If you read the comments on this post you see I’ve addressed this problem before, so you’ve got three choices, buy another radio, buy a replacement screen or live with it? There is of course another option get another car, which I have done, see my videos on the Evoque.
I have the same problem on my E90 330Xi. In the summer the display fades on a hot sunny day. Should I just grab another radio from another car, or replace the display?
A second hand radio might have the same problem only to be discovered when the car is warm? A new screen is the obvious answer and fitting it is a simple job for a competent D.I.Y.er but with the chip crisis in china they are expensive.
Unfortunately not, I got a bag of ice and the screen came back to life but I think it’s too far gone, I’m going to have to bite the bullet and buy a screen, they look easy enough to fit but since the Chinese chip shortage the price has gone crazy, it might be easier to get a second hand radio but will it have the same problem?…
@@steviecuz2396 have you tried taking the screen off and putting it in the freezer for a few days? Also, you can heatsink it by adding a thin copper plate between the screen to take the heat off.
@@steviecuz2396 I have same issue but my lcd fading is worse than your one. I've bought a second older cd73 2005. I will be transferring the screen over and will try to fix the problematic screen. The screen is not soldered on, it's actually two ribbons. U just need to disconnect that but it's isn't the connection that is the problem. It's just the quality of the liquid or some sort of mechanism in the lcd that moves the liquid around. I'll try putting it in the freezer lol
I’ve come across a further problem, with drilling the holes in the vent the hot air in the winter is now forested onto the radio so it blanks out even on cold days! Honestly you couldn’t write it!
Have you considered in the winter time it would be blowing hot air on it?
If you read the comments on this post you see I’ve addressed this problem before, so you’ve got three choices, buy another radio, buy a replacement screen or live with it? There is of course another option get another car, which I have done, see my videos on the Evoque.
Apparently when you press the menu button on the radio you have a BLOWER function… to cool the radio.
Hi, just out off peer curiosity does these function you talk about does it actually work?
I have the same problem on my E90 330Xi. In the summer the display fades on a hot sunny day. Should I just grab another radio from another car, or replace the display?
A second hand radio might have the same problem only to be discovered when the car is warm? A new screen is the obvious answer and fitting it is a simple job for a competent D.I.Y.er but with the chip crisis in china they are expensive.
I’m at a difficult point, wanting to change my car this year but don’t want to spend anymore on this one
Hi. Did it work?.
Unfortunately not, I got a bag of ice and the screen came back to life but I think it’s too far gone, I’m going to have to bite the bullet and buy a screen, they look easy enough to fit but since the Chinese chip shortage the price has gone crazy, it might be easier to get a second hand radio but will it have the same problem?…
@@steviecuz2396 have you tried taking the screen off and putting it in the freezer for a few days? Also, you can heatsink it by adding a thin copper plate between the screen to take the heat off.
I was contemplating taking the screen out and re soldering all the components. It’s simple enough to get at.
@@steviecuz2396 I have same issue but my lcd fading is worse than your one. I've bought a second older cd73 2005. I will be transferring the screen over and will try to fix the problematic screen. The screen is not soldered on, it's actually two ribbons. U just need to disconnect that but it's isn't the connection that is the problem. It's just the quality of the liquid or some sort of mechanism in the lcd that moves the liquid around. I'll try putting it in the freezer lol
I’ve come across a further problem, with drilling the holes in the vent the hot air in the winter is now forested onto the radio so it blanks out even on cold days! Honestly you couldn’t write it!