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Is the leisure battery on it's own tray, an extension or what? It looks like a good use of space. I have a leisure battery left over from un-converting mine from a crude camper and am keen to reuse it if at all possible.

Doh - you gave the details above, sorry for wasting time 🙂 Ah - this looks to be the battery you are using, which is designed 'specifically to [fit] under the seat base area of the Sevel X250/X290 based chassis. ie. the front seats of the Fiat Ducato, Peugeot Boxer or Citroen Relay chassis base that is favoured by many British and European motorhome / campervan manufacturers.' (from: https://www.rhinoinstalls.co.uk/KS-Energy-12V-200AH-Seat-Base-lithium-battery-with-Bluetooth-BMS). I will measure up my under-seat area but I suspect that, even with the insulation removed, a normal leisure battery won't fit under the drivers seat of a 2005 Alphard. I would need 22cm room.

Cool - I was thinking of putting a leisure battery under the drivers seat but wasn't sure there would be enough room - is that one a special size or anything and does the bottom of the seat touch it at all?

I have these pages from a manual for a 2002 to 2008 Alphard which looks to have been translated from Russian. I don't know how much help they might be as they can be quite difficult to read. Toyota Alphard 2002 - 2008 Manual translated from Russian - suspension.pdf

Nice, which dealer did you use? It might be useful for others 🙂

Still awaiting a Cruise Control topic (though a search shows a couple already - see https://uk.alphardclub.com/forums/topic/8214-cruise-control-for-2006-model-alphard/ Does yours have a little double mirror on the near-side of the bonnet? As can be seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Alphard#/media/File:Toyota_Alphard_(rear).jpg

No worries, just glad to get it cleared up. So a 2005 with a kerb mirror is a Gen 1 Face-lift after all 🙂 I think I used a Wikipedia page as a reference, so I would not be too surprised for that to be wrong.

I must admit to being a bit confused. >If you have a 4 speed auto box you have a Gen 1 >If you have a 5 speed auto box you have a Gen 1 Facelift. Mine is a May 2005 2.4l with the kerb mirror and the split lights at the back but it also has a 4 speed box (the 'manual' numbers go up to 3) >I have the fly by wire system also. I assumed mine was a Gen1 Facelift but the info above seems to contradict that.

There is a normally a permanent power as well as an ignition detect - so it's most likely to be a blown fuse or broken connection on the permanent power feed. When the car gets started the ignition detect will power up the car. I had one radio where the permanent and ignition detect were fed from the same source - the ignition detect. So in the sample pic below you would be checking the yellow wire, the red would be working Ok:

Alphard: 1. 2005 2. ANH10W 2.4l 3. Mostly Motorway 4. 29.57 Only used Tesco unleaded so far. First long trip, mostly motorways with some country roads early in the morning, so fairly light traffic and consistent. There was a little urban driving. Went from top-up to top-up a a trip reset and got: Metric Imperial Kilometers 525.00 326.22 Miles top up 66.66 price per litre 1.33 litres bought 50.16 11.03 Gallons KpL 10.47 29.57 MpG Which is probably close to a best case scenario. I have removed the rather messy camper conversion and it's now basically a 5 seat van. I tried to use the cruise control when I could but on the journey back the traffic was a little too busy to allow that a lot of the time. Still - I'm quite pleased that a long journey isn't too far down on the economy scale.

Yep, a picture might help, and I'm not fussed about my carpets - they fit well and don't move around.

I can't say that I have - I have no issues with my pedals - I assume yours are like mine?

If you are handy (if not take it to a garage) I would put it up on axle stands (so the front wheels are off the ground and it's all stable) and then see what you can find that might be moving, I would suspect that it's probably one or more worn bearings but it might take some finding. See whether the wheels move when you shake then left-right, up-down or clockwise-anti-clockwise. Do the driveshafts move in and out Does the steering rack rattle (try the steering wheel first - maybe the steering column is loose somewhere) Are the brake calipers bolted on check the anti-roll bar for movement. Basically take a small crowbar and see what moves - you would need to emulate a 2-ton vehicle going over a bump so good luck. That's all I can think of off-hand.

Have you tried https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/toyota/alphard?

I have found the attached which may be of help (though there is no indication of years covered). Automatic light control.pdf

Ah it turns out that: 'Car Cruise Switch Dust Cover For Toyota Brevis / Land Cruiser Prado/ Lexus GX470' - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394985766079 - £12.88 + p&p = £15.46' is black rather than grey (which is entirely my fault for not noticing) so it doesn't quite match, but it does fit at least.

Looks like mine is not ULEZ compliant 😞

One of my scanned manuals has this:

Take a look at the passenger side B pillar - there should be a sticker on it with the trim code (and other info) - at least that's where it is on mine.

Yep - mine is a May 2005 facelift model (must be one of the first I would imagine) and has the little 'kerb' mirror on the wing.

Ok, so I have taken a peek and the AC 110v button is untouched, The fog light button has some colourful cables coming from it - one of the black ones is an earth and another black one goes to the back of the dashboard. the middle button (left power door) is also untouched. There is also a white connector that looks to come from the harness and has been taped out of the way. The next two spaces have nothing in but there is a grey and a black connector (with a yellow cable snipped) - does anyone recognise what those connectors might be for? The connector for the mirrors seems to be stock and not changed yet.

Well, as far as add-ons go it really depends on what you currently have and what you want / need. I have just fitted Cruise Control to my 2005 2.4l Alphard with approx 50ukp of bits from ebay. As we plan on doing a fair number of long motorway journeys it made sense. I have also fitted: a GPS HUD as my speedo is in KpH, a dashcam for 'just in case', I have changed the 2x 110v 100A sockets in the centre console for 2 dual USB ports and have taken out the rear seats and fitted a wooden floor for us to carry stuff more easily and still have 5 seats.

And having it on a momentary switch would be pointless.

On my 2005 facelift model (with the kerb-mirror) I got the following items: '75b037 Holden Steering Wheel Button for Toyota Previa UK1870633-30' - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126400441233 (used) - £21.00 + p&p = £32.88 'CRUISE CONTROL STALK SWICTH FIT FOR TOYOTA YARIS RAV4 LANDCRUISER PRIUS AURIS' - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184954212553 (new) - £9.07 + p&p = £10.88 'Car Cruise Switch Dust Cover For Toyota Brevis / Land Cruiser Prado/ Lexus GX470' - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394985766079 - £12.88 + p&p = £15.46 Total = £59.22 I am still waiting for the last item but have fitted the first two and when I press the 'On' button I get the green 'Cruise' light up on my dashboard. i have yet to test but it's looking good so far. The only real issue I had was that there is another connector (a flat ribbon) at the bottom of the 'steering wheel button' assembly that I couldn't get to detach so I swapped the connector cable rather than the whole unit. I now need to tie-wrap the replacement cable into place, but no biggie. It took about 30 mins and would have been less if I have the right tools with me from the start. Yep - it all works fine, having tested it on a local 40 MPH section of road. rather chuffed with that.

OK, so I either have faulty wiring or missing module. When I get a chance I will pop the switch out from the dash and see what the wiring looks like. Thanks everyone, at least I am not alone in the button pushing world 🙂