MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: Creatz on February 20, 2011, 01:10:22 pm

Title: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Creatz on February 20, 2011, 01:10:22 pm

As the title says
Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675, i cant find a single review about this and wondered if anyone
on here has one installed or knows if there any good ?? dont want to buy it incase its pile of horses crap

http://www.incar-emporium.com/product_info.php?currency=GBP&products_id=4322

cheers

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: SeanyK on February 20, 2011, 01:15:57 pm

Never heard of them, but you can pick up an RCD510 second hand for 280-300 ish usually so would be inclined to advise that over the BEAT one.

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Gene Hunt on February 20, 2011, 01:31:49 pm

Got a Pioneer AVIC- F920BT in mine.

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Creatz on February 20, 2011, 09:23:16 pm

does the RCD510 play dvd's ?

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Creatz on February 20, 2011, 09:53:08 pm

never mind , did my research.

RCD510 doesn't play DVD Films

im after a decent double din that plays dvd films for my kids to watch on long motorway journeys

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Creatz on February 21, 2011, 01:05:56 am

 Ok after much reading, ALOT lol, I'm going to buy an RNS510 with video in motion working

Few questions..

Am I safe buying a version B and installing it into a December 2007 Golf GTI
Without needing a canbus.?

I hear there is a lot of power drain from version C and a lot of people needing canbus to get it
Working properly.or is power drain down to firmware updates?

Any help and advice would be great before I buy one off eBay

Thanks

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Dario on February 21, 2011, 03:08:30 am

My friend who works as a tehnician at VW here in Croatia said that all my2008 golfs have the upgrated  can bus and no power drain problems with the RNSs

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: SeanyK on February 21, 2011, 02:11:01 pm

As above, depends on the year of your car.

If its less than 2008 you will probably need a CAN Gateway upgrade to be sure.

Not too hard to fit as long as you don't mind being upside down on your back with a brake pedal in chewing distance  :grin:

Seriously though, if you have someone local with VCDS, they can scan your CAN Gateway and find out which version, in turn whether you need to upgrade it.

Sean

PS> Good shout on the RNS510 :)

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Creatz on February 21, 2011, 07:01:15 pm

im good friends with someone down at are local dealership so he would check it for nothing.

what version does mine need to be to work with RNS510

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: SeanyK on February 21, 2011, 07:52:04 pm

L or higher (higher down the alphabet ie M, P S etc etc) then the latest are double figures, so AA, AB, AC, AF etc

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Creatz on February 21, 2011, 07:57:15 pm

awesome thanks seany

Title: Re: Replacing RCD300 With Double Din dvd Beat 675
Post by: Creatz on February 24, 2011, 10:49:23 am

RNS-510 version C on its way to me

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270708630864