I wanna chime in on all the praise you've been getting for this replacement guide. Because it also helped me out a lot. Not only did it give me the idea in the first place that a fault like this could be fixed instead of replacing the whole thing. Also the idea of simply placing the new over the old touch screen is ingenious. I have watched your linked videos with the guy going the full mile, and I could never have done that. Neither equipment nor capability wise. But now the unit works perfectly again. Thank you so much!
Hello, I have the same numbers on my unit like Duncan and I bought and replaced the sensor like in the video but I had no reaction off the screen anymore. I managed to take it off. Is it possible that I have to replace the display ? Touching the screen on certain place doesn't give any reaction.
i think it's most likely you didn't reconnect the screen cable properly. it's a bit fiddly to get the ribbon cable seated into the socket correctly. try taking it apart again and try re-assembling.
@@DuncanLaw Hello, because of the digitiser screen was damaged by taken it of again (adhesive tape), I bought a complete LCD by Aliexpress and I replaced it by now. It works fine but the screen is a not so clear as the original (a little darker). I ordered a new digitiser and will retry again on the old screen but I think that the problem is the old screen that was no more responsive in particular on the corners.
I've been perfectly happy just resetting the dang thing every day. But today the thing started to power cycle and REFUSES to boot. Guess this is my future.
That sounds like a different problem to me. Mine always booted. it was just uncontrollable once it did boot. Also, rebooting made no difference to mine.
@@DuncanLaw It's a sequence of events that is replicated all across the net. If I'm lucky, the issue is the radio perceives an issue with the touch screen and reboots to try and get it to work. This would have fixed the issue with the touch screen getting stuck for sure, but it's still worth trying at that kind of cost and see if it fixes this new issue. It literally started this morning. Your video is actually shared on places like reddit for the issue I'm looking into. So even if it doesn't work for me, it's helped others plenty. Otherwise, I'm just buying a new dang unit from Best Buy. No way am I spending over 1,000 bucks for it.. let alone 2.
Interesting. Thanks for letting me know. I believe there are android based units you can replace this one with if replacing the touch sensor doesn't work for you. An expensive fix but still a lot cheaper than getting a VW unit.
If you want to use this technique is the easy way and it works perfectly but to make it even better use an anti glare film on the first screen because I believe that if you just put a glass on a glass it will have some reflection problems.I do these repairs the normal way I was just thinking about this reflection prob.Good and simple job 👍
Thanks a ton, I ordered a part from your link and followed your instructions and it works! It's just your instructions are not detailed enough for my skill level so I also followed the instructions from other guy ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnDARnryij8.htmlsi=Hr4bfwoBAR6-Nr_r
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Yes!!!! Fixed my onw van as well, that's an amazing video!!!! Thankssss
Thanks for taking the time to post this. Really easy to follow. I have a Discovery nav (2017 California Beach ) with an ALPS chip set next to the SD Card reader. To remove the screen from the PCB I had to remove both the vertical SD card readers as there’s a small pressure clip on each that needed to be pushed to release the touchscreen. One other build - reset the head unit after reinstalling (on mine it was just pressing the power button and holding for 10+ seconds until the unit restarts. The new digitiser didn’t work until I did this.
I currently have a fully functioning screen besides the top left corner (where the previous station arrow is), any tips for potentially fixing a deadzone? Little gimmicks that might work? Ive noticed some responsiveness when i hard press for a long duration but its inconsistent
Just to be clear, it's touching the screen in that corner doesn't work rather than the screen not displaying anything in that corner right? That sounds like replacing the touch sensor as described in this video will fix it.
Thank you for taking the time to do this video. You’ve saved me so much time, effort and money! I did this fix on a 2017 Seat Alhambra with a touchscreen that was partially non responsive and driving me mad. Your fix worked a treat. Thank you again for this!
Thanks so much; I've just spent a good portion of a Bank Holiday Monday successfully repairing the screen on my partners 2016 Yeti with the help of your video. Not only does the head unit now work perfectly, the level of smug satisfaction I've got from fixing a thing properly is through the roof - she's already fed up with me prancing around the house like I'm the god of car audio repairs.
Thank you!! This worked perfectly for my 2017 Jetta. Screen only took a week to get here. Mine head unit is a little different as the release tabs are on the inside and I had to remove that small daughter board as well. I had to run to Home Depot to get a Torx key set, I needed T6 & T8. I advise anyone doing this to make sure to have all smaller Torx sizes before beginning.
