2001 Mustang

**cliffloehr** · 05-24-2006, 08:57 AM

OK - back from vacation.
Last night the screen got fixed! The VGA/RCA/Power wires are now rerouted to go stright out the back of the LCD display.

**cliffloehr** · 05-25-2006, 09:28 AM

More progress:
Last night I refitted the mounting bracket to the PC sits almost on top of the A/C controls and connected all the sound wires as directed in StangNet. It sounds GREAT!

**cliffloehr** · 05-28-2006, 10:46 AM

More progress last night!
I was able to mount the front-side USB, switches (Power & Reset) and 3 LEDs (PW/SLP/HD). I also re-soldered the VGA connectors inside the display... they were still loose - that better fix the problem!

**cliffloehr** · 05-28-2006, 04:47 PM

Here are some updated pictures

**cliffloehr** · 05-28-2006, 04:50 PM

Here a picture of it booted up - in the car. the bezel needs to be redone. but the sound is hooked in and it's finally working!

**tj!2k4** · 05-28-2006, 06:03 PM

very nice.. perhaps you'd like to do mine next

**Specimen** · 05-31-2006, 02:06 PM

Looking good. Now if some one asks how I did my mustang I can direct them to this thread, since our setup is almost the same and you have better install pictures.

**cliffloehr** · 05-31-2006, 04:44 PM

I was driving down the road with everything working and the screen just went black! Right away I was thinking the back light went out because the screen's power light was on and the music was still playing. I took the screen apart again and there it was...

I did some searching on this site and found I am not alone!!

Blown CCFL Inverter

Lesson Learned:
ALWAYS keep a handful of Internet sites in your back pocket!

**cliffloehr** · 05-31-2006, 11:05 PM

OK... while I await parts for the display, I'll be working on the upper bezel. I was glad to have a chance to use it (if only for a day) to find out that glare is a very real problem... especially in a convertible! So I want to angle the screen to reflect the seat back rather then the back window (or sky). I am also thinking about some kind of small visor over the screen (molded into the bezel).

I may also put a heat sink & fan on the stinking inverter transformer after its working again.