I have an 02 p12 sve with about 70k on it, its my wifes main car and as such get regular usage but on short journeys. The problem now is that the dashboard display (DVD) doesn't come on although  it flickers on start up.

occasionally it flickers back into life but then disappears, rain seems to be a contributary factor and I have read (on this site) that there are issues with cold start-up. What i need to know is where to start looking, I am no electrical engineer but it is better to arrive armed with info than staring blankly at the garage. Have many people had to replace these units?, what do they cost and can they be fixed?

As I stated there is a flicker when the car is turned oved so the screens ok, I have checked the fuse and there are no issues there any other ideas-regards in hope

Hi , Thanks for the quick reply, I'll give these a go over the weekend.fingers crossed and thanks

I have just come back from a very helpful auto electrician today who followed the steps of the DVD disassembly and I am very happy to say it all works fine at the moment and I hope it will continue to do so. I can heartilly agree with the comments'don't try this unless you have good car electrical knowledge' as although the dash seems to come apart quite easily there is a mish-mash off plugs to get wrong if you are not up to speed.
The board (at the back of the dvd player) seems to come out quite easily but the silver box containing the three coils needs to be de-soldered and removed before you can get to the transistor. The units used by Nissan are not sold by anybody else and the company (xavvi it think) do not offer spares so if this fix had not been found then a new dvd would ensue. so thanks to all.

Anyway -I can thoroughly recommend Forge Auto services (http://www.forgeautoelectrical.co.uk/services

07553 373 830

) for anybody near Bristol, and now he knows what to look for

Thanks to everybody who passed on advice.cheers

Hi

The original work was about 1 1/2 hour and cost £60, at this point the DVD unit was just taken out and the transistor pushed back in. This worked for a while but it jolted loose very soon after (about a week) and I agreed to have the unit removed again (a quick job this time as he knew what he was doing) and the transistor soldered into place (left the unit overnight) for a further £40. a very reasonable deal considering the options, the unit has worked very well since functioning correctly.

I would still recommend forge Auto electrical near Bristol Airport.

Best of luck everyone

Cheers