Hi Duncan, thank you fo posting this video. I have replaced the digitizer on my unit and it's now working perfectly again. Used the the exact one you had refrenced for my 2018 Amarok - MIB STD2 PQ +/NAV
Super video. A little care and dexterity called for. Hardest bit was replacing plastic in car. £9.59 off ebay; skoda, vw etc are all the same. You pay more than double for the one labelled VW......obviously driving a VW means you're flush. Only worry is it is glued round the edge; how long will this cheap Chinese touch matrix last; compared to the shite OEM VW (chinese) matrix. I have visions of a great stack of touch screens...... Many thanks for great instructions.
Thank you so much from Australia.. I learned from your video that the problem could be fixed cheaply and I immediately followed link to order the part from Aliexpress. Local VW dealer quoted me AUS $3919 ( $3519 for parts and $400 service fee) to replace it for my 6 years old Caddy. Touch screen stopped working a year ago. The touch screen arrived today from China after 2 weeks. I also used another video from "neuromangler" for a lot more details in the repairing process. I ended up spending AUS $20 plus 2 hours of my time. It is now working like a new one. Huge thanks!!! Duncan!
Thank you! I just fixed my broken Jetta radio with this video. Putting the new screen on over the old screen worked perfectly. I'm so grateful. Good job!!!
You were the first video I seen that suggested leaving the old screen on. Worked perfect. Thanks. Only thing to add is make sure anyone doing this orders a small precision torex screw driver set along with the replacement screen. Torex head sizes for the internal radio screws were very small T 5 I think. I chanced a small flathead and got away with it luckily.
This worked, I got the one in the link above delivererd to ireland for €14. I have same head unit as in the video. 2017 VW sharan. about 80% of my screen stopped working, mainly in middle, was left with about 20% on the right side still working. Follow these instructions to remove the unit. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9LMGOCuBSt8.html They say to use a plastic spudgeon to pry open the dash without damaging the trim, but 2 table knifes braced with a piece of cloth worked for me. I wouldnt use screwdrivers unless one slipped and scratched it. I had a T20 bit already for unscrewing the head unit but There are a number of small screwdriver bits youll need when working on the head unit, I got a magnusson precision screwdriver kit out of my local screwfix for 13 quro or so (cant post link in comments) but if youre ordering the part from alibaba, order a precision screwdriver off there at same time so youll have it delivered when you get the new screen. You really will need this. If dont have a T20, maybe make sure any kit you buy does have it.. After you have the head unit stripped down, and new screen with ribbon strip installed, dont forget to take the yellow tape off the new screen to fix it in place. Im not even an amateur electronics guy and found this tutorial worked for me. Huge thanks to poster, have a new working screen for relatively nothing, I learned how to get under my dash and have a lovely new precision toolset. Very happy with that.
0:04 Hi, I’ve swapped the new LCD screen I. And now have touch sensitivity back but a black screen. Do you know whether it is the black or gold ribbon connector responsible for screen illumination. If it’s the gold I will give up as I did stress that. If it’s the black I have some hope that persistant wiggling might work. Thanks so much!
It's the orangey gold one that works the actual screen. If you've damaged that one then try having a good look on the screen for a part number. It's likely you can find a replacement somewhere online if you can work out what the part number is. If you can't see a part number, maybe it's written underneath the (glued on) touch sensor? Since it's broken anyway, try separating the touch sensor from the screen. I don't know how strong the glue is; I was too chicken to try separating mine since the screen still worked. Heating it up a bit will likely make the glue softer. (Hot hairdryer? Oven at a low temperature?) Good luck and let us know if you find an alternative screen part number!
Thanks for getting back to me… this post is certainly keeping you busy! Before I read you reply I wondered about replacing the gold ribbon connector but it’s not easy to get to without munting the whole thing. I will let you know if any success to report. Atm weighing up possible basic replacement head unit for £60 & for now at least I have radio controls from memory! The cautionary tale for anyone doing this is don’t mess with the gold ribbon!
Hi, Thanks …so far so good but how did you get the black facia off. Your vid goes from a view of circuit board resting within the facia (while you flick up two hinged connectors)… to looking at the isolated screen. Grateful for the in between step. Do I need to remove the 8 screws in the circuit board?
Sorted… found clip next to SD slot and removed 8 screws. Unfortunately, then had a moment of stupidity resulting in slight tear of gold strip thinking it was redundant! Probably stuffed. We’ll see when screen arrives. Thanks anyway!!
