That Old Mk 1 Pod Display Chestnut

[beano500]

Did you know that the factory aren't taking displays back to fix any more?


And, if you did, does anyone know of any enterprising... er.. enterprise that has the technology and expertise to fix them.


I mean it's only an LCD display isn't it?

[Big Al.]

I am begining to wonder why we bother FFS!

I get the impression that they really don't give a TOSS!

[Mats]

Offord Motor Company fixed mine (LCD etc) without having to send it back to the factory. Might be worth giving them a call...

Cheers.

[ChelseaTractor]

Oh no, thats really bad news.

So far i've got no fuel gauge, no speedo and efi errors about every couple of minutes. Austec have investigated and it all points to the pod (it's been back home once already!) I was going to wait to send it back as they told me the factory would have it for about six weeks.

I've got no probs with the LCD display so far, so would the above company be able to help?

[J_S_G]

A lot of the display issues with the pod (assuming we're talking Mk1) were down to the stingy application of solder on the connections. If you whip it out, strip it down, and are feeling handy with a soldering iron, you can fix some of the problems yourself - any really poor joints should be visible; most likely they'll have rattled apart.

Hope that helps.

(My pod ended up going back to the factory, though

[dealmaster]

Simon at Leven Technologys has a contact who repairs the POD units.
My speedo needle stuck (stopped working) as did the fuel guage and temp and LCD screen. The only things that worked where the indiactor lights and handbrake.

Turns out it was a 10amp fuse, 10 minute job to fix. worth investigating the fueses first.

Cheers

Nick

[TUSC-AL]

Racing Green have found a LCD screen supplier independent of TVR. They fixed mine 2 weeks ago. They come in green or blue apparently. Ask to speak to Phil.
Al.

[chrisdadd]

Phil and Martin at Racing Green are stars. I have been waiting months for TVR to supply the pod change and been very disappointed that they simply failed to help find a new supplier (their old one went bust).

Thanks to this thread, Phil has 3 on order and my Tuscan's going to get it's new screen in a few weeks.

[spectraflairtus]

Really helpful, spoke to phil and he will post one to mole valley so it can be fitted in my tuscan

Excellent

[TUSC-AL]

Always glad to pass on the names of those who genuinely make TVR ownership less of a drama!

[beano500]

Thanks for all the info!

[nsparey]

Big Al. said:

I am begining to wonder why we bother FFS! I get the impression that they really don't give a TOSS!

So my old Tuscan S Mk1, with its standard 2 year factory warranty would be un-repairable by the people that built it at 23 months old, WTF is that about!

[ChrisDadd]

Martin at Racing Green replaced the screen and it's working great.

If you've never been to their showroom, it's worth the visit. Big collection of Tivs and some other supercars.

[beano500]

ChrisDadd said:

Racing Green

I popped in there last week - just to find out costs. They're sourcing them from another dealer at the moment apparently......

But still looking for their own assured source.

(About an hours work to a pod out of the car or a couple if taking the pod out of the car as well...)

[Avalanche]

So they could fix missing lines on the LCD right?
(I'm missing the bottom lines and need the KPH to pass the local MOT here

[beano500]

Replacement panel should sort it apprarently.

Blimey - if you needed a speedo to pass an MOT

[tuscany]

Hi,

Does anybody have an approx price for replacing the pod?
I’m just starting to get lines appearing.
Sometimes they are there and other times not ??

[kippax]

Contact Clevor Trevor for a price see www.clever-trevor.net/partsDetail.php?ProductId=142 I think it's about £60.00 to recon & return.

Regards
H

[kev 1366]

mine is at my local dealer and he said that tvr power "MIGHT" have some pods and could be 2 weeks,heard nothing yet and even he said the factory is c**p,guess they don't have any then!

[snowy]

SilverStone Performance have just repaired mime, £282 all in.