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RCD 510 in a golf gt 56 plate
Dan:
Hi
Make me an offer then if you want.
Thanks
Dan
daz5182:
Right i really want one of these in my car but I'm getting really realy confused with it all.
I have contacted a few companies with regards to fitment and they have said that it will fit but it needs some other elements to be sorted,
They say that i need a change of the "gateway" and code the radio, and fit that costs £300 + VAT
or
Install an "interface" to solve the battery drain issue and fit and code for £250 + VAT
All the quotes seem to be about the same.
I want one but do not want to pay through the nose......
Thanks
Garth:
I bought one of these units for £300, which was a great price I felt as they were going for nearly £600 at the time. The only other thing I bought was an aerial adapter from VW which cost £15
It all slots in without problems and even an idiot could fit it themselves. IF you do experience battery drain (which I don't), then you would need to buy a new CAN gateway, which again is easy to replace and costs about £70.
Anyone wanting to charge more than £50 for an install is taking the piss!
daz5182:
i thought this......
Where is that gateway thing located?
does the car need coding?
Starting to blow my mind all this!
Ta
Garth:
--- Quote from: daz5182 on September 30, 2010, 01:49:55 pm ---i thought this......
Where is that gateway thing located?
does the car need coding?
Starting to blow my mind all this!
Ta
--- End quote ---
CAN gateway should be under the dashboard (drivers side) on your car. Do a search on here as someone posted a how to for this.
My RCD510 needed coding as I have the VW soundpack but other than that, you can probably get away with not coding anything at all assuming there are no additional components required and you have the keycode number for teh new head unit.
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