2012 Mazda 5 need to replace film covering readout on dashboard. Do you know what it is called so I can search for it?
Posted by SundaySingAlong@reddit | Autos | View on Reddit | 12 comments
Hi all I'm trying to milk all I can out of my 2012 car. As you can see from the photo the strip covering my dash read out is melting off. Without the strip, it is just a blank red screen. Does anyone know what this covering strip is called? Thank you so much!
benisnotapalindrome@reddit
LCD polarizer film. You can buy sheets of it off Amazon and cut to fit.
SirDigbyChknCaesar@reddit
Make sure to cut it in the right orientation
CosmikSpartan@reddit
Can we assume the orientation or do we ask it?
legendary-spectacle@reddit
We always ask. It is important to let it tell its story.
SirDigbyChknCaesar@reddit
Hold the full sheet in front of the powered on display and turn it until you can see the display characters.
Or just be polite and ask.
Electrical-Bacon-81@reddit
This is exactly what i would do.
SundaySingAlong@reddit (OP)
Thanks all!
FrancoCaution@reddit
If you are looking for the whole replacement piece, look like its Part Number: CG39611J0. 2012 Mazda 5. Vehicle Information Display Screen.
Used one here:
https://www.ebay.com/p/1628150830
My Mazda5 got totaled in 2017 and I miss it every day :(
cdsbigsby@reddit
I don't know anything about the polarizing strips the other comments are talking about, maybe that's cheaper, but used parts are pretty cheap on eBay
SuperReleasio64@reddit
I think you can custom cut one from a broken TV it's just a polarizer lens
HawkNeither@reddit
So I don’t think that is a film covering the display, but might be plastic over the display itself. Maybe contacting a salvage yard to see if they have a replacement?
ptfuzi@reddit
It looks like the polariser film of the display