i tried taking a hair dryer to the lcd on the climate control and it made some of the darkness less.
but mine was half blacked out and when i heated it, most of it started to became visible.
all you got to do is set the hair dryer on med or hot and and slowly move it back and forth.

odd, when my car is in the heat, the black gets worse

hmm... when its cold on mines, it turns darker. i noticed it long time ago when the black showed up, but thought i was trippin' myself out. now i noe someone has the same problem as me. i will try the hair dryer tomorrow

Right, heat makes the LCD less dense, but........... you planning to drive around with a hairdryer and an extension cord?

Heh I would just like to see what the bottom half of mine actually looked like!