2 more sleeps ---- the beast awakens !!!!!

[CCdiesel]

No price from VP currently. It is meant to be a quick while you wait job but we will see. Will let you know what it cost once it is done and hopefully functioning.

[kgbAgent]

No price from VP currently. It is meant to be a quick while you wait job but we will see. Will let you know what it cost once it is done and hopefully functioning.

So does it work at all atm ?

[CCdiesel]

yeh mate it works. I have access to phone book and call lists on the RNS510. I just want to have full control from steering wheel as well. Sound through the car stereo is great and have had no complaints regarding echoing.

[kgbAgent]

Hmmm .... well I got mine done by No Limits today. I mentioned that I wanted it coded as well and the guy said that my dealer could do it easy - I said that it wasn't that easy & he mentioned Essendon or Sth Yarra would do it easy. When I expressed skepticism he mentioned they had a guy nearby who could do it.

2 hrs later he rings and says it was ready - it paired with my HTC HD, started reading the fonebook and I manually entered the workshop number & LO !!! it worked !!!! I drove off and tried a few things during the day - the results:

• I had to f@#% around with the bt settings to make calls from the headunit
• I cannot pickup incoming calls from the RNS at all
• I can sometimes answer on the handset & it comes thru the stereo
• Contacts are available but weird sorting - some 1st/Last name - some Last/1st
• Radio etc mutes fine, Sound is good in the car & others say it sounds OK
• No steering wheel controls at all :-<
• Hangup on the headunit dont always work
• There is NO MFD options for the Fiscon in the menu as the manual expects to be

All in all I am left with a partially functioning unit and without full integration

As the dealer will be keen to get my servicing business I hope they will do the Vagcom bits - will ask tomorrow. What would piss me off ia having bought the Fiscon from No Limits (should be changed to Some Limits ) that you then have to go elsewhere to finish the job.

The potential is there ---- just not complete

Cheers

[CCdiesel]

Geez mate. I haven't had the trouble you are having. Both my nokia and my iphone work perfectly with the RNS unit. I can answer and terminate calls with the touchscreen. My phone connects automatically everytime i get into the car. As for the menu options on the MFD - i don't think they appear until it has had the vagcom coding.
The guy at Volkspower asked me if i had imported the unit as he was unable to code a unit in a R36 the other week that had been imported. I am under the impression that all the units are imported whether that is directly to the customer or through someone like No Limits.
South Yarra were not helpful in coding - they wanted $140 and wanted the car for the day.
I would suggest trying a different phone and seeing what functionality you can get. Good luck mate and i will let you know the outcome of the coding at VP on Tuesday.

[kgbAgent]

Did u buy your car from Sth Yarra ? I rang them and they will look at it when I am in for a tint next Friday.

The fone I use is an HTC Touch HD running Win Mobile 6.1 - a really good fone that I like. Is possible to have 2 of the same numbered sims ? I have an N96i that I could leave in the car if it would use the same number

If they are Fiscoms they all come from Kufatec so the import by you or Some Limits is the same

[CCdiesel]

Had the unit coded at VP today. Took 5 minutes and they were fantastic to deal with. Highly recommend.
Now have full control of phone book and call lists from the steering wheel. Can answer and hang up with the phone button. I am wrapped with the system. Good luck with South Yarra. The two dealerships i took it too did not want to touch it due to it not being a VW system.

[Hooligan]

Essendon Volkswagen supply and fit the fiscon unit

[nivek]

How much did Essendon charge for the Fiscon unit? Would they enable voice control as well?

[Hooligan]

Aproximatley $800 iam not sure about voice control since iam still waiting for my car to arrive.
But iam guessing it will have voice control enabled