I have been very wary of posting this . . what with Sods Law etc. but it has been a week now so hopefully the fault is cured.
Some of you may remember that over the past few months I have posted several questions & asked for advice on my CID screen playing up , showing a mass of greyish lines.
A sharp tap in the screen area would usually correct it.
It always seemed to me that it was more of a loose connection somewhere than a problem in the screen itself.
My first attempt at getting to the back of the screen was a fair success, as i found the 12 pin connector for the maps was not plugged in. however, I could not manage to get the clocks panel right out to see clearly how the 2 connector blocks were located.
Last week i had a second attempt at removing the clocks panel, this time with more success.
I found that the locking clips on both the main & 12 pin blocks on the CID were not locked in place , meaning the connection were not located properly or tightly. Also of the 4 clips that hold the CID in place only 2 were located & the whole thing was lop sided.
Having been able to lock the connections in place before the panel was put back into position is a much better option & I am sure that is how you should do it.
In the week since this was done & 150 ish miles later the screen has not yet faulted once . It would usually fault out several times even on a short trip & more so on bumpy roads.
So fingers crossed . . it may be that it was a loose connection all
along.
I'll keep you posted on how it goes . . .
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Topic: Deep Joy with my CID (Read 3941 times)