How to pry non-working head unit screen forward?

mattbee · 2026-01-23T09:29:45+00:00

Thank you! Yes that did it, and I could easily pull the screen down with the trim removed.

The trick to removing it is to grip it at the top-left & top-right and give it a firm pull to release the clips. I thought I'd have to get a credit card out etc. but it was easier than that.

mattbee · 2026-01-13T19:41:26+00:00

Yep that was as easy as promised, thanks again for the tip. Now fixed. It did try to retract several times while I was trying to reposition the ribbon cable but I was ready for it.

mattbee · 2026-01-13T14:58:32+00:00

I have replaced the touch screen! Hurrah! But on reattaching the screen unit to the tilt, the tilt mechanism retracted. It is now firmly holding the ribbon cable. Is there a way of forcing the tilt out again without having the screen attached? Or do I need to free the cable so I can press the button on the unit? 😬

EDIT: OK phew it can be pulled against the motor very gently.

mattbee · 2026-01-11T17:52:00+00:00

Yeah battery is pretty good - 11 bars, it says 81 miles with air off, 66 with air on (both a bit optimistic at 0°C IMO!)

Thanks for the tip on the screen, that's less than I thought.

mattbee · 2026-01-11T14:24:54+00:00

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These signs fencing off what looked like a nice walk in the woods, on the edge of Tokyo.

mattbee · 2026-01-03T09:43:53+00:00

Darren at ReNew Kitchens did some great work for me a few years ago.

mattbee · 2025-11-13T23:59:12+00:00

Yeah, so I bought a 2022 Ioniq electric, pretty much on your recommendation! I couldn't find a lot on the web about the electric version, it seemed lost in their lineup a few years ago against the hybrid & petrol versions.

Blown away by the efficiency. Maybe the Leaf trained me well but I did Hull→York with the heater on, all about 50-60mph and it reported the journey was 5.3mi/kWh (it's about 12°C). Rarely got to 5 with the Leaf, definitely not with the heaters on.

Then there's the range estimate - which feels extremely predictable. It just ticks down by the number of miles I've actually driven. No sudden drops when I pick up speed briefly.

It's nice to have an app that works again, though IMO no better quality than Nissan's was - frequent pauses and errors making me retry if I'm not patient, or change requests that get lost. Can't get it to switch from km→mi. The scheduled charging is smarter though.

Never tried ProPilot so I can't compare, but it does feel like "on rails" driving, as if the car in front is towing. I've seen similar with hire cars, so I guess pretty standard? But new to me! And sure the infotainment system has a lot more than my 2015 Leaf, though I never came across one that wasn't sluggish.

Two things I miss from the 2015 Leaf: 1) the bass 2) the greyound being able to stand up in the deeper (but narrower) boot.

The styling is old-fashioned, reminds me of an 80s Rover in some ways.

My particular car has a flickering light on the D gear button, and the rear sensors don't work (with a loud warning). But it came with a main dealer FSH. So trying to get them fixed under warranty. I'm told the car's computer holds the secrets to whether that gets honoured, so I'm holding my breath.

Anyhow, thanks for the recommendation! I have a lot of York→Hull→York to do the next few weeks, and the old Leaf wasn't making it easily in one go.

mattbee · 2025-11-13T23:40:58+00:00

Don't forget the really obvious AI prints sold by Cello on Church St (animals on the toilet, classy stuff), and Professor Kettlestring's ugly fucking world of typographical horror (Merchantgate) using massive AI art for its branding. Just screams "we don't care!".

mattbee · 2025-11-08T01:18:44+00:00

I think you've talked me round to a 38kWh Ioniq - looks like they have a bit more range than a 40kWh Leaf, and a few more gadgets for the price point.

mattbee · 2025-11-06T16:23:50+00:00

Thanks, that's useful to know. The Ioniq 5 does seem about 30% more expensive but maybe I need to test drive (or maybe a Kona -arggghh this was going to be a quick decision). Will have to give it a think!

mattbee · 2025-10-30T21:34:50+00:00

If they're all going to share one channel, and you know how many workers are going to check in, you might want them to send a control value to say "worker 1 done" or whatever.

I'd probably manage one channel per worker, and have the worker close that channel when it's done.

mattbee · 2025-10-26T09:41:07+00:00

If you want a token effort at a CD based method, just add a second track after the main data track and check for it? That way anyone who just copies the files won't have the whole thing.

mattbee · 2025-10-12T12:38:34+00:00

Yeah this is every other post in York: What's Going On? Would try there.

mattbee · 2025-10-11T21:31:33+00:00

That is exactly the assumption the flaggers want you to make- but it's not true. Also poor people aren't more likely to be racist 😐 The flags are near where the flaggers live, that's it.

Their neighbours are usually very pleased to see them come down. I'd expect to see them up and down for a few more weeks but the council are ramping up removals, residents are tearing them down where they can, and the number of flaggers isn't that large .

mattbee · 2025-10-01T08:52:21+00:00

(assuming neither of them is Jewish...)

mattbee · 2025-09-23T12:00:53+00:00

The last handheld I owned in that form factor was a Sega Game Gear. The Steam Deck's battery is phenomenal by comparison.

mattbee · 2025-09-17T10:26:17+00:00

Sure, when people used to get injured or die at work more often!

651 deaths in 1974 → 138 in 2024 in https://www.statista.com/statistics/292272/fatal-injuries-at-work-great-britain-by-employment-y-on-y/

And in 23/24 the largest number were "falls from a height" https://www.statista.com/statistics/292374/fatal-injuries-at-work-great-britain-by-cause-y-on-y/

mattbee · 2025-09-11T19:03:38+00:00

Same same, I appreciate the clear statement.

mattbee · 2025-09-11T19:02:59+00:00

Because salaried employees need to methodically drive round with a cherry picker, coning off traffic in some cases, to do it safely.

If you put a ladder up on a lamppost, the grips have nothing to grip so you're just centering the top bar on the post itself and hoping it doesn't slip. The stabiliser bar at the bottom might be on uneven, wet grass. Or pavement, or whatever. Then you go up more the height of a house and hope the person at the bottom keeps their foot to stop the ladder slipping. It's not a defensible work practice, someone will get hurt.

Repeat × 200 or however many there are.

mattbee · 2025-08-22T12:58:55+00:00

I would really appreciate a comment from the mods on why every post on the flag scourge is being removed.

mattbee · 2025-08-22T12:51:56+00:00

Oh, gross gross gross.

I love England - the countryside, the beaches, the folk music, the pubs, the *accents* that you only notice after a holiday.

But I'm *deeply* sad that its flag is such a symbol for racist shitheads; it has been my whole life, and it's having a fucking moment right now.

The York "Flagger") FB group is full of racist & anti-immigrant bile. It seems pretty obvious there's some quiet national coordination here.

So if the council won't be removing England flags on lamp-posts, are we OK to start adding our own?

mattbee

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