EOI: Group install in Canberra for RVC, RNS-510 etc?

[javab0y]

G'day javab0y;
Keen to hear more about your experience in getting the RNS-510 installed, and any pointers re. buying the RNS-510 (presumably you bought it off eBay?).
Cheers

I have not received the unit yet, posted today now so should be here Monday and will try to install next week. I can put you in touch with this guy once I have ensured that everything is a-OK & also installed?
No problem. I am happy to give something back to the forum, if I can. He is on eBay but I bought outside to save costs.

@The_Hawk
Thanks mate for the re-assurance.

[Guest001]

I'm in Canberra, MKVI GTI and definitely interested in bluetooth, possibly reversing sensors and very possibly satnav.

If you are buying it for the Satnav dont waste your money.

The latest maps are already out of date by about a year.

It doesnt have proper text to speech.

Ie it says things like Stay on this road for a very long time!!!!!!!

When turning it doesnt give the street name in the voice command.

An $89 nav from Aldi does a better job.

For $3000 the VW are absolute crap.

[javab0y]

Ok to all the Canberra people: I have got my RNS installed and working today, thanks to erkinesen!! Very nice and helpful bloke.

So here's what I did:
1) Bought an RNS-510 from a seller called AudiUpgrades on eBay (even though I did the transaction outside eBay), his name is Martin and is based in Townsville. Very nice, honest, and helpful - good start there for me. Got a Version F for less than $1300 including PayPal and Postage. Arrived yesterday.

2) Then I found out about Erkin on the forum, he too was super nice and helpful - came home and installed the unit for me this morning! Wow.

3) Everything worked except for MFD but because we were running out of time, Erkin left me his VAG-COM and I managed to find the right boxes to tick and get it going (thanks to the forums!) after a few more searches.

The only thing that had to be done was go into Option 19 (CANBUS) and then go Into "Installation List" and then Select 37 Navigation and that's it!

It is quite simple (once you have done it).

While I was at it and had access to erkinesen's VAG-COM, I coded the Emergency Call (spanner button) to dial VW assist in AU; and also got the "Dancing Needles" on startup going. Again thanks to the info in the forums.

Best of luck everyone, and now to get the OPS/RVC done....

EDIT Can anyone with an RNS/RCD with no OPS and no RVC tell me what happens when you put the car in reverse? Not sure what mine used to do prior to RNS upgrade, but now it is blank screen with "look out" or some words on there. Also it takes a while to go away (3-5 secs) after you put into Drive from Reverse. May have been there all along but not sure anymore.

[jameshero]

I retrofitted an RNS510 and have no OPS or RVC, my display does not change when engaging reverse gear. It sounds as if you have coded the RNS to think there is a reverse camera attached and therefore it is displaying a black screen (as there is no camera connected).

[javab0y]

I retrofitted an RNS510 and have no OPS or RVC, my display does not change when engaging reverse gear. It sounds as if you have coded the RNS to think there is a reverse camera attached and therefore it is displaying a black screen (as there is no camera connected).

I figured that was the case... thanks for confirming/checking jameshero
Any idea where to change this? Is this via the VAG-COM?
EDIT: Tried a few check boxes around reverse camera in 39 NAVIGATION and that seems to have fixed it.