MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: Matthew. on September 29, 2010, 07:19:34 pm

Title: Upgrading Head Unit Advise Needed...
Post by: Matthew. on September 29, 2010, 07:19:34 pm

Hi guys, I'm looking to upgrade the RCD300 to either a RCD510 or a RNS510...

Not really clued up on ICE, so for me to upgrade to the above, am I right in thinking I would need a CANBUS adapter to avoid battery drainage?

Would anything else be needed?

Any help would be great guys  :smiley:

Title: Re: Upgrading Head Unit Advise Needed...
Post by: SteveP on September 29, 2010, 07:56:04 pm

For an RCD-510 you will need a new CANBUS gateway.

For RNS-510 if you chose an early version of firmware then you will have no battery drain issues, otherwise again it's a CANBUS gateway upgrade.

You should budget around £75 for a newer can gateway.

Title: Re: Upgrading Head Unit Advise Needed...
Post by: Matthew. on September 29, 2010, 08:04:17 pm

Thanks alot for that Steve, can I be a cheeky so-an-so and ask you to point me in the way of a link for the above said CANBUS gateway?  :embarrassed:

Title: Re: Upgrading Head Unit Advise Needed...
Post by: SeanyK on September 29, 2010, 08:14:36 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAN-GATEWAY-1K0907530AD-AUDI-VW-SKODA-MFD-RNS-UPDATE-/170479880670?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_GPSSystems_GPSSystems&hash=item27b16489de
 :happy2:

Title: Re: Upgrading Head Unit Advise Needed...
Post by: SteveP on September 29, 2010, 08:16:19 pm

^^^ A best offer of around £75-£80 normally get them from car systems.

You also need to find someone with VCDS to recode the new gateway to the car  :happy2:

Title: Re: Upgrading Head Unit Advise Needed...
Post by: Matthew. on September 29, 2010, 08:38:20 pm

Thanks guys  :happy2: