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300 , Today 04:48 PM
I’m not sure if anyone has repaired their own flickering screens on the c7...I thought I was gonna be able to splice into the wires to repair the broken section but after looking closer I saw that it was a male and female connection that connected the screen to the wiring harness.... both blue wires are the same they just have a different housing on the wiring harness side but both connections that connect to the screen itself are the same. I was able to repair with a Mini B 5-Pin Male to Micro Female Adapter from amazon.. the fault wire disconnects from under the screen and just secure new wire .. see pics... hope this helps some people.. it beats paying $500 + for a new one when it can be replaced by a $5 w
Last edited by agriffin1300; 11-17-2018 at 06:57 PM.
I have not taken mine apart so I do not know but that wire does not look like a USB connector side on both of those cables... Is it behind that plastic piece in the first pic??
Good to know, however I'm not seeing how the replacement is actually installed. It looks like the replacement in his hand is blue, not black? How does the old one come out beyond that plastic that seems to be holding it in? More info would be helpful. Maybe if I actually had it apart and looked at it, it wouldn't seem so complicated?
300 , Today 04:48 PM
I’m not sure if anyone has repaired their own flickering screens on the c7...I thought I was gonna be able to splice into the wires to repair the broken section but after looking closer I saw that it was a male and female connection that connected the screen to the wiring harness.... both blue wires are the same they just have a different housing on the wiring harness side but both connections that connect to the screen itself are the same. I was able to repair with a Mini B 5-Pin Male to Micro Female Adapter from amazon.. the fault wire disconnects from under the screen and just secure new wire .. see pics... hope this helps some people.. it beats paying $500 + for a new one when it can be replaced by a $5 w
In the first picture, can you show or describe how you removed the left cable from the bottom of the screen.
In the second picture, can you show or describe how you removed the harness connector and how the the end of the usb cable secures into the harness connector so that it does not fall out.
Once I made the new connection to the screen I simply pushed the plastic piece back in place best I could... for the wirehareness side I wrapped tape around the connection and lightly zip tied...once the connections are made the are pretty snug.. I failed to take picks of the new wire once I installed it🤦🏽.. I guess I got too excited
Last edited by agriffin1300; 11-17-2018 at 06:30 PM.
Good info. I'm wondering, how often did you up/down your screen to get the wire looking like that? I maybe up/down mine 1-2x a month just to get at my USB stick to add more songs.
11-16-2018, 05:21 PM
Infotainment Screen flickering cheap fix
