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

[mhh]

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.

Good luck. It's worth hanging in there now you've got this far. The solution is so tidy it is worth the pain to get it working.

[walbjj]

Wow, I got the ops working months ago. Sorry if I never updated

[jdimitri]

Wow, I got the ops working months ago. Sorry if I never updated

Tell us how! I wouldn't mind some sensors if it's not too expensive =)

[walbjj]

I bought the carsystems.pl kit off eBay, cost was about $350. And Derek at ea in sydney installed after a few tries. Wasn't easy but in the end after getting all the correct info it worked out

[XTC838]

Rear park sensors or camera

I'm tossing up between a rear park sensor or OEM Camera. The cost difference between them is around $121.

Would be interested to hear from people who has either one of those and which is more useful in the Golf.

Cheers guys.

[Corey_R]

IMO, Camera.
PDC can miss poles or other objects, they also don't help at night when it's really dark and you can't see too well what's behind. The RVC has great nightvision and can give a view of what's obscured by the Golf's relatively poor rearward vision.

Additionally, the car park that I park my car in at work has rather tall concrete blocks which are presumably to stop you from going over the railing by hitting your tyres. Except, they're so tall, they would hit the exhaust in my Golf R, and then the bumper, and probably lift the car in the air, way before it ever reached a tyre. The PDC doesn't pick them up that well. The RVC is perfect in that instance.

[walbjj]

A rvc is prob better, but I've never had issues with my ops.
The rvc and PDc unit in the hilux I have works excellently tho, and is essential for large cars

[Captain Courteous]

+1 for the camera mate..

My previous car had a reverse camera and parking sensors.. I always found the camera more useful.. More precise especially in those tight spaces in the city..

With the Golf now I only have sensors.. Wish I had the camera

[phantomcamel]

+1 for the camera mate..

My previous car had a reverse camera and parking sensors.. I always found the camera more useful.. More precise especially in those tight spaces in the city..

With the Golf now I only have sensors.. Wish I had the camera

Buy one from kufatec.de KUFATEC GmbH & Co. KG - Volkswagen

[BooHiss]

Optical Parking System - is it useful?

Hi all,

Week two of owning a new Golf 118TSI and really loving it, I am however having difficulty gauging the distance between neighbouring cars when parking, the bonnet dips so low I can't confidently tell how close I am to other objects. So I'm thinking about getting the Optical Parking System added but would like to know:

1) Is it really useful and not just a gadget?

2) can it be added by the Dealer? the Golf Sales pamphlet doesn't list it as a Dealer accessory, so does that mean it's factory fitted only?

3) Will it work with my RCD 310 Stereo?

4) How much does it cost?

5) Is it just as good to have the front and rear parking sensors "beeping system" installed?

any feedback is appreciated

thanks

[Sawed Off]

Had our 118TSI for half a week. Wife has mentioned the same thing about seeing the front, so I'd also be interested in all those things you asked.

[hooba]

I've got the factory rear view camera and the factory front and rear sensors, and when reversing I find the camera a lot more useful than the rear sensors. That said, having the sensors on the front is also really useful, particularly given the fact that a factory system warns you how close you actually are and on which side with graphic lines on the stereo screen.

Your only choice now is to go aftermarket, and if you search there is a good thread in here on how to install the rear view camera yourself.

[Greygon]

Hi, I am a newbie in Brisbane.
Have the new GTI 35 edition - and loving it!

Really want to get a RVC and rear sensors as the car came with private rear glass, which I further tinted when I did the fronts - looks really good but not great for reversing and reverse parking. I am keen on an after market reverse camera that can hook up to the RCD 510 and then to have audible-only rear parking sensors as extra safety with the camera. Any suggestions on what I should be budgeting and any suggestions on who would be a reliable installer in the Brisbane region?
Thanks in advance

BTW, I got an invitation card on my car today to join this VW forum - whoever that was - thanks heaps.

[walbjj]

Rear ops will cost about $350 for parts alone. Whereas a rvc should cost about $1000-1200 installed .

[Ryan_R]

Genuine OEM camera can be purchased on eBay for roughly $600-$700, installing it is the tricky bit, but there's another thread here with comprehensive instructions written by other members. I'm still waiting for the Postie to deliver my camera