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On 2/7/2024 at 1:13 PM, darren1980 said:

You won't get a coc from Toyota head office I've been trying to get one from them and won't help as they are saying they got no information on japanese imported vehicles and I'm Struggling to find out where to get one.

I didn't need one to register mine.🤷🏻‍♂️

Same ecu

yeah meant right, you will have an ecu under passenger seat

do you have the button to the left of steering wheel for the cameras?

the mirror canera goes to the park adsist ecu under passenger seat you can tap into the feed if you want it to display on android unit

36 minutes ago, Chow said:

you will need to purchase a special relay and there are instruction on youtube by "TCs anything". it takes a lot longer than it seems as you would need to connect a wire from your tailgate to the open/close button above your head. but obviously, it do able. Also, when its done, you will need to unlock the locks at your tailgate by pressing the big rectangular button first, then press the little circular button for the tailgate to lift up.

 

Thaks for the reply but not relevant to what i was asking

Id fit one for you, where are you based?

On 12/23/2023 at 8:43 PM, threepot said:

The passenger mirror camera and the front camera are very easy too hook up too by the looks of it.

Under the passenger seat is the IPA (parking assist controller), and on this connector.....

 

 

You will find both the cameras connect to this connector, front uses pins 23,24,25,26 and the side one uses 15,16,17,16

 

 

 

Now all they are is CV+ (red) and CV- (white) which is the video signal itself. And to make the camera work it needs 6v feed to CB (black wire), and Ground is Ground!

 

In the back of the android head unit there is connector C, with camera input pins for all the cameras, my back up camera is connected currently to C5/C6 and works. So just put the side one to C3/C4 and the front one to C9/C10.

 

 

Well that's the theory, I'll tell you if it works in a few weeks time when I give it a whirl, but there is little doubt in my mind it'll just work but hopefully the pictures are the right way round etc.

 

For info tapping into the side and front camera feeds at the park assist ecu works fine. my plan now is to use an ali express switch box and use that for front and side camera and then use the dash switch to switch between the two.

8 minutes ago, threepot said:

Are you going to share what you did? And what sort of sounds system is in your van?

Nothing special just swapped the mo+- overfrom the tv ecu to the amp, the wires reach soinimal work. Just the factor speakers and a teyes cc3

Ok got the sound working without rear factiry screen.👍🏻

8 minutes ago, dave murrell said:

But, it works!!!

yes seen loads of them with aftermarketscreens and working, just wondering if i have to unplug the tv reciever ecu aswell.or just run a direct cable from the decoder box to the amp.

2 hours ago, dave murrell said:

 

thats a badly fitted aftermarket unit.

On 12/12/2022 at 10:44 AM, VirtualGuy said:

Hello fellow Alphard people,

 

I've had my 2012 Hybrid for a few months now and never had a problem with audio until now. We used to get the Japanese lady, one or two radio stations and, most importantly, I could play music by connecting my phone via bluetooth. However, suddenly audio has stopped - all is silent. The volume buttons on the steering wheel no longer display anything and the knob on the right hand side of the head unit doesn't do anything when pressed except toggle between an 'Audio Off' message and blank. My phone is connected and I can see the selected radio station or music tracks, but there is no sound. There is not even the old intervention from the Japanese lady when you start up - instead there is text message in her place.

 

I have a feeling some setting or other has been changed somewhere, but for the life of me I can't find it! Anyone out there have a suggestion as to where I should look? I've managed to change the language of the head unit English (apart from most of the lower level menus) so am able to navigate top level menus, but I can't find anything that will allow me to switch audio on or off.

 

Any suggests extremely welcome!

 

Thanks in advance.

Did you solve this issue?

On 12/23/2023 at 8:43 PM, threepot said:

The passenger mirror camera and the front camera are very easy too hook up too by the looks of it.

Under the passenger seat is the IPA (parking assist controller), and on this connector.....

