I fixed my non Turbo Instrument Cluster Display Screen

[Scarpoolla]

Please read my postings at the link below for background on the issue http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic/29382-multi-function-display-fades-out/page__st__20

I swapped my screens out yesterday, the results were flawless. It can be done! The new screen came out of a brand new Cayenne S cluster that was bought by a company for parts.I got lucky enough to get my hands on the screen to try this out. Hopefully the new screen has better longevity it hot florida sun.

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After...

[wvicary]

Positive result, it's a massive difference and looks great. Luckily my display is still fine but please update if you find a supplier for the screens.

On another note, those power modules sold on ebay to cure this problem are bogus as you found no such device in your cluster?

[Scarpoolla]

wvicary,

Thank you, I am really pleased with the results and hopefully will be able to track down a place to order the screens soon.

The transformer modules that are being marketed for Cayennes are a complete joke and waste of money. The Cayenne's instrument clusters are made by Bosche. Those modules are made to fix a problem that occurs on instrument clusters made by VDO in their 220 series. These clusters are more commenly found on late 90s early 2000s Mercedes.

I noticed that you reside in Canada. The colder climate defin preserves the screen for longer life. I'm not 100% positive, but it appears Porsche started using a different model series screen for the 2008 facelift. So maybe this corrected the issue as well and the problem is isolated to 2002 -2006 models.

Edited April 16, 2012 by Scarpoolla

[odix]

Hi Scarpoolla -- thanks for the update -- the replacement display looks great. Nice work.