WHITE SCREEN

we350z · #22 05-07-2008, 06:43 PM

OK - Update... Kind of Good News:

Spoke with Alpine Electronics of America in Allendale, NJ today. They told me that as long as my screen is not completely dead they will repair the unit for $150 and warranty the repair for 90-days. Even if a PCB needs to be replaced. I just need to pay shipping to them. They can ususally fix them withing 24 hours but have a 5-7 business day turnaround. If nothing is wrong with the unit they will send me the unit back without cashing the check (Thanks for the offer tho UCrewX5!!!)

The guy mentioned they are repairing one unit right now that has the same problem. I have no other way of testing the monitor so I will probably just send it in this week.

I am still trying to find someone with a X5 or M5 that will let me test the GPS units, tho they are probably fine. I am scouring the other boards trying to find someone. Which models came with nav? All of them?

So worst case scenario I should have a fully functional 2006 model DVD GPS System for less than $900 total and I should be able to sell the old CD GPS unit on eBay.

I suppose it's possible the monitor is fine and i may lose the money shpping the monitor to Alpine, but it really seems like its the culprit. I just wish I had a way to to tell for sure. If GPS units test out fine then I will pretty much be convinced. I suppose its possible the wiring harness could still be bad but this seems highly unlikely.