Professional Radio CD73 LCD screen problem

[Drawn05]

The heat/light appears to cause my radio's LCD screen to fade. It's not dead pixels, rather it's fine in the morning but then fades once heat/light starts to get at it.

I replaced the panel from a used Radio but it appears to not made any difference. Could be that the donor Radio also had the same flaw but I don't know...

Anyone else had this issue? How did you fix?

[JBT2]

It seems to be a typical problem with 1ers and 3ers of this vintage. Cr@p system from Alpine. Mine does it too.

The screen can be replaced but you're looking at about $400 to do so unless you're very handy with a soldering iron.

[titium]

Originally Posted by JBT2

It seems to be a typical problem with 1ers and 3ers of this vintage. Cr@p system from Alpine. Mine does it too.

The screen can be replaced but you're looking at about $400 to do so unless you're very handy with a soldering iron.

it's not that bad dont need to be skilled just need to be careful to not rip the ribbon cables. you can buy the lcd for about $90.

[Drawn05]

Yeah it's funny that the screen for the AC is likely to have suffered the same heat/light but is in great condition...but the Radio is buggered.

I have replaced the LCD screen already with another used one but it didn't fix the problem.

[chunho01]

Same shiz here :/
So bad lately I can't even see what writing it has. It's just a jumble of orange/black. So embarrassing when I have passengers.

[JBT2]

Originally Posted by titium

it's not that bad dont need to be skilled just need to be careful to not rip the ribbon cables. you can buy the lcd for about $90.

Hmmm....do you have a reliable source of these LCD panels? I'd hate to throw money away on some piece of junk through Ebay etc.

[Drawn05]

I fixed mine by buying a used radio and swapping the LCD panel over. Worked well however it is fiddly.

[JBT2]

Got my screen replaced today by Sommer Car Care. Drive in/drive out $211 including the part. Very happy.