fade lcd plastic

Hi all,

i am from Singapore & need to ask all professionals for advice.








The pic was taken from my recently bought 2001 VFR800. I had owned a 2004 V-tec VFR800 before for 3years & has not encounter this plastic issue before. But my current VFR had this problem. I have difficulty reading especially during day time, night time a bit better. But i wanna do something to it.

Can anyone help me & advice what can i do? Am i correct to say that the LCD behind is not the problem, but is the plastic infront? What can i do to it? I had been searching all available links to it but to no avail.

Thanks all for helping me & advicing me

 

Yeah, it doesn't look like the lcd/screen behind is the issue. Did moisture get in there?

 

I am not sure whether moisture gets in inside, but is it common to similar 5th gen Vfr too????

This is the 1st time I have encounter, so any advice for me???

 

Not sure about the 5th gen vfr's, but I have seen that happening to other makes and models. It was a issue on some ducatis..

 

Try and take the gauge cluster assembly off. Then get a cloth bag, and partially fill it with uncooked rice, then put the guage cluster inside with the rice. If there is moisture in there, the uncooked rice should pull it out.

I've seen my uncle use that trick for binoculars he left out on his boat over night.

 

I can't tell from the pic if that is just the "outside" piece of the plastic?

If its truly on the outside, there are a variety of products you can look into. Check at a local marina/boat store. They usually carry products to be used on radar/sonar/fish-finding equipment which are subject to some tough conditions.

Here in the USA we have plenty of products to restore old headlights. Those are too abrasive to use on a tiny little screen.

Do NOT use a paper towel under any condition. Always use a soft, clean rag.

 

At any RV store, you can buy crystals that you put in a basket and in a pail, and then in your rig when you store it for the winter. Same stuff that is in those little bags of crystals you find when you buy electronics. This stuff is designed to pull moisture out of the air. If the rice trick does not work, do the same thing with these crystals. I would think your should put it in a bag much larger than your LCD display panel. Matter of fact, I would use a paper bag so that any moisture that is pulled out of the display screen, can escape the bag as well.

After you have cleared up the problem, you need to fix it so it does not re-occur. I suggest a good wipe with a clean soft rag, then look at the edges to see if you can find where the seal is broken. If you cannot find a break, get yourself some high quality silicon caulking and wipe a film of that stuff all the way around the lcd seam. Just on the seam. Wet your finger before you apply the film. You are not supposed to touch that stuff with bare skin so they tell us now, but wit the amount you are doing, I would not give it a second thought.

I am not aware of this being a common problem. This is the first I have heard of it.

 

thank you all for the contributing advices & tips. Will try it out & get back to all of the final outcome.

Also if there is any other tips to share, please add on too so i can also do try it out

 

If it's moisture, the 5th gen clusters aren't sealed and come apart with like 2-3 screws. Once you take the entire front end off the bike anyway. Take it apart and wipe it down. Lol. If it's just discoloring like headlights, I imagine the same thing would work.

If the plastic has "crystallized" then, well, good luck. Some of the advice on products above may help.