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Hi Ann, Could we have some photos of what you do have left please? If wires have been cut then which ones, are bulb holders still there etc? Admittedly I don't have a Vellfire, let alone a 2013 version, but trying to help with limited information is very difficult. Cheers

Looks like the third from the bottom. I hope this helps.

I believe the 'mini-disk player' is actually for a toll card that they use in Japan a lot. As for the front fog lights there should be a fog light symbol on the light control stalk that controls them - when selected there should be a fog light symbol on the dashboard.

Before someone more expert than I comes along I believe that the Japanese-fitted head units will only have Japanese, there is no switching to English. You can use Google Translate (or Lens come to that) to translate and, for the buttons, you could put fresh labels over the buttons. However the only permanent solution is to change the head unit, though people have lots of fun with these as they never seem to be a straight swap and the various functions may need particular adaptors to work: reversing camera, front side-ways cameras (if fitted) steering wheel controls, audio / video out (some Alphards have a separate amplifier, many speakers, middle screens etc.) hand-free phone use other stuff ? i would start with sticker / labels, even if they are just bits of post-it notes, and see how you get on.

Is the alternator working? there should be approx 14v going into the battery. I have a USB-charged battery boost box that I keep in the drivers door, just in case. This reminds me to go and check it's charge.

Get the right numbers and look on ebay, I can see some from 10UKP. People have had mixed results from ebay with stuff that is not as advertised and / or sub par quality but I'm sure there are many other sources that are more wallet-friendly.

According to amayama.com (https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/epc/toyota-japan/alphard/ANH10W/36377/electric/8417) there are a few options. Corner ones are '89341A - SENSOR, ULTRASONIC, NO.1' and a code of 89341-58010 then a code for colour Central ones are '89341B - SENSOR, ULTRASONIC, NO.2' and a code of 89341-58020 then a code for colour Both are around 85UKP deleivered from Japan - however you can search for those numbers on other websites Note that these are for my model - make sure you have put in the correct model designation for yours. I hope those help.

Even with a modern charger I wouldn't risk it, one blown fuse and you will be chasing fuse boxes. You could disconnect the terminals with the battery in the car and charge it in the vehicle so you don't have to move the battery itself.

Or you could try amayama.com, either order the part direct or use the part number elsewhere. For mine the tube looks to be 6324958020 and under 20 UKP delivered, though it would probably take a couple of weeks.

Am I missing something? for a 7-seater there would be no middle seat.

>I had visions of sourcing donor vehicles. That is always an option, but not a cost-effective one I would say. You can look online for breakers that are near you, and / or have a suitable donor, though my singular experience with a breaker was that they wanted to charge the same for a second hand part that I would pay for buying it from Japan. My advice would be, for any part, check with amayama for a part number and then search around for that part number - quite often you will see the same part used on other vehicles, which helps with the cost and availability.

Rear wipers, amongst many other parts are available - ebay, autodoc and others are normal 'go-to' locations. You can use amayama for instance to find the correct part number for your vehicle and then either buy from them (takes a while for the shipping) or search elsewhere. Alphards are still being made - though of course they are the 'modern' ones 🙂 Do some research and you will be reassured - for starters put 'alphard rear wiper' into the ebay search tool.

>Not sure why a wing would need taking off for a rear fog lamp repair? Most likely the rear bumper as it makes access to the reflectors easier - it's only a few clips and takes maybe 5 mins.

https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/epc/toyota-japan/alphard/ANH10W/36377/body/5553 is one source but you have to make sure you have the correct version, these are the options for mine. Start with https://www.amayama.com/en/, find the windscreen for yours and then search for the part number (56101-580...) to see if you can find it elsewhere. You could also try the Toyota dealership in Letchworth to see if they can help - they seemed to be Ok with the idea of servicing mine when I asked them.

>And is it an mot failure? You need to have functional front and rear fog lights to pass an MoT is my understanding. As for the difficulty of replacing them it would depend on what you have - a picture of the rear lights would help with this as there are some variants: a dual-filament bulb in the boot door the lower reflectors can be replaced with active LED lights a light slung below the rear bumper I doubt it would be 45 mins to do if you know what you need to do, but I will reserve judgement until we have a better idea.

According to my 2021 AA Camping and Caravanning Guide you could look at: Bishop Monkton - Church Farm Caravan Park North Stainley - Sleningford Watermill Caravan Camping Park Masham - Old Station Holiday Park Kirklington - Camp Katur Knaresborough - Kingfisher Caravan Park Harrogate - Harrogate Caravan Park - High Moor Farm Park - Ripley Caravan Park - Rudding Holiday Park - Shaws Trailer Park I haven't been to any of them and this is from a 4 year old book, but maybe one of those will be suitable.

check the under-body holder as the cage won't fit a full-size tyre without some serious modification - though i suspect that getting some suitable thick wire and getting the bends right might work i don't know how it would be with hitting the ground when going up and down slopes etc.

I would start with Amayama.com, find the part number and see if you can get one sooner / more locally. Mine would be 86160-58051 which would be 73 Ukp from them. It doesn't look as though ebay would be much cheaper.

It sounds like the seat will need releasing from the floor runner - there should be a lever / slider to move to get it to release the seat. If you could send a picture it would help in understanding and suggestions.

The terminals on my battery connections were not tight so i ended up getting some lead terminal covers and cutting them down to fit.

Just got our renewal from Privilege, last year it was 632.25 and this year it's 523.80 - quite the difference. That's with a multi-car discount, 10k mileage 'allowance' and breakdown cover. It has a 'modification' which is a caravanette, which was the closest I could find in the drop down list - though it's more like a van we can sleep in.. Just done the Adrian Flux website and got!: Your Indicative Premium £1374.54

You will need a low-profile mini (bottom left) fuse:

Looks like it's a 15A fuse in the passenger side - fuse no. 3.

What triggered this was an auto electrician saying that the indicator on the dashboard didn't work to show that the battery wasn't charging, but looking at the options I don't think that light exists. By the looks of things I would have to rig up a 12v battery tester and test each LED to see whether it E'd any L. Judging by the labelling there are at least 92 of them - at least they have the anticipated current direction marked, so that's handy I guess. Then of course there would be the soldering. I don't know which of the two options would be best - replace or put new LEDs on top of the existing ones.

Replacement is the reverse of course, though I may need to tweak the pointer positions, as the car was turned off I set them all to their home / zero positions