Freelander 1 Dark Dashboard Screen

hiruss · Feb 24, 2018

Hi all,

Appreciate if you can help me with this. My Freelander 1 TD4 dashboard screen (mileage meter) is dark so hard to read the numbers. Seems like the back light is illuminating but the screen is dark.
Please refer the attachment.

Any Ideas?
Many Thanks,

GrumpyGel · Feb 24, 2018

It looks like it has a cataract !

Presumably there is a plastic cover over the LCD panel that has got to hot and discoloured/shrunk. I don't believe a replacement purchased. I believe you need to replace the whole instrument pack. Maybe the cover bit that's damaged can be remove?

freelance · Feb 24, 2018

Does it brighten on thumbwheel, bottom right below steering wheel, could be a backlight bulb failure, or its age related led failure

rob_bell · Feb 24, 2018

Looks like the LCD screen itself is damaged? It may be possible to unsolder this one and solder in a replacement - but you’d need to be reasonably skilled in the art of soldering ...

Nodge68 · Feb 24, 2018

Looks like it's had the wrong wattage illumination bulb put in. This could have melted the LCD display.

tlo · Feb 24, 2018

freelance said:
Does it brighten on thumbwheel, bottom right below steering wheel, could be a backlight bulb failure, or its age related led failure

There`s a thumbwheel ??

must check that out today

Colthebrummie · Feb 24, 2018

tlo said:
There`s a thumbwheel ?? must check that out today

Yes, that's news to me too.

Col

Nodge68 · Feb 24, 2018

tlo said:
There`s a thumbwheel ?? must check that out today

Only on Canadian spec FL1s. Oh and mine because I fitted one in the space. It doesn't actually work though and I'm thinking of removing it so I can fit a tyre monitor in the space instead.

freelance · Feb 24, 2018

Mine had one, and it wasn’t Canadian

dog-man · Feb 24, 2018

Mine has one and is not Canadian.

Nodge68 · Feb 24, 2018

So it appears there are some non Canadian FL1 with dash dimmers. I'm sure I read they were Canadian spec only, but I think I'm getting with the outside temperature display being Canadian only.
My facelift SE doesn't have a dimmer and never seen a facelift that does. Maybe it was an option?

td4van · Feb 25, 2018

Dimmer was fitted to Austrialian and US/Canada specs only from factory

Madmustang · Feb 25, 2018

Colthebrummie said:
Yes, that's news to me too.
Col

And me!

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