 

 

You will find both the cameras connect to this connector, front uses pins 23,24,25,26 and the side one uses 15,16,17,16

 

 

 

Now all they are is CV+ (red) and CV- (white) which is the video signal itself. And to make the camera work it needs 6v feed to CB (black wire), and Ground is Ground!

 

In the back of the android head unit there is connector C, with camera input pins for all the cameras, my back up camera is connected currently to C5/C6 and works. So just put the side one to C3/C4 and the front one to C9/C10.

 

 

Well that's the theory, I'll tell you if it works in a few weeks time when I give it a whirl, but there is little doubt in my mind it'll just work but hopefully the pictures are the right way round etc.

 

Surely you could just splice into the camera wires without cutting them and then the park assist will power them for you. you can get a 4 way camera switching box on ali, reverse activates in reverse as normal, front camera activates when braking and side camera activates when indicating left just left right dissconnected. or just use a 2 way switcher and connect front and side to it and then the feed to aux on the android. 

Looking about £97 delivered

On 12/24/2023 at 5:27 PM, threepot said:

I just want all the original stuff to work with the android head unit I've just fitted. Most of the Alphard and Vellfire 20 series have the camera in the front grill and the left mirror camera already as its part of the Auto self parking system, but I've never seen any one on the internet or in person with an android head unit that the extra parking assist cameras work, or the roof screen. And it is just a few wires really to get them working from what I've found so far.

 

Also if you unplug the factory roof monitor, the whole audio output system stops working for the front head unit etc. You would have to make a few bypass wires to reform the MOST connections that go though the factory roof monitor. Because the signals from the front head unit loop though the roof monitor before getting to the amplifier unit. It is all solvable though with half a clue of the factory wiring.

Anyideas on bypassing the roof screen to get the sound back

5 minutes ago, dave murrell said:

...and is there no simple way of bypassing the socket at the roof to complete the circuit I take it?

I connected the obvious wires as detailed above maybe it need Wui connecting to wuo

Just now, dave murrell said:

Replace it with an Android roof unit with built-in USB and BT.

Yes i have ine but as soon as i unplug the factory screen i lose audio

Ok made some pins up and connected MI- to MO-, MI+ to MI+ & SLD- to SLD+ and still no sound. not sure what else to do apart from keeping the old screen

Any idea which wires to connect on the roof screen llug to get the sound back?

Nice, i'm just going to use switchback leds in the reverse lights and run a wire from the faxtory fog light witing to them. Already have the new light stalk👍🏻 in future i will prob just change the bumper reflectors to fog lights.

Has anybody fitted electric tailgate using oem parts? I will be doung this as soon as my Vellfire arrives. Just wondered if anyone has done it?

The kits are available to buy, fit it yourself.

On 7/5/2023 at 10:19 PM, Zathras said:

As @Chris.ac mentioned, a photo would have been handy when I had a go at getting access to my blocked drains.

 

So, here you go and my story...

 

 

It was hell trying to get the left nut undone on my 2008 Alphard, it had locking glue on the thread and I suspect never removed before.  I had already got the nut off here before I thought to take some photos.

 

 

However, the right nut was much easier - just a single turn was required.. and POP!

 

 

So, instead of this...

 

 

The right hand side is now like this..

 

 

And discovered it was unhelpfully not an easy replacement...

 

 

Frustrated, I retreated inside with the sunroof to investigate fixes to my screw-up...

 

As everybody knows, a story like this is always improved by adding the phrase "and then it rained..."

So it did exactly that. /sigh

 

Well, at least the drains are now unblocked.

 

EDIT: Any tips you may have on where to buy a replacement part would be greatly appreciated!

Drill it out, tap and counter sink, then screw a countersink cap head in.

3 minutes ago, Lanciaman said:

If someone can't get comfy in the middle row of an Alphard or vellfire then short of a long wheelbase Rolls Royce Phantom they ain't going to be comfy in any car... 

Im not on about the middle row I am on about the third row, back seats.