SLK - Faulty pixels in binnacle?

[MattyB_]

I went to look at an SLK (R171) today - and both binnacle LCD panels had faulty/leaky pixels. They were quite bad, 5cm/sq on each one.

Obviously Merc want sill money as they replace the whole setup, but I just wondered if anyone had had repaired it for reasonable money? It looks pretty much identical to this:
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[rgv250ads]

Have not seen or heard of this despite being active in slk forum's for some time. Maybe try mbez forums and slkworld, I think this binnacle lcd screen is shared amongst a few models.

[MattyB_]

They call it "pink shrimp", looks like this:



Found some replacement panels for 170eur, but just interested to see if anyone had any experience with it here.

[Hoofy]

Experience, yes, fixed, no! Was on my CLK. Bit annoying but it was over the time so not a great problem.

[rgv250ads]

How easy were they to get out of the dash/cockpit?

I enjoy working on my cars except interiors can be skinning of knuckle spanner throwing affairs!. Where'd you get replacements LCD panels from?. might keep a note incase mine go. Thanks for any info.

[MattyB_]

There is a DIY guide here:

http://www.slkworld.com/slk-r171-class-diy/180658-...

"looks" fairly easy. Couple of places you can get them from, they're here for 170eur, but site looks dodgy!
http://www.diyspareparts.net/mercedes-2.html