I don't think my new MFD should look like this.

Before I went back to John, the guy who installed this to tell him he installed a bad unit, I just wanted to confirm that when you buy a $200-$300 MFD vs Toyota's $3000 MFD that you are NOT supposed to get something that looks like this.

This is what he took out, on one of it's better days when it actually WORKED...


And after yesterday's install, THIS is what got put in. Thought it was dim because it was in the bright sunshine, but nope, even in the shade today this is what I'm getting, and it's on the brightest setting.


I'm thinking John needs to try again and get a better unit from his supplier, or get a new supplier.

The install itself was great, he did a great job putting it in, not to mention setting up my SiriusXM better than I did it when I installed it without charging me extra for it, but what he put in just seems like it's defective.

Input please before I go back to John and let him know I'm not happy with this?

Thanks, y'all.

 

No, neither.

 

Install is done and unfortunately paid for, he put it in yesterday, and I didn't realize until I compared images today from my old unit to the new unit how bad of a difference it was. He's already torn out my dash once before, before he realized that his supplier had sent the wrong one. This was already the supplier's second MFD shipment. :-/

 

I know, I've been through all the menus, this bad boy is on maximum brightness and contrast. Compared to the nice bright one he took out, that was probably on half to 3/4 bright/contrast each.

 

So this is NOT what you're supposed to get when you pay less as an alternative to Toyota's overpriced $3000 screen. I sort of figured as much. Didn't realize how bad it was until I compared it to what I had. What's funny is when he moved my car, he even commented on how the back up camera wasn't looking too good either, when I saw what he was talking about today, immediately thought "nothing wrong with the camera, that's the same distorted off color oval that's on the main display."

Ugh. Guess I'm going to have to call him and get him to come out and tear the dash apart a third time (he did it once, and then realized that his supplier had sent him the display that was on the 2007 a year earlier, the one that looks like Windows 95). So he had to put it all back together again and rescheduled for yesterday to put the correct one in. Which turns out to be crap, apparently. I honestly don't think he realized that it was bad when he put it in. =I= didn't even realize it was bad - I was thinking it was dim due to sunlight shining directly through the windshield - until I discovered that there was no adjustment on it that would make it look right.

Gonna text him the two photos, I guess, and let him know that I've got issues with what he put in. Worst case, I can always put a hold on the credit card charge if it comes down to it. Don't think it'll come to that, though. This guy came highly recommended by my regular mechanic who I've been going to for years. And unless he was trying to pull a fast one, just don't think he realized that the display was bad.

Thanks for confirming what I feared was the case. *sigh* Oh well, at least my SiriusXM is working through the Aux port again, lol, at least that's something.

 

To his credit, and maybe I'm being naïve about it, but I honestly don't think he realized he HAD a bad screen. He never saw what I had in there to start with, and even =I= looked at it in the bright sun and thought it was just the glare of the sun initially, until I started driving home at the end of the day without the sun on it and realized that even at full brightness/contrast, it still didn't look right. Then when I compared the two photos, it was like "no, unless this is what you get when you don't pay Toyota $3000 for one of theirs, there's something wrong with this one".

Gonna text him the photos at lunch and go from there. Hopefully getting in another one won't be an issue.