Faulty LCD

[lrussell5]

My LCD display has started playing up. Switches on and off at random for a few seconds a time whilst driving, doesnt seem to be bump-related. Nothing resets and the needles arent affected. Anyone seen this before / got any ideas? Will be going back to the dealer in Sep for a load of other faults anyway but if I can fix this myself it'll help. ps cant see anything loose.

[lrussell5]

me too! I've noticed that thanks to all the wrenching to keep the belt clear the plastic rear window has got really badly grazed against the stays. I'm going to get the buggers to replace this FOC....

[lrussell5]

Thanks Mark - that was my gut reaction yesterday - a very hot/humid evening so could have been moisture related. And the brighness/contrast was varying (for the first time - coincidence? probably not) Was OK again this morning which may support that thought. Going to be fun trying to reproduce it for the dealer.....
Andrew, my screen is definitely scratched to f**k on the inside by the stays! Have just ordered some Renovo restorer, if it doesnt work I'm demanding a replacement once the seatbelts are sorted (which I'm thinking of charging to them as well). Not the best week.....

[lrussell5]

rich....you have a point that I'm sure some dealers will claim but in our defence we HAVE to wrench the roof around to avoid killing ourselves from faulty seatbelts! Spoke to my salesman this afternoon (fantastic guy and dealership - name supplied off forum) who was very sympathetic, no hesitation to replace anything under warranty. They're also making an "offical" complaint to the factory on behalf of all of us about the seatbelt design and the driver's A-pillar seal. FOC factory mods may be on its way, I'll keep you posted.....

[lrussell5]

you'd expect, and I've seen better, on a 10k kit-car....

[lrussell5]

nothing fundamental but slightly different roof seal and alloy trim bits have been spotted, eg stereo and handbrake surround, on TVR 100 factory car. Havent heard of anything in production yet.

[lrussell5]

Rich....the seatbelt problem happens only with the roof down - the rear folding section jams the belt against the feeder on top of the B-pillar and stops it retracting. It's lethal because you can easily introduce up to a foot of slack when driving (eg leaning forward to look round junctions) and never realise you've done it. Only subsequent heavy braking reveals the problem, one day this is going to be too late....

[lrussell5]

....which it deserves to be!! Lets keep up the pressure