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On 5/11/2025 at 11:08 PM, zaphodbb said:

Slight update - point 2 is nothing to do with the HU swap: more a feature of the car when turning it on/off without the brake depressed, so anyone reading this can ignore this point.

I've made a reasonable attempt at re-cutting the facia to fit the Hybrid selector / position legends and tried again - still can't get the factory 360 cameras to work & unfortunately the 360 camera setup is not part of the main wiring diagrams for the Hybrid model. So the factory HU is back in for now.

I've ordered a 16 pin connector from Aliexpress (as the adapter loom doesn't have this) and some other bits for the factory microphone - will try again when the parts arrive.

 

hi, I have just bought and installed a dudu7 11” HU. Most things work, but not any steering wheel controls. Were yours working ok?

6 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

Oh, that's different to mine. Mine actually counts in Japanese and has a zero volume with two separate buttons for increase and decrease. 

Do you have original headunit? As that also has an etc mute setting.

yes I HAD an original unit that I muted it on, but since removing this to put in an android head unit, it’s come back on again annoyingly. 

13 minutes ago, zaphodbb said:

 

I've opted for top spec DUDUAUTO model 7 and am in the process of working out what I need to do to make the above work before I start ripping out the factory unit.

this is what I’ve bought as well. Should receive it next week. 

Hi Chris, the right hand button I found was a volume setting but just toggles between low, medium and high volumes - never off. So looks like I will have to disconnect it. 

1 hour ago, Chris.ac said:

turn off the notifications by using the volume controls on the etc itself.

You can also just disconnect the wiring at the back - just undo the panel, starting with the panel under the dash - you could also then remove it, but what for? youll just end up with a gap in the small storage unit.

got you, I’ll just try the volume then!

Sorry to renew an old post, but can anyone point me in the direction of instructions on how to remove this permanently (series 20)?

Great, thank you. 🙏 

FYI, these are the cables I have, and the rear of the unit

Chris.ac, would you know what plugs these are for? I am thinking they go to the amp but I’m not sure. 
 

thanks. 

22 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

You can rewire so the speaker connections bypass the amp and connect directly to the new headunit with integrated amp.

 

TC has a YouTube channel with lots of alphard maintenance and upgrades, as well as a video of him fitting headunit and bypassing amp 

 

https://youtu.be/Vk96sLaVA88?si=r6U7WFWHxVHWTBL_

thank you 🙏

Sorry for resurrecting an old post, but I’m in a similar situation to the OP now. For my head unit 56107 18 speakers (most of which are no longer needed as I have a full length side conversion) I understand there are two options:

a) MOST decoder box that still uses the amp

b) Amplifier bypass cables that still connect to the amp but doesn’t use it

However, is it possible to completely remove the amp and everything else under the passenger seat, and use the speakers direct to the android head unit?

The motive behind this is to free up a little more storage space. 
 

thank you. 

Funny enough I’m having the same quirk. When the gauge looks low, and the fuel to empty reads less than 100 I can only fill up with approx 37ltr. I have a hybrid 2013, I’m wondering if the fuel tank is smaller in these?

Thank you very much for this offer but im temporarily located on south coast, not Stratford at the moment. 

1 minute ago, Picasso said:

does the odometer read in miles 

I thought I was clear in my original post 😂 the speedo is in mph and the odometer says km but I have tested it with a distance travelled app and it appears to be miles. 

2 hours ago, Picasso said:

Need to check with your importer did he fit a canbus chip before selling it to you .

If he did, would the readings i mentioned above be miles? Not just the speedo and odometer?

I bought from a private importer not a dealer, but seeing as speed and odometer is registering miles I’m assuming it’s a chip as you say. My question though was on the km/ltr and distance to empty. Are you saying everything should be in miles? I.e. fuel consumption is 8.1 miles per km in the above?

also….myncar was showing 81km to empty (as above, maybe this is 81 miles) and only took 37 ltrs to fill up. Seems a bit low to to me, I’m unsure what the tank holds (mine is a 2013 hybrid). 

thanks again. 

Hi all,

my new to me alphard 2013 has had the speedo converted to mph, and I’ve tested the odometer that despite still saying km seems to be miles. 
 

do you know whether the km/l reading and km distance to empty would be miles as well? These seem harder to verify (to me!). 
 

thanks 

https://www.obd2shop.co.uk/upload/pro/22033016486472485145.jpg
 

Will this wifi version work with Techstream v18 for my toyota alphard 2013?

nb I did search this forum for the answer but couldn’t find it ✌️

Hi all, I recently started looking at buying an alphard or vellfire, and now I’m serious about it. I started looking at series 30 but decided the prices were too high. So a decent 2012+ series 20 will be just fine. 
 

This will be a daily around town driver for me, about 25 miles per day. Hence I was looking at the hybrid models, but I’ve been told the 2.4 hybrid is not reliable, but I cannot find real life evidence of this. I also read about excessive engine oil consumption on the 2.4, but again not sure if this was sorted out on later year models?
 

can anyone with similar models share their experience with this engine? 
 

The car I’ve seen is actually a 2013 with 64,000 miles. Is this mileage ok or is it considered high and therefore a risk/more maintenance required?

any info to help me decide would be much appreciated. 

Good work Lester! 

23 minutes ago, Lester said:

I had a long look at (a) swapping the runners and (b) swapping the seats, turning by 180 when doing so.

 

On (a) it wasn't clear how the runners would be removed and re-introduced into their tracks.  It looked like the entire track would need to be lifted from the floor.  Didn't get any further.

 

On (b) the seats do indeed swap over, left to right rotated 180, but only when a little angle grinding work removed a small part of one side of the locating rear boxes.  Seat sliding mechanism no longer mated, so the runners ideally needed to be in position before moving the seats.  Did all that and the result is more permanent than is convenient.  So have removed the middle row entirely and now have a very roomy 5-seater (smile).  I put the picnic unit onto the runners which were moved completely forward and that worked a treat.

Ah, thanks a lot for that. Funny enough, I was thinking maybe removing middle row seats is a good idea (I just hate the thought of throwing out excellent quality seats!). 
 

do you sleep in your Alphard? If so, I presume you use the 3rd row somehow?

also, does your picnic unit now slide on the runners or a fixed position unit?

thanks again. 

Hi lester,

It’s a long shot since this is an old post, but can the runners be swapped to alternate sides, so the slide button would still work and ottoman won’t snag? So literally a 180 rotation of all parts. I realise this is pretty much a permanent modification unless one wants to go through all the hassle each time!

Hi all,

im thinking of getting an ah30 that i will slowly and ultimately convert to a camper. 
 

I like that on the 3 series there is a long slide on the near side, i.e. a single rail for front two seats to slide to any position. Anyone know if this was only an option or standard on certain trim levels?

also, can the front passenger seat be reversed to face backwards (not on a swivel)? This would be useful for solo camping. May as well also ask - if it can be done, is it legal for a passenger to sit in the backwards facing position whilst driving?

Images show some seats have integrated seatbelts, some don’t. 
 

thank you!