Replace orange OEM screen with colour screen

bigdongers · Nov 1, 2005

just replaced OEM screen with colour screen. Need help!

hi guys.

With much help from the great guys on this forum (especially zebelkhan) I replaced my OEM orange screen with a 7" colour one. I will take some pics later on

I installed a TV tuner also and now get TV running to the screen

DVD player to come later on.

I need help with an interesting issue though. The screen has buttons and the IR sensor on the bottom. This is all blocked by the OEM screen cover/shroud which is good cause it looks factory now. Problem is that the remote control doesnt work now because the sensor is blocked.

Is there anyway around this problem?

zebelkhan · Aug 11, 2004

The way I did it was to actually disassemble the screen, unsolder the IR receiver off the buttons PC board, extend its wires and place it down below. A less "clean" job would be to dril a hole on the MO's screen face plate so the IR receiver can "see" the remote.

I will take a picture of where I now have the receiver and post.

bigdongers · Nov 1, 2005

zebelkhan said:
The way I did it was to actually disassemble the screen, unsolder the IR receiver off the buttons PC board, extend its wires and place it down below. A less "clean" job would be to dril a hole on the MO's screen face plate so the IR receiver can "see" the remote.

I will take a picture of where I now have the receiver and post.

thanks again zeb

I don't know if I am handy enough to be unsoldering IR sensors..... I don't want to drill a hole either in the screen face plate.

Hoping there is a creative solution out there that I havnt thought about...

zebelkhan · Aug 11, 2004

bigdongers said:
I don't know if I am handy enough to be unsoldering IR sensors.....

Actually it is not too bad but just like any "operation" things can go wrong...

I am not sure if it is doable but how about a fiber cable (the type that transmitts light like those they use in stereo systems for audio)with one end fixed in front of the sensor and the other end somewhere where you can hold the remote against?????

Or an elaborate system of mirrors....

Just some thoughts....

Kris · Jul 23, 2003

bigdongers

another option - fly me in and I can do it!

But seriously it should not be a big problem. The key is to have a right soldering iron and practice on something else before you approach the screen.

Good luck.

.:DSï · Nov 29, 2005

I want to do same but thought was not possible
What needs to be done to accomplish this? do you have a DIY?

zebelkhan · Aug 11, 2004

Some information and ideas on options to extend the IR sensor on a Lilliput:

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=52399&highlight=IR

http://www.hometech.com/infrared/extenders.html

http://www.webelectricproducts.com/00/1/rremote.htm

bigdongers · Nov 1, 2005

zebelkhan said:
I will take a picture of where I now have the receiver and post.

Hi zeb,

can you post the picture when you have a chance? I may give this a try. Whats the worst that could happen? The IR might stop working but that aint working currently anyway

Will any standard electrical wire work?

Kris · Jul 23, 2003

bigdongers said:
Will any standard electrical wire work?

Any 0.5 mm2 should be fine.

dvg · Aug 7, 2005

hey guys - did a search and couldn't find zeb's install thread for the carputer. Is it on this site?

thanks in advance...

zebelkhan · Aug 11, 2004

I don't have a install thread as I did not have a camera to take pictures at the time. There are some pictures in my gallery you can look at though.

I used a regular telephone wire to extend my IR sensor using three out of the four wires inside. The trickiest part of the whole thing is disassembling the liliiput housing and being very careful with the ribbon cables while doing so. The cable connectors are very fragile and can break easily.

HERE you will find some nice pictures of the insides of the lilliput. Depending on which model you have, the buttons PCB may be different from the one pictured but you should only have three solder points to worry about. Take your time and make sure you use a heat sink to prevent damaging the PCB or the sensor. Also note the way it has been soldered so you do not cross the wires.

Before taking your lilliput apart, I also recommend you read the threads HERE so amongst other things you can learn how to program your lilliput so that it would automatically turn on. Please note that these pictures and links are mostly for lilliputs without a TV but they may also work on those as well.

Good luck!

Here is a picture of where the IR sensor is now. I pulled it out a bit to show but it can be pushed in and become almost invisible.

Enforcer · Jul 21, 2003

Wow thats awesome. Post up details and pics and/or links to other threads this needs to be a sticky. I believe this thread is related:

http://www.nissanmurano.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5475

PhongZ · Mar 5, 2005

Hey, I did not see any mentioning about the car information being displayed on the color screen. Has this been solved ?

zebelkhan · Aug 11, 2004

PhongZ said:
Hey, I did not see any mentioning about the car information being displayed on the color screen. Has this been solved ?

I wish....our gurus have given up on the idea......

PhongZ · Mar 5, 2005

Doh!... I thought someone finally hacked the murano display controller... got me all excited

Too bad then, I've done carputer before...still have the lilliput, via board, and yellow cap battery from the old car in my garage.

Enforcer · Jul 21, 2003

Well I'm waiting for the 06 service manual to be available. I'm thinking the easiest way for pre-06 models would be to retrofit with 06 parts...may not be cheapest though and SW may be a problem.

jaak · Dec 18, 2002

zebelkhan said:
I wish....our gurus have given up on the idea......

Someone send me the latest service manual, drop by with the car and the parts and I'll help them see if it's feasible...

Buying another Murano at this point is not a financial option for me! (After all I have to buy lots of gas now...)

pbuelow · Jul 5, 2005

Not quite given up, but I got some really difficult bad news today from a friend in the biz. Essentially, all the data on the 13 segment display is delivered over the CAN bus. It's a proprietary Nissan protocol that at best would be difficult to decode, and most likely impossible. However, that leaves me with no useful options just now. Basically, I have most of the HW, and a lot of half integrated SW (got bluetooth handsfree + SMS displays sorta working) that can't really be used. GAH!

maCar · Apr 4, 2006

Lcd / Nav

Ok, I’ve spent the last month reading threads looking at all different available options to replace the ugly looking (by 2006 standards) orange screen for my 2005 SL (I know, should have gotten the NAV factory installed)

Now, this is what I’ve found:

NO CLEAR ANSWER

This is what I would like to know, and if someone replies, please be straight forward, I would appreciate it.

BASIC UPGRADE:

- CAN I REPLACE THE ORANGE SCREEN FOR A NICE LOOKING LCD WITHOUT LOOSING ANY FUNCTIONS? >NO NAV, JUST LIKE THE ‘06
* IF NOT, PLEASE, WHY NOT?

- IF THE FIRST UPGRADE IS POSIBLE, CAN I INSTALL THE NAV SYSTEM ON IT?

Now, I know that there are a lot of threads regarding this topic, but many of them, are already over 2 months old, and tech. changes; and many of this threads, just recommend alternatives which involve damaging the original look of the Murano.

I would really appreciate any help.

Enforcer · Jul 21, 2003

Of course its possible, go down to your dealer and ask them for a list of what parts you'll need to buy. These might help. From 05 SM.

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