i have a 94 maxima and the LCD for the climate control doesnt really work - can I simply go to the salvage yard and get the new front piece on the dash w/ the LCD and just unplug the old one and plug in the new one?

thanks
-Jordan

 

In theory I don't see why you could not swap it out

 

thats what im thinking how hard is it to get to that piece just as easy as removing the HU?

 

you can just swap it out, but good luck finding them at a junkyard. the digital climate control is not very common, and the ones at the yard are plagued with the same dimming problems.

If you want to tear it apart and fix it, all you need to do is resolder the connections on it. If you can't do that part yourself, I'll be glad to do it for a small fee.

 

well i found one at the salvage yard actually and got it - it was only like 15 bux - my only question is the tension cable used to move the divert the air flow from head to feet or whatnot how hard will that be to reconnect? also about sodering exactly what will i have to resoder? could you please help me out as soon as possible - thanks again
(and if it is as simple as resodering it and that solution works, then I'll be glad to sell someone this piece that I got for the $15 i payed for it)
-Jordan

 

The cable isn't that hard to do.. there's a screw on the side of the bracket that holds a metal clip in place. remove that screw and do what you have to to get the cable off.

when putting it back together, just line up the tiny holes in the cable from the metal clip, then put the screw back in. it's a little more difficult than that, but it's not hard at all if you pay attention. It took me longer to type this than it did to put the thing together.


for the soldering, pull the circuit board out of it, and you'll see a few fairly large resistors in the middle of the board. remove the old solder and flow some new solder into the joint. that *usually* fixes them. if not, then just start going over every decent-sized component on the board. the small chips and stuff usually don't have problems, but the larger parts that create heat (resistors, transistors, relays, etc) are the ones that usually get bad joints.

 

thanks much man i'll give it a try this weekend - if i have any questions I'll let you know - thanks again

 

darn, i have that problem too.. if u fix ur unit i'll be glad to take the other one off ur hands.

but i'll try to fix it when i have time.. i might not need it either if i do fix it..