damaged LCD panel

[Damo105]

Hi All,

Was helping a friend move house today, and had my Octavia RS wagon loaded up. Driving down a side street some idiot opened his door about 4 metres in front of me and I had to slam on the brakes to avoid taking his leg off. Unfortunately an aluminium pole from a laundry hamper flew between the seats and slammed into the RNS 510 LCD panel. I didn't notice straight away, but after driving off and having a closer look I discovered it has damaged the panel and there is now about an 8mm section of the panel that is pixelated and blacked out behind the glass.

Anyone got any suggestions at all about how I might rectify this? The car is only 5 months old, and I'm really really p*ssed that such an expensive and integral component of the car is now damaged. Is there an affordable solution to fix this? Can panels be replaced? Replacing the entire unit is not really an option as I can't justify the cost.

Would be very grateful for any suggestions.

Cheers

[Brendan_A]

Hi All,

Was helping a friend move house today, and had my Octavia RS wagon loaded up. Driving down a side street some idiot opened his door about 4 metres in front of me and I had to slam on the brakes to avoid taking his leg off. Unfortunately an aluminium pole from a laundry hamper flew between the seats and slammed into the RNS 510 LCD panel. I didn't notice straight away, but after driving off and having a closer look I discovered it has damaged the panel and there is now about an 8mm section of the panel that is pixelated and
blacked out behind the glass.

Anyone got any suggestions at all about how I might rectify this? The car is only 5 months old, and I'm really really p*ssed that such an expensive and integral component of the car is now damaged. Is there an affordable solution to fix this? Can panels be replaced?
Replacing the entire unit is not really an option as I can't justify the cost.

Would be very grateful for any suggestions.

Cheers

There is a new LCD screen on eBay for the RNS now.

[99_FGT]

New screen sorry. As for how to replace it, there is a thread around on doing an SSD upgrade on the RNS510 and that covers most of what you need to kow. Good luck,
Al..

[wandersen]

Wouldn't this be covered by insurance ?

[99_FGT]

Not worth claiming though, unless you want a new unit from an Aus supplier, who will charge $2k+ for one. Spend the ~$300 and get one in and replace it yourself (steps 1 to 3 of this thread, then you are on your own)
Wonder if the RNS and RCD510 have same screen (they don't have the same surround, but you can pick up an RCD510 locally for $300-$400), just thinking out loud...
Al..

[raygti]

wouldnt his excess be roughly $500????

so $500 is a good price to get a whole new unit rather then spend $300 just on a screen when they might be more underlying problems down the tracK? thats what id do ...