Boxster A/C temperature LCD

[tolum]

Guys;

This afternoon, the temperature on the A/C screen did loose a segment, 10 minutes after, a hude 1/2 moon appears. Is this a common problem? Is there a replacmeent part for that screen? Pricing?

Tks for your help.

Thierry

Mine is also missing a section in the giant O in Off (embarrassment of a display for a premium sports car). I read somewhere that the unit is an Audi piece, they are expensive and frankly I think the crappiest part of my car, I especially don't like the fact that you immediately have to turn it off everytime you start the vehicle instead of having an off default choice. I see them ob enbay every now and then if it really bothers you look there.

[Lil bastard]

Boxster climate control LCD replacement

nice find Lil B, if I ever get my ass employed I'll have to fix the display now..

[Tool Pants]

The Rising Sun Syndrome. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=15193

[wifesmainwrench]

Last weekend we had the Box in a P-car show which was on a golf course in the hot sun for a few hours. Guess what my wife pointed out when she decided to turn the air on? Yup, the same orange disk sneaking in on stage left. Thanks to you guys, I can be a hero by saving some bux, as well as appearing to be a mechanical genius. All I have to R&R the kit I just bought on E-Bay

[gregdacat]

My display has been missing two of the little blocks that reflect the fan speed since I picked up the car in May. I also have the half moon on the right side of the display. I bought the replacement on Ebay today. I'll take pics and post when it arrives and I install it.

[djomlas]

when i first bought my car on the left side it looked like a sun (and i tought it was supposed to look like that) hahah, but obviously its not.
in my car its either top off or heat on full blast, no in between haha, so i dont really care, but wouldnt mind finding one for cheap (no luck, but lately im not even looking)

[Rickw1313]

I am glad to see everyone is pleased with the kit. I had decided Sunday to order one for my car and have been having second thoughts about changing it until reading your posts. My son is a Porsche tech and those have been a problem since new. They replace them often but most fail just after it's all on you. He even thought this was worth a try because even the factory replacements are prone to bleeding out the LCD if ever left in a lot of full sun heat.

[greesedc]

Thanks for the heads up on this weak electronic link in the A/C module. Hadn't even heard of it until today, but as the Boxster sits in the Colorado and New Mexico sun a few times a year at displays, I decided to order the ebay replacement and have on hand as well. Maybe with what I save on this part, I will soon have saved enough to buy a spare key and remote

[Rickw1313]

The kit arrived today and all went well on the install until I turned the unit over and looked at my completed unit. The glass on the replacement LCD in the kit is polished glass both sides. I thought I had installed the screen with the wrong face out because the original is matte finished. I would guess to eliminate glare. I looked at the instructions again and on page nine it says the semi gloss side toward the front so I knew I had messed up and disassembled the unit again. After a few minutes now that I understood how this comes apart ,and it is really a lot easier than the 12 page assembly manual looks, I get to the screen and both sides are the same gloss. I had it right. I called the help line number in the instructions and after talking to three different people I am told that they had ordered these with matte finish as original but they came in gloss. So if you are a picky stickler for all original this may not be the kit for you. I kind of like the gloss for now. I might change my mind when the sun bounces back at me and the glare causes me to hit a utility pole. I was thinking about adding a layer of film on top before reassembly like the screen protectors they sell for electronics like a palm pilot to dull it down what do you guys think? Oh I mentioned they should edit the instructions and change the semi gloss reference and xacto knife for pliers in tools needed. They didn't seem amused.

[promark420]

Installed it this past weekend. Good instructions, good results, but I do mis seeing Manuell on the display. Took about 40 minutes and I'm not the world's fastest wrencher.

[97 Boxster]

Originally Posted by promark420

Installed it this past weekend. Good instructions, good results, but I do mis seeing Manuell on the display. Took about 40 minutes and I'm not the world's fastest wrencher.

promark,

I just ordered mine today. How did the install go for you? Anything you would do differently? I will be doing mine next week. Stay tuned.

[97 Boxster]

Got my new LCD Screen today and its installed. Nice instructions from Module Master. Only $60 and I consider this an upgrade . Hopefully with the new LCD screen I will get better gas mileage LOL

[tonycarreon]

i purchased the new lcd screen a few weeks ago. finally got around to installing it this weekend:

BEFORE:



AFTER:




(man! the camera+flash really shows all the little specks of dust/dirt. i swear it doesn't look like that in person)

[firstporsche]

Oh man, am I happy I found this thread. I had considered replacing my entire climate control unit because the display was 60% shot. But then I found this thread and Module Master's replacement LCD. I ordered it; it came right away, and I installed it today.

The instructions (downloaded from their site) are excellent, with great photos. The install was a breeze -- as long as you follow the instructions carefully and exactly. Now the display is sharp and clear!!

Only a couple of clarifying notes:
1) in my '02 Boxster the first screws to be removed were not Phillips, but Torx.
2) it was a little tricky to slide the climate control unit out of the car. Mine didn't just pull out easily by hand. I had to use small pliers and urge it out millimeter by millimeter until it was freed.
3) once the unit is out and unplugged, do the rest of the work on a clear, flat, well-lighted work surface -- not in the car.

I could have gotten it a whole lot cheaper if I had gone to:
Porsche Climate Control LCD Repair Kit | eBay
(instead of 9xauto also on ebay)

But it was still a hell of a lot cheaper than a $650 complete unit.

It's a happy day for my Boxster, "Blitz!"

[Jerkstore]

I purchased the same Ebay kit and it worked like a charm. I almost purchased a whole new head unit. This is a common problem so if you get a new head unit the screen will most likely go bad again.