaptor off ebay fixed that. As I said, I dsn't have the 18 speakers so don't know about that, maybe somebody else on here will know, but for everything else, you could just get one off the shelf from Halfords or the like and it will do the rest. I am now looking for a replacement Android unit and have found three that I may be interested in from named companies. First one is more powerful. Second one is not as powerful but gives me the option to play CD's. Third one looks good but is from AliExpress which worries me. universal Double Din Head Unit (joyingauto.eu) Universal 10.1" Double Din Android 11 Car DVD Player GPS Navigation System (TQS113） | Xtrons Idoing13.3"car Radio Android Stereo Player For Special Car And Universal Car Gps Navigation Intelligent Head Unit Plug And Play - Car Multimedia Player - AliExpress Hope this helps

If you want the best system for options then go for an Android Head unit (try to avoid units from AliExpress this includes places that fit them and may get them from AliExpress). These give you all the options of a tablet such as Google Maps, Dab Radio (you have to buy extra decoder), Reversing camera, 18 speakers (with extra adaptor), Spotify, Netflix, Disney +, Google and much more. These also work with the steering wheel controls. If you are looking more to have something a but more basic and are willing to connect your phone for maps and other music features, then there are a lot of makes on the market, but you would have to check that it would work with the standard amplifier

Normally the rear dashcam takes power from the front camera which also does all the recording. By your description, you have two separate dashcams. If that is the case then I would probably just take a power and earth from something in the tailgate. You will have to make sure that the power comes from something that only comes on with the ignition, otherwise it will just drain you battery. Just make sure you run an inline fuse.