So since ive owned my xk8 my display has been like this. Occasionally it get more readable for a day or so, but this is how it looks. Ive always figured the lcd itself was bad, but curious if there are any fixes out there. I did search, but only really see about the backlights.
I pulled it today, looked it over and opened it up. The display stayed the same the whole time. I remembered i had a spare one in the spares i was given when i bought the car. Unfortunately when i picked it up and looked at it, it was obvious that it had been manhandled and scavenged. So I found one for pretty cheap on ebay from a known recycler so i bought it. Of course right after I paid i found one for cheaper. Lol oh well
I think that’s sunburn. Old calculators used to get damaged for a while, that’s why some have yellow UV shields over the LCD…
Gotcha. I didn’t think of that, especially with it being a coupe. Part of me wonders if someone pressed hard on the screen at some point too.
Well crap. I knew i should’ve aired on the side of caution. Lol. My old ones backlights worked fine and i thought about swapping them out, but didn’t. Of course I went out tonight and sure enough, this ones are burnt out. Drrrrr. Oh well, looks like I’ll order led upgrades and tear it apart again. Smh oh well