RNS 510 Sat Nav

[tryingavw]

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Advantages:
In-car, so if stolen needs car to go with it..
Better function and tracking while out of satellite range
MFD interface, which my wife really likes.
Can play DVDs..

very quick- handy in bushfires with a blackout as you can zoom down to 30m scale and follow the road.

also sd card input and you can save songs to the h/drive ( can also from mp3 disks but not from music cds

+ reverse cam if its a wagon .

get it its very cool

[passatpout]

very quick- handy in bushfires with a blackout as you can zoom down to 30m scale and follow the road.

I'll PM you on that one..

+ reverse cam if its a wagon .

On a retrofit? Can others clarify if it comes with it?

Also, can anyone say whereabouts is the GPS antenna, and what's required to install it? I've done it on trains, but they're generally a bit easier and have room in the roof cavity to run cable. With the Golf, the standard antenna is a bee-sting at the rear of the roof, while the RNS-510 GPS antenna has a smaller shark-fin antenna with a common mounting for the radio bee-sting. How would that work on a Passat wagon, where the antenna is in the rear-most side windows?

get it its very cool

I've had it, I like it, but $3300 is a lot of bread.. and if I optioned it up through my lease, then the repayments will change.. of course, I could always look at altering the annual distance from 30,000km to 40,000km, just means I have to do a bit more driving to catch up (currently aiming at about 35,000km).

[Guy_H]

I'll PM you on that one..



On a retrofit? Can others clarify if it comes with it?

Also, can anyone say whereabouts is the GPS antenna, and what's required to install it? I've done it on trains, but they're generally a bit easier and have room in the roof cavity to run cable. With the Golf, the standard antenna is a bee-sting at the rear of the roof, while the RNS-510 GPS antenna has a smaller shark-fin antenna with a common mounting for the radio bee-sting. How would that work on a Passat wagon, where the antenna is in the rear-most side windows?



I've had it, I like it, but $3300 is a lot of bread.. and if I optioned it up through my lease, then the repayments will change.. of course, I could always look at altering the annual distance from 30,000km to 40,000km, just means I have to do a bit more driving to catch up (currently aiming at about 35,000km).

You can retrofit rear view camera's - full factory or factory emulating after market.

Park assist will work if already fitted, it is possible to retrofit park assist, but its a fiddly, time consuming job.

[Caddyman]

is it possible to retrofit park assist to my MY08 R36 sedan?

thanks

Matthew

[firefly]

Hmmm...wonder why it's not available for R36?

[passatpout]

You can retrofit rear view camera's - full factory or factory emulating after market.

Thanks - not so worried about the camera, more concentrating on where GPS antenna is located, and how the cable runs (not wanting to go into areas where airbags are fitted etc).

Park assist will work if already fitted, it is possible to retrofit park assist, but its a fiddly, time consuming job.[/QUOTE]

Not worried about that, I've found that the front and rear sensors do a more than adequate job.

[Guy_H]

is it possible to retrofit park assist to my MY08 R36 sedan?

thanks

Matthew

Just to be clear - what we call "park assist" is the rear camera with the lines that "assist" you in parking. If your car has factory park sensors, then with the correct camera etc - this is possible!

[Steve]

Any idea how difficult or expensive it would be?

My R36 wagon was part of the first production run for Australia and VW Australia forgot to tell the factory to include the reversing camera as part of the RNS510 package (the camera is optional elsewhere).

VW Australia have decided that for whatever reason a retrofit is not possible... which sucks, because I'd like a reversing camera!

[R36 Dreamer]

Any idea how difficult or expensive it would be?

My R36 wagon was part of the first production run for Australia and VW Australia forgot to tell the factory to include the reversing camera as part of the RNS510 package (the camera is optional elsewhere).

VW Australia have decided that for whatever reason a retrofit is not possible... which sucks, because I'd like a reversing camera!

I was in the same boat, and am told whilst it is possible, it involves running wires from the tailgate to the headunit, which involves a great deal of labour.

VW decided it could cause more problems (possible stripping of other wires etc.

I would have thought it would be the same wiring "loom" for all vehicles, with some wires being redundant, but thats not what I am being told.

Camera would be great, but not too upset about it really given the size of the car, and the credit provided by VW due to the inconvenience.

[Steve]

Yeah I'm not overly concerned either... it'd be a nice feature but it's probably not worth a great deal of expense..

[passatpout]

Anyone, anyone, any tips or pointers on where the GPS antenna is mounted, particularly for a retrofit on a B6 wagon? Internal, external, shark-fin, etc?

Cheers...

[Jayse]

hey PP,

I've got the RNS510 on my .:R36 wagon and it's a shark fin antenna mounted in the middle at the back end of the roof. not sure on wiring..

[passatpout]

Thanks Jayse, any chance of a pic? I can probably get an idea of where the wiring runs from that.

[Jayse]

Hey mate,

I dont have a specific pic of it, but see if this pic helps?

http://www.vwvortex.com/gallery/albums//Volkswagen/Passat/Passat%20VI/R36/005.jpg

One of the other guys might have an "aerial" shot of the roof (pardon the pun) showing the gps aerial position on the roof.

Will take one on the weekend and post it up if no-one else does.

Cheers,
Jayse.

[jb747]

Anyone, anyone, any tips or pointers on where the GPS antenna is mounted, particularly for a retrofit on a B6 wagon? Internal, external, shark-fin, etc?

Cheers...

In the aftermarket fit of my RNS510 (to an R32), the antenna is located in the dash, just above the unit itself. It works perfectly in that location, so I don't think you need to worry about an external aerial.