Upgrading Head Unit Advise Needed...

[Matthew.]

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 

[SteveP]

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.

[Matthew.]

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? 

[SeanyK]

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

[SteveP]

^^^ 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 

[Matthew.]

Thanks guys