OPS RNS-510 Installation Problems

[Matchew]

Hi,

I Recently purchased this 4 Sensor OPS Retrofit kit from ebay:

VW OPS optical parking system RNS RCD 510 MFD3 GOLF PDC | eBay

I had my sensors colour coded and my spray painter, and today I took my car to European Autotech to have the system installed onto my MY08 R32.

The guys there told me that they had tried to install a kit earlier in the week and had problems, so they would do a test install first to make sure all of the coding was right, and the system was behaving itself.

I went back to pick my car up this afternoon and it turns out that my system is having the same problems as the previous install they attempted.

The unit appears to communicate correctly with the CanBus Gateway, and beeps as expected, however there is no display on the RNS-510. Derek said they tried every combination of configuration they knew, but they were still unable to get it to work properly. He suggested I contact the seller and request a comprehensive wiring diagram, which I have done, but I'm not expecting too much of a response from them.

I was hoping that there would be someone on here who has successfully installed this before and might be able to help me get this to work. Derek is happy to attempt another install on the system, and I am happy to go back to him to get it installed, but I need to find out how to get this to work properly in the car.

The parts supplied with the kit are:

-PDC control unit (part no. 1Z0 919 475 B),
-4 parking sensors for rear bumper (part no. 3C0 919 275 S),
-4 holders for parking sensors (for fitting into bumper, part no. 1Z5 919 491 C),
-Wiring for sensors (conects parking sensors to PDC control unit),
-CAN BUS wiring (goes from front of car to the rear where PDC Control Unit is located).

The PDC Control unit part number is a sticker on the front of the unit, im not sure whether the part number under the sticker is the same.

If anyone could shed some light on a wiring diagram, or what the problem might be with configuring the unit, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mat

[grtuned]

Its possible that your wiring needs to be checked, i've checked out the kit you purchased and i noticed these minimum
requirements are required to operate it correctly
(The CAN BUS gateway needs to be version E or later. The head unit VW RNS 510 has to have a software index of at least 1000. Unit
VW RCD 510 has to have part number 3C8 035 195. VAG COM system recoding is required after fitting in order to make it work)

have you checked all this??? Could post a copy of gateway installation list??

[walbjj]

hey matchew, that would be i that was trying to install the ops into my mk6 gti.
markwid, a forum member here actually got it to work in his mk6. george at vw village got it running, not sure what he did. he has offered to look at it if it gets stuck

[Matchew]

grtuned,

I think you're right, it's a wiring issue, not a hardware issue. My CanBus Gateway is a Revision K and the RNS-510 is a version C LED that was only manufactured in October last year and Installed in January this year so it should meet all the minimum requirements.

When European Autotech did the install it was only a temporary fit to check that it worked, I don't have a VCDS cable so unfortunately I can't get a scan to post.

hey matchew, that would be i that was trying to install the ops into my mk6 gti.
markwid, a forum member here actually got it to work in his mk6. george at vw village got it running, not sure what he did. he has offered to look at it if it gets stuck

Walbjj, you have a PM.

Markwid, if you have any suggestions I would really appreciate your input.

[markwid]

Hello guys. Just spotted this thread.

Sorry but I have bad news for my OPS retrofit.

George at VWvillage got it to work - of course I have no clue as to what he did to get it to work. Here comes the but. After a week, intermittently it will not work. At the same time, in the morning, I will get a audible warning "ding, ding" when I open the car door.

I have disconnected the PDC unit for now. When I have some free time, I will bring it to George to have a look.

Doing a bit of google, I found this possible issue and solution.

[Matchew]

That's no good markwid. Hopefully you can get it working.

I would be interested to hear how you get on with it.

I have come across that information myself in my searches. I'm hoping that is the cause of the problem and that it's an easy fix. All of the part numbers I have seem to match up with the ones specified by Maverick on his website so I don't believe ther should be an issue. I'm hoping it's an easy fix and it's just the wiring.

[markwid]

Well, it is confirmed that my OPS was wired to constant power - this could be the problem. The suggested solution is to wire to ignition switched.

Will do this sometime in the week and report back how it goes.

[walbjj]

hey mark, how long did george take to work on it. im giving it another go but if its no good, i need to find time to get out to vw village and see what he can do

[markwid]

hey mark, how long did george take to work on it. im giving it another go but if its no good, i need to find time to get out to vw village and see what he can do

I am guessing that your install is partially done already, so best talk to George and get an estimate.

[Matchew]

It will be interesting to see whether there is a difference in operation once you get it wired to ignition switched power.

I'm still in the same boat as walbjj. Mine isn't working, or parially installed and I'm considering getting a refund and getting Derek to supply and fit a system for me.

[walbjj]

ok, i talked to my mate who is the audi service manager and asked whether they did any retrofits of parking systems. they said they use a local car audio place that uses a german aftermarket oem/audi kit and installs them. full intergration with the audi rne. ill stop by and have a talk to them. i think they use kufatec
at this stage, im looking at all options and if it costs, then it costs.

[walbjj]

ok, went to the audio shop, he looked at it, called the kufatec/fiscon australian distributor and was told that he, himself had a OPS system installed by someone, took 4 tries and some 15 hours of mucking about. the coding was a head****. he said it can be done but its a mission.
he told me straight up, after looking thru the german instructions that they were awesome instructions and if u followed them then u should be fine. but he also said that if my guy, derek followed them and it didnt work, then it was a coding problem, and u would need to go into the long code, which is a problem.
he said he could do it, fairly routine, but couldnt guarantee it would work, especially if someone else tried it.
he suggested i return it.
so ill get it pulled out and i emailed the ebay vendor. hopefully it will be a lesson learnt, if i can get a refund......if not ill be pursuing paypal/ebay

[markwid]

I really wonder why it is so hard to retrofit OPS when we are using OEM components.

Anyway, back to where I am with this. Mostly good news.
Power is now switched - only on when ignition is on. One problem solved.
Working again, yeah !? Here comes the but...it would seem that PDC is throwing up EEPROM errors - similar to attached photo below.

So for all intents and purposes, it is currently working but I don't know how long it will remain working.

[Matchew]

So it sounds more like this is a coding issue, but a minefield to guess the right coding for all the different modules.

Markwid, I have bought the same kit you did from T-Era on eBay and the part they supply for the module is actually a Skoda part number. There is also talk on the Internet that these are a reproduction unit and not a genuine part, this could explain the EEPROM error.

There is a VW Golf part that is equivalent and I have seen a thread on Golfmkv where a guy got this part to work, but I can't confirm whether the sensors are same part numbers. Out of interest, the Golf part number is 1K0 919 475 B.

I have managed to get an address to return my sensors for a refund, so i think the best way to go is to order the kit from EA and have them install it for me. If I had more time and a cable I would be tempted to keep playing and get this to work. I wonder if a different module would solve your problem Markwid?

[markwid]

I wonder if a different module would solve your problem Markwid?

Who knows? If there is more info on what will work, I will look into it.

If mine continues to work despite some PDC errors (not visible to me anyway), I can live with that.