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For the cost of a replacement on ebay I'd say it has to be worth a try. You might get lucky, like I did, and get a part that works perfectly for around 25 quid

I think it has to be a fault as since replacing my climate panel, both my screens are the same brightness. The panels are really easy to disassemble so it wouldn't take a lot to strip the brighter panel and put something over the led/bulb/diffuser to reduce the brightness.

i just bought a 2005 2.0 diesel and mine is exactly the same lower screen dimmer than top one

It could be something as trivial as tyre pressure, or the vehicle being left for a period of time . You could try to activate the system by braking hard and see if that works . If that doesn't work why not purchase a diagnostic scanner ? ( someone will give you the link for a cheap one on E bay ) it will then give you a code, which in turn should lead to any fault which would cut down on garage bills . We have the scanner codes if you need them . ATB, Trevor