MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: clive_gti on January 27, 2009, 08:44:13 pm

Title: RCD-510
Post by: clive_gti on January 27, 2009, 08:44:13 pm

Anyone have one fitted to a mk5?  I'm thinking of buying one to replace my RCD-500 which must hail from the 90's as it's never heard of mp3's  :sad:  I have read the many threads praising the RNS-510 but I don't need the nav and it (along with the hard disk and DVD capability) is a £400 premium over its little brother.  Then again, maybe I would re-coup the difference when I come to sell the car?

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: SteveP on January 27, 2009, 10:46:33 pm

RCD-510 is a very good unit and if your happy to go without the Nav, Hard Drive and DVD playback support then it's a good upgrade from the old RCD-500.  :happy2:

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: clive_gti on January 27, 2009, 11:50:53 pm

Cheers Steve,

I've seen 2 different part numbers for the RCD-510:

3C8  035 195
1K0 035 195 AA

Anyone know why and would both work in the mk5?

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: cmdrfire on January 28, 2009, 11:03:46 pm

1K0 is the one you want for the Golf.
3C looks like it might be either Skoda or Seat?

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: clive_gti on January 29, 2009, 09:50:43 am

^^^

Thats good cause I just won one on ebay with the "1K0..." part number!

Anyone know what aerial adaptors I will need for fitting?

Also will any VAG-COM programming be required when I swap out the RCD-500 for the RCD-510?  I have the VW sound pack with amplifier & 10 speakers if that makes any difference.

Pics to follow!

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: cmdrfire on January 31, 2009, 02:32:01 pm

Dunno about connectors, but if it's the same as the RNS-510 the two seperate FAKRA hoods have been put together into a single FAKRA hood which requires a new mating half (can't recall part # right now).
As you have the sound pack you may need a bit of VCDS work.

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: Moschops on January 31, 2009, 04:18:51 pm

Sorry to hijack your thread, anyone fitted one of these units to a car fitted with the VW Soundpack?  :wink:

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: vRStu on January 31, 2009, 09:45:23 pm

3C is the Passat Chassis not Skoda or SEAT.

If you have soundpack then I would think coding is required.

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: clive_gti on February 01, 2009, 09:48:44 am

How will I know if the sound pack needs coding?  Will no sound come out of the speakers?

And when I take it to my local VW dealer what do i need to ask for?  Will they understand if I say "my soundpack needs coding to work with the new radio"?

BTW as regards aerial adaptors I bought the following one from ebay, think it should be what I need:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110318654994

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: vRStu on February 01, 2009, 07:55:28 pm

VW should be able to code it for you without you needing to give them precise instructions.

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: clive_gti on February 07, 2009, 10:50:53 am

My RCD-510 turned up yesterday but appears to be faulty :(

When I press the load/eject button, then select a slot (1-6) it just displays an error message after a short delay:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.getdropbox.com%2Fu%2F185320%2FDSC00562.JPG&hash=990343532b51163baf86cdff8de1ca59b85f8833)

I can't hear the mechanism moving to load the cd and the slot remains closed.  I read that there are 2 ground wires in the wiring harness that need swapped (cd gnd + aux gnd) which I haven't done, could that be the cause?

Any other ideas before I return the unit for a refund?

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: cmdrfire on February 07, 2009, 12:09:35 pm

My CD-changer worked without swapping the ground pins with my RNS-510, although the sound was really really awful. I swapped the ground and sound was good. I'm not sure if the RCD-510 is the same but the CD-GND/AUX-GND pins need to be swapped on the harness. Get a really really tiny flathead screwdriver and try it out.
Otherwise you might need to recode it? Don't think so but it's a thoguht.

Title: Re: RCD-510
Post by: clive_gti on February 09, 2009, 07:33:37 pm

Had to send it back for a refund/exchange.  I really hope I can get another as I really liked it.