NAV Screen blacked out, sh!t!

[ryanjoe13]

2008 4.8i

Haven't had the car for 4 months, it has only 38,000 miles on it, and the navigation screen has already blacked out.

It's been black for a couple of days now. The NAV screen went blank a couple of times before, but always came back on after the car was turned off and system was reset. Now it's staying black.

The system is still working, I can still listen to music. If I shine a flashlight at the screen I can see all of buttons and control the system.

I bought a warranty with my car 4 months ago, but they only started offering electronics coverage on the 2009 and newer models. So that sucks, because I did not have the option of adding the electronics warranty.

Do I need to buy a whole new LCD screen or is it possible just to replace the defective backlight?

I searched the forum on this topic but most people had the BMW warranty and had the LCD screen replaced for free.

Any tips on how I can save money out of pocket would be greatly appreciated, thanks!