Viv

Ok thank you good to know.

Not yet... I've left them liaising with seller of stereo to know exactly what cables need connecting to get reversing camera to work!

Thank you. Yes I've seen that am currently wrestling with DAB as the radio is pretty weak. Don't know much about Internet but it isn't finding that at moment either. As you say patience...lol

Hi

Woohoo! I managed to get the steering wheel controls to work. I found Settings in the HU menu and worked it out from there...so chuffed!!! Thank you so much. Now just need reversing camera sorting...

1 minute ago, Geralt said:

Sounds like a plan.

 

Just to be clear then:

 

- They may need this connector: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334552676958

- The vehicle wire colours they are looking for are:

    SWC1 : Yellow & Black

    SWC2 : Red & Yellow

    GND: Brown & Yellow.

 

Good luck!

Thank you & Merry Christmas

18 minutes ago, Geralt said:

 

OK. Not much to go on then. I had a look at the pics in the eBay listing. The adapter cables look very familar so I'm fairly confident your steering wheel controls will work. All I can offer you is a link to my head unit post where's a discussion on steering wheel control switches.

There's also a wiring diagram. It's just a matter of connecting three wires (SWC1, SWC2 and GND) but that's easy for me to say. By you're own admission, you're not technical so you need to find someone with some school electronics. Otherise I think you're at the mercy of the installer unfortunately.

 

There's an possibility (but unlikely) that the installer has connected the SWC switches but hasn't programmed the steering wheel controls. Try finding the "SWC Settings" in your HU menus. Then try to program the switches. Worth a try.

Great, thank you. I will pass this on to garage and hopefully that will sort it. But will have a look in HU menus...if I can find them..lol.

23 minutes ago, Geralt said:

Can you provide a link to the head unit's installation instructions then I can take a look at the wiring?

Hi

Thank you, but no unfortunately not as there were no instructions of any type with the unit.

Thank you !  definitely won't be asking anyone to do that for me.

Thank you for that, I've read somewhere about something needing to be grounded...what does that mean....and would it make a big difference?

42 minutes ago, Picasso said:

just checked the listing its made for the alphard so it should be just plug and play unless garage have done somthing wrong when fitting 

Hi

Just collected my 2006 Alphard yesterday...am not remotely technical. Bought a replacement stereo which garage have installed however; they can't get steering wheel controls to work or reversing camera. I've watched endless YouTube videos and spoken to the guy who sold me the stereo who has said he will send video but isn't doing that so far....I just want to get this sorted as soon and as cheaply as possible...please can someone advise exactly what I need...the garage have said they will sort it but need to know exactly what's required... if I'm reading the post correctly it's £94 for rear camera interface but £515 for steering wheel controls... which seems excessive. On a different post there's a link to an ebay item that should sort it but it's showing out of stock. The person who supplied stereo says no interface is needed.

Please will someone just tell me exactly what I need.

This is the ebay reference no. for the stereo: 125536408381

Thank you