SC3001995

I recently purchased a 1995 SC300 from a seller in Los Angeles. When I picked up the car, on a warm and sunny Los Angeles day, the heater air flow display was perfectly clear and legible. But where I live, in cooler and wetter Seattle, the display has become largely obscured by a black fog, for lack of a better description. I can't see from the display whether I have the system in the "heat my feet" or "heat my face" or "defog the windshield" mode. Question for the Experts: Is there a quick and easy way to correct this problem, short of dissembling and replacing the display? Thanks! Jim in Seattle.

akora12

iTrader: (5)

The lcd screens tend to bleed over time and there's no fix aside from soldering in a new one. The blackening tends to be more-heavily brought on by cold weather for many people, but in my case, it's always black. There are several vendors on ebay who sell replacement screens, and who also do the repairs.

Check out this thread for more info:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...-fixed-it.html

SC3001995

Thanks for that info.

Reading the thread you suggested, it sounds as though the problem is burned out bulbs rather than screen failure. And the fix is replacing the bulbs, not the screen.

Am I reading that right? or no?

akora12

iTrader: (5)

I posted that link just because it gives some background on both the screen and the lighting of the climate control. The screen bleeding is solely a problem with the screen and the bulbs only provide the background lighting so you'll need to replace the screen.

SC3001995

Got it. Do you know of any vendors for the screen?

Thanks.

akora12

iTrader: (5)

I think most people just get it from one of the sellers on ebay. Just search for "sc300 climate screen" and a few will pop up. One vendor includes the back-light bulbs, which is a bonus if you're sticking with the stock look. That's the route I went.