LCD display doesn't like the cold!

LCD display doesn't like the cold!

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matt_c

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186 posts

260 months

Sunday 25th January 2004
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When starting the car from cold (like today... brrr), the LCD display is just a mass of black pixels will the menu screen hidden behind. When the car warms up, the pixels begin to clear too, to reveal my menu creen again...
...Just one of those things I guess. Works ok though!

basil brush

5,338 posts

278 months

Sunday 25th January 2004
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matt_c said:
When starting the car from cold (like today... brrr), the LCD display is just a mass of black pixels will the menu screen hidden behind. When the car warms up, the pixels begin to clear too, to reveal my menu creen again...
...Just one of those things I guess. Works ok though!


The lcd screens can degrade over time and a few people have experienced similar things, and had to have them replaced, as the display stops returning to normal. Mine has lost so many lines at the top and bottom that it needs fixing, but given the cost of a new screen from TVR I am going to have a look at replacing it myself when I return to the UK.

jamessim

497 posts

275 months

Sunday 25th January 2004
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Experienced the same problems towards the the latter part of last year, and whilst I could live with it, as the screen display always returned to normal after quite a few miles, it has been replaced during it's annual service just after Christmas. I don't know exactly how much it has cost, as I haven't received my account yet. However it does enhance the appearance of the dash from my position, and looks like new again.

basil brush

5,338 posts

278 months

Sunday 25th January 2004
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jamessim said:
Experienced the same problems towards the the latter part of last year, and whilst I could live with it, as the screen display always returned to normal after quite a few miles, it has been replaced during it's annual service just after Christmas. I don't know exactly how much it has cost, as I haven't received my account yet. However it does enhance the appearance of the dash from my position, and looks like new again.


I'd be interested to know how much it cost to replace once you get the bill.

matt_c

Original Poster:

186 posts

260 months

Monday 26th January 2004
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I hope it isn't coming to the end of its life... I think it may just be the cold, my mobile does the same if I leave it in the garage!
Would be interesting to know how much they are incase it does ever give up the ghost..