Hi all just wondering is this the normal yellow colour for the Columbus satnav in my 2010 Superb Elegance

 

Regards

 

Jonathan 

Hard to tell from your pictures but it looks like you're lacking any blue in your screen...

 

Screens like this use three colours, red, green and blue. The former two are definitely working but I'm not sure about the blue.

 

Not one I've come across but it could just need the screen connector cleaning and reattaching. @Rustynuts might have some ideas?

agreed, no blue.

could try a dvd of a known video and it would show you

I've had this fault once some time ago. I can't recall exactly what the issue was but I seem to recall it was fixed with a new screen rather than any PCB's or suchlike. There's a screen replacement option in the menu in the link in my sig.

1 hour ago, Rustynuts said:

I've had this fault once some time ago. I can't recall exactly what the issue was but I seem to recall it was fixed with a new screen rather than any PCB's or suchlike. There's a screen replacement option in the menu in the link in my sig.

 

Hi Rustynuts is it possible to be able to replace the screen myself, have changed 100's of laptop and pc screens over the years whch are handy enough so hoping doing this myself be handy also?

Anything is possible, yes. It's not a particularly complicated change.

Although I'll quantify the situation a little. If it were here with me I'd diagnose what the problem is first and then replace the faulty component. As it stands I'm suspecting the screen, but it could be the screen pcb, the radio pcb, or the main pcb, or as suggested the ribbon cable.  If you replace the screen and the fault remains then you're starting to spend quite a bit of money unneccesarily.

 

Although given postage from yourself to me and back again, replacing the screen yourself would seem like the logical solution if that works.

 

Some options for you.
 

1. I sell you a brand new screen and you fit it yourself, and hope it hits the spot.
2. I sell you a working second hand screen with a scratched digitiser (the actual touch screen bit on the front of the display) and you swap your digitiser onto the good screen and hope it hits the spot.
3. I may have a scrap front end which would have a screen pcb in as well, and you use the parts as needed. you'll get a surround which might be damaged, buttons missing etc. but functionally everything you need will be there.

Thanks for the detailed reply Rustynuts, 

 

What kind of price shipped to Ireland would a brand new screen set me back?

 

And what price would you charge to fit a brand new screen if I was to post the unit to you

 

Regards

 

Jonathan 

A new screen fitted would be £95 (or if you join Freedom for £10 that would drop to £80), plus postage either way.

 

I guess a new screen would be £50 (or £45 for Freedom) plus postage, I'd have to check that cost.

However, a used screen combined with a digitiser swap would be the cheapest option. I could send you one for £25 plus postage, and talk you through swapping the digitiser. You'd need a scalpel or model knife (or a Stanley blade would do) and a set of small screwdrivers and Torx drivers.