Photos of RNS-510 & BlueTooth install in MK6

[Ryan_R]

Had a day off today and finalyl got around to installing the RNS510 and 9W3 BlueTooth that I got from eBay a few weeks ago (not raining for once).

I am checking to see if there are any members in the East/South-East Melbourne region who would like to assist with the necessary coding to finish the job. I'm happy to reimburse you for your time and assistance.


Here are a few pics I took along the way:


After removing the fascia (sounds like you're going to break it when you remove it)





The BlueTooth unit sits behind the A/C controls for an easier install:



Most of my day was spent running the microphone cable for the bluetooth/voice control. I started from a midway point just past the A pillar trim. I pulled it back just far enough to slot the cable in, all the way down to next to the fuse box, where I had removed some of the trim.





I then had a whole lotta fun trying to get the other bit of cable through the roof. I found some other stiffer cabling and pushed it up through the hole where I had removed the overhead compartment (no pics, sorry), and pushed it towards the trim on the driver side door. Once I got a hold of that, it took 3 or 4 attempts to tape the microphone cable in just the right way so that I could pull it back through.

Hey look! My car is [partially] Italian



The other end of the cable easily feeds under the steering wheel and back through to where the head unit is. You can open the drivers storage compartment under the light switch (where I figured out today that my sunglasses fit in there) to help pull the cable through.



In all my excitement I forgot to take pics once the install was complete, but I'm sure you all know what the RNS510 looks like already.


If you do have VAG Com, I'd love to hear from you either below or via PM

[Golfitup]

I will very soon, just ordered one from Ross-Tech

[Pepe]

Thanks for the pics

I have one, but am in Syd...

[PeDiES]

you did break the facia removing it.

but otherwise i would help but not in melbourne atm, if no one helps and you're stuck im back on the 21st and would be keen

[Ryan_R]

What makes you say that - everything went back on ok and looks exactly the same before I touched it, which I guess is the main thing.

[brad]

the three silver clips along the bottom edge. were you able to re-attach them to the facia?

[Ryan_R]

Yeah, they all popped back in fine.

[moonblade87]

Guys I'm over at Sydney..

Looking for someone with vagcom to help out with needle sweeping, foglight cornering and Rear light LED install.

Can anyone help?

[GTI mk6]

[QUOTE=Ryan_R;558419].......If you do have VAG Com, I'd love to hear from you either below or via PM....


I have found someone in Greensborough to do my LED's and anything else I want done.....
once my LED's arrive....still patiently waiting. looks like anyday now though

He is away over seas until 23rd Sept.
If you want details, PM me

[SMCC]

Ryan - i'm located in sth melb and have the cable and software - happy to help if im not too far. make sure you have the codes though

[Ryan_R]

Met up with SMCC today and got the coding all sorted - thanks again.

As I pulled away the GPS location was going all stupid (map moving around erratically). I thought I might have to turn back but then I remembered others saying it happened to them and it all sorted itself out after 10 mins - which it did for me.

The microphone works well for calls, but it doesn't seem to work for voice control, despite following the provided instructions. To be honest, it's not a feature I was planning on using much, so I'll leave it be for now.


There is one thing I would mind trying to setup (perhaps someone has already done similar). In the MFD, there's a part that shows the outside temperature. If I enable the Alternate Speed Unit setting, it changes to my speed in MPH. Would love to see if I could get the KPH speed to display there permanently instead, so that I can use the MFD for Nav, Phone, etc. Either that, or I could just check my speed the old fashion way :p

There's a shop in Dandenong that quoted me ~$300 to install a "box" that recalibrates the speed on the fly to make it accurate. On my car, 108kph on the digital display = 100kph on the GPS, and on council speed checker signs. It's out by 8%, since in a 50kph zone I would have to drive at 54kph to be accurate. It's no wonder people get annoyed on the freeway when they're stuck behind someone who's driving at an 'indicated' 95kph to be safe when they're really doing around 87kph in a 100 zone.

/rant

[Transporter]

Sorry for reviving the old thread but, I'd like to know, if there is enough space in MK6 behind the radio for the added connectors that come with the bluetooth unit wiring. I'm having a fun getting the RNS510 back in in MY11 RS Octavia. I didn't remove anything above or below radio, yet (it was getting dark yesterday). See my original post in Skoda section http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f86/...tml#post622765

edit: all sorted now.