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Thanks, that would be good to know. I’m not sure how that one would fit in the factory cut camera hole, but keen to hear how you get on. 

Yes, after running for a few weeks, the relay is working a great. Great idea as I missed the soft 3-flash indication on the motorway. 

I’ve got one exactly like that too. No idea what it is but would be interested to know too if anyone has the same and knows what it is. 

I bought one of the flasher relays from Amazon linked above and it works great. 
 

I did find it very difficult to get the original relay out. It’s quite awkward to get to and grip. I couldn’t budge it by pulling and jiggling just by hand. I was a bit bothered about damaging it as it seemed stuck tight. In the end I did manage to get it out using a small plastic stick to alternately lever it up on one side then the other, doing this a few times eventually lifted it up enough to pull out by hand. 
 

In case it’s useful to others who want to try this, the reason it’s so tricky to get out is that there are are two plastic wedge tabs on each side of the relay connector on the car. The relay unit itself has a flap with a slot on each side that the wedge tabs on the connector lock in to. I guess if there was a way to lift the relay unit flaps outwards then it would be a lot easier to release, I can’t see that there’s space to do this though, but otherwise some careful alternate levering will do the trick.

Below shows the relay side flaps that the above connector wedges slot into. 

On 3/18/2025 at 9:07 PM, smurf said:

One thing I missed when driving my gen 1 Alphard is the indicator lane change 3 flash that is in many newer vehicles these days, and I got so used to using it that when driving my Alphard I often forget and just flick the indicator to change lane and, of course, I get one flash. 

 

I'd seen someone was selling an alternative direct replacement flasher relay for upwards of £50 that was modified to give the 3 flash, but that price was too much for me to just avoid holding the indicator down a bit longer. A bit of research turned up a potential alternative for less than £10 on eBay. It didn't specifically mention the lane change function as it seemed to be more aimed at people retro-fitting LED indicator bulbs and messing up the flashing rate, but I had a suspicion so I took a punt and bought it. The original Toyota item and the replacement are shown below. Notice the knob for adjusting the flash rate, and poorly translated "about dodges three times" on the replacement relay. 

 

 

Fitting it was easy enough. Simply pull out the coin drawer thingy just above the bonnet and fuel flap release levers on the driver side of the dash and look in. The relay is fairly obvious. The relay put up a fight and was reluctant to release, but a bit of jiggling and a little bit of leverage from a screwdriver got it out. This photo shows the new one fitted.

 

 

I turned the hazards on and the flash rate was very fast, but with a quick twiddle of the knob on the relay I had the flash rate back to where it should be. Then the moment of truth - ignition on and flicked the indicator stalk. Three flashes and stop 👍. £10 and 10 minutes work. Bargain!

 

This is the one I bought on eBay, but there appears to be loads of sellers as the original Toyota relay was used on many different models, as you could imagine. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386806258020?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=xfg_a3ycs9s&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=ql8_keC9RJe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Could no longer find this via the eBay link, but the equivalent on Amazon is here:

https://amzn.eu/d/1n8SGeD

Unfortunately, I didn’t get any further with this. 

I have a 2007 ANH10 with head unit changed to a Pioneer SPH-DA360DAB. However the reverse camera picture isn’t great, especially at night when it looks possibly like small scratches are scattering light from the reverse light to make it really hard to see. I’m assuming that the camera is the original unit, located just above the licence plate. The picture quality isn’t great during the day resolution/clarity-wise.
 

Is it possible to just replace the camera unit with a new one without changing the wiring?

If so, any recommendations for replacement camera models?

Advice on how to get to the camera to remove it would be appreciated?

Many thanks in advance.