Duncan Grimmond

I’ve never tried side panels, are they an easy fit/strip?

The Fiamma one I fitted seems to do the job. I had to make bearers to match the contours of the roof and they seem to do the job.

I’d love to find him/her too

If only I had a fridge!😢. Still, if you’re going to to do it as a bottle opener i could fit it to a handy cupboard door. Let me know…

Well, it’s keeping a grin in place!

I’ll add my twopenn’orth… sitting in the sun in Merville-plage in Normandy at “aperitif” time a glass of local, olives, almonds, radishes from the market, smug grin left out of the pic!

Thanks for that,I’ve just spoken to them, they are out of stock but expecting more in the next week or so. I’ve placed an order and await a call… Will keep you posted

I’ve also tried to find one locally for my Alphard. I know it can be done, I helped a pal fit one a few years ago but none of my local suppliers are prepared to order one as” it’s not on the list” A right pain ITA and I’ve almost given up…

Sorry, that ship has sailed… I hung onto them for several months but eventually I took them to the tip

I wanted a second key for my Alphard so I went to my local locksmith. He ordered a suitable blank and cut it and also programmed a separate "bipper" which serves to open the locks. I did ask if it was possible to get an integral device but he said he couldn't...

I have dead radio and I cannot find someone to repair it...I found what I thought was a replacement on AliExpress (yes I know!) and it didn't match the console. I returned it and ordered one which, in the picture on Ali seems to be the correct one but it also is the wrong shape. Anyone had any experience of finding a suitable replacement? I find the loss of age reversing camera the most difficult bit to cope with, unsurprisingly!

I'm trying to identify the exact year to see if I am an early or later year type. I think the car is possibly built before the vague "date" of manufacture. Does anyone have a formula for working out which year it really was made as opposed to the handy next number available at DVLA

Good to hear it went well. However, I'm still hankering after a roll-out awning as we had on the Regius. Easy to open and close, instant sheltered(ish) space and no trouble to stow. I'm just investigating a better hob/sink unit as although it worked, the overall lesson was that it was adequate but only just! I've ordered a small single hob/sink unit to see how it looks and if it's an improvement I'll install it to run on a MAPP gas cylinder as I happened across a suitable pressure regulator...

We had our first outing last weekend (June 29th) Everything(almost ) seemed to work fairly well. The rotating front seat proved to be absolutely essential as without it the end of the R&R bed took up a lot of the entrance space. The curtains worked the pop-top worked well to allow standing while "cooking" .The trip was to our long favoured site in Northumberland near Embleton, we're lucky to be only 1 1/2 hours away. The Lusso Campers cupboards etc seemed to work well even though I was a little unsure when I fitted them. The "stuff the duvet and bedding in here" slot cupboard was surprisingly effective but I'll have to round off the sharp corners on the latch strike-plate. The cooker (which lives in a drawer) was perhaps a bit too tall despite my fitting a heat shield to the underside of the overhead crockery cupboard. I may have a rethink and look for an inset twin burner (the disadvantage of that being the need for a gas locker & vent) Otherwise, all seemed to be pretty much OK.

A further question re reversing camera... I've just had the wiring done by a motor sparks pal who is usually excellent. However, on collection the car I now find the radio is not working and there is no display while using reverse. Is this a fuse problem? He did say that at one point the battery went flat as all the interior lights were on (I didn't point out the off switch to him) and he put it on charge. I had a similar prob while the pop-top was fitted and had to go to the local Toyota dealer who was most helpful but also charged me £100.00 to find the fault and fit a new fuse...