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hiruss

Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #1

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

Well-Known Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #2

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

Well-Known Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #3

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

 

rob_bell

Well-Known Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #4

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

Well-Known Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #5

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

 

tlo

Active Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #6

freelance said:

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

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There`s a thumbwheel ?? must check that out today

 

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Colthebrummie

Well-Known Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #7

tlo said:

There`s a thumbwheel ?? must check that out today

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Yes, that's news to me too.

Col

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #8

tlo said:

There`s a thumbwheel ?? must check that out today

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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

Well-Known Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #9

Mine had one, and it wasn’t Canadian

 

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dog-man

Active Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #10

Mine has one and is not Canadian.

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Feb 24, 2018

• #11

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?

 

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td4van

Well-Known Member

• Feb 25, 2018

• #12

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

 

Madmustang

Well-Known Member

• Feb 25, 2018

• #13

Colthebrummie said:

Yes, that's news to me too.
Col

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And me!