Park Distance Control / Optical Parking Sensors (PDC / OPS)

[Captain Courteous]

Yes I got the mk6 (badge) RVC and RCD510 working fine from the factory. You can fit the same RVC but is a fair bit of work But places like European Autotech can supply and fit them, or you could just get a cheap camera and kufatek adapter but i'd recommend going with the OEM one.

Has anyone in Sydney had the VW OEM camera fitted post-delivery? DIY or done at a shop? I'd be keen on the latter as I lack the skill and know-how of DIY electronics lol. I imagine there’d be a lot of work involved.. Fitting the motor & camera to the VW badge, configuring the RNS510 to activate in reverse etc..

I do a lot of driving within the CBD so it would really come in handy getting into those small spaces...

[Idle]

Has anyone in Sydney had the VW OEM camera fitted post-delivery? DIY or done at a shop? I'd be keen on the latter as I lack the skill and know-how of DIY electronics lol. I imagine there’d be a lot of work involved.. Fitting the motor & camera to the VW badge, configuring the RNS510 to activate in reverse etc..

I do a lot of driving within the CBD so it would really come in handy getting into those small spaces...

You don't really need electronics skill as such — you need to know how to join wires by soldering or with connectors and how to read.

You'll also need physical strength, confidence and common sense.

Everything else (components, tools, installation info) can either be bought or found free on the 'net — depending on the installer you choose (if you can find one) you can save over $1000 by DIY...

[walbjj]

the badge rvc will cost u $1250 installed at European Autotech. its a lot of labour involved. the parts only cost about $500-600, but the time to pull all the trims out and what not is a lot.
thats why i went with the OPS. i just need some guidance with my parking

[markwid]

Hi guys,

I have some bad news for my OPS retrofit. It has developed intermittent problems and I suspect it is draining power even when off. In the morning it would give out audible "ding, ding" but no error message on the MFD.

I have disconnected the PDC unit for now. When I get a chance, I will be taking it to VWvillage for George to have a look.

Possible problem and solution.

[walbjj]

Taking my gti back to Derek Tom, he installed the sensors and wired it up but it didn't respond. I emailed the seller and he provided wiring info etc so will give it another crack Tom.

[markwid]

Taking my gti back to Derek Tom, he installed the sensors and wired it up but it didn't respond. I emailed the seller and he provided wiring info etc so will give it another crack Tom.

Share the wiring info...

[walbjj]

It's a PDF file in German that they linked me to, I'll post a link later

[walbjj]

http://www.carsystems.pl/PDC VW Golf 6.pdf

its in german.
he also provided this info
Which pins because it must be connected to can gateway pins no 6 and 16

Can high from ops module pin no 6 to can gateway pin no 16

And can low 15 to 06 in can gateway

In ops module pin 8 - gnd / pin no 1 12V
means nothing to me unfortunately

[markwid]

Thanks. Here is the same file, in case some of you have problems with link above.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...kYjAx&hl=en_US

Will pass on the info to George @ VWvillage.

[blueonblue]

Parking Sensors for Golf Bluemotion

HI all,

I am looking at getting some parking sensors fitted to my Golf Bluemotion and am thinking these look like the go:

Bosch - ParkPilot - Perfect Parking made easy

The only place in Perth that seems to do them is:

PEBCO Automotive

I am wondering if anyone has any experience with these units?

[Corey_R]

Hey mate. Welcome to the forums. I've merged your thread with this existing aftermarket PDC thread. Have a look through, there may already be several suitable suggestions.

[walbjj]

So the ops system that I bought is communicating with the controller but not with the car. This same system, someones elses that is, works in some capacity on a mk5, but my mk6 is causing issues.
Markwid however managed to get it working somewhat in his mk6.
I've emailed the eBay vendor requesting proper info or a refund. I'm left with 4 holes in my bumper now.
Derek at EA has a complete front and rear unit which he says will work but it's more expensive. I might as well just get that now and save the mucking around. Pretty annoyed, but what can u do.

[Corey_R]

Can you provide the info of the system that Derek is selling when you have the details? Thanks.

[Matchew]

So the ops system that I bought is communicating with the controller but not with the car. This same system, someones elses that is, works in some capacity on a mk5, but my mk6 is causing issues.
Markwid however managed to get it working somewhat in his mk6.
I've emailed the eBay vendor requesting proper info or a refund. I'm left with 4 holes in my bumper now.
Derek at EA has a complete front and rear unit which he says will work but it's more expensive. I might as well just get that now and save the mucking around. Pretty annoyed, but what can u do.

So no luck with Derek then? That's no good. I was hoping you would have a good story and an answer.

I have been doing some hunting around and all I can come up with is what EA have already tried. The seller for my unit gave me the Kufatec instructions through the car systems.pl website. The only additional info I can find is that there is an untick option in module 37 which is the nav unit to enable parking aid display and the options to enable in module 10.

Unfortunately I think I'm in the same boat as you walbjj. I'm going to see if I can get a refund on the eBay kit and order the sensors through Derek. My guess is they're buying the Kufatec kits, going by the price they quote and the location of origin, but Kufatec request a VIN on order so their kits should work out of the box.

[walbjj]

at this stage no, but the thing that gets me is that the mk6 has a diff canbus interface to the mk5 so the mk5 should get better results. a member on the golfmk5 forums got his unit up and running, albeit not perfectly, but enough to be operational.
and markwid got his unit running on a mk6.
i got one last stab at it with derek as my car needs to get this water pump/ whistle issue looked at and then it goes in for my upgrades and derek will have another go at it with any new info that i can gather.