GU PATROL RADIO/CD/TAPE PLAYER

could be a fuse or lose wire at the back, does it still work without the display? I took mine out of my 99 patrol when I baught a MP3 player. You can buy my old one if you like?

You could ditch it and get one of the new DVD units that fit in the old spot, can play DVD, CD, CDRW, MP3, and you can input a display from a suitable laptop to watch your GPS maps.

Cot around $500 I think.

I turfed my 98 model tape player for a Sony Xplod MP3 player before I saw the above thingy somewhere and I'm kicking myself!

Gerhard

Thanks everyone - will leave the final decision until I get a chance to pull the unit out and have a look at it. Just thought I'd put a query out to see if anyone had experienced the problem first hand.
Cheers
Pete

It is possible it isn't the screen but the bulb that illuminates it. I haven't had a Patrol radio apart in a while but if it is the usual bulb that is used then you can buy them from Jaycar or Dick Smith for <$2. Get really close to the screen and see if you can see anything displayed on it. If you can then it is the bulb.
If it is the screen then since it was intermittent then it could possibly be a dry solder joint or some other kind of bad connection. Whatever it is I am sure it would be internal.
It probably would cost around $60 + parts. If you take it to a shop that has their own tech and sales then they might take the cost of a quote off a new unit if you decide not to repair it.