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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2010, 09:14:29 pm »
Yes will be able to do while you wait :happy2:

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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2010, 09:19:17 pm »
@ Apples12,

Darren was the guy I was gonna put you onto about doing your cluster swap so you might wanna get that done at the same time??

@ Darren,

I know what it is....Now you've retrofitted everything you can to your car, you need to satisfy your addiction and retrofit everything to everyone elses car!!! At least you'll earn a few quid doing it!!   :happy2:
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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #17 on: December 11, 2010, 09:24:41 pm »
ooh yeah!

well, I bought a CAN commander cable and i've already managed to do the cluster swap! it was a piece of cake!

the only thing left to do is visit the chap i got the clocks off and pickup CECM and CCM modules for the golf, get those fitted, hunt down a MFSW then im sorted!

do you know anyone who can get a scirocco steering wheel airbag? been offered a MINT scirocco MFSW for £70 but no airbag
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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2010, 09:43:59 pm »
Nice one,

It is easy! I was unsure at first but once you get the software its easy!

Darren might know of someone re the airbag if not EddieNL on here (and mkvs) might be able to help you out.  :happy2:
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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2010, 09:24:03 am »
@ Darren,

With your cable, do you think you'd be able to recover a RNS 510 Rev A that someone attempted to update with the 3800 firmware? symptoms of that are now a blank white screen...

that ones going for 220
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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2010, 08:52:38 pm »
If they are bricked and the 2720 fix that Josi has did not recover the it then it will need a new motherboard.

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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2010, 12:19:38 pm »
Hi Darren,


Do you know where the firmware is located on the actual RNS unit?

is it stored on the harddrive or is it on an eeprom on the motherboard?


(I'm not tooo familiar with car electronics but a bit of a general electronics specialist, and i know for a fact that if the firmware is stored on an eeprom/memory chip on the motherboard, direct connection to this to flash a clean/safe dump to this chip will restore the unit. not necessary to replace the working motherboard unless of course is physically damaged. i've recovered and cleared codes from 'no-good' ABS and airbag units this method, just read the eeprom, alter the dump to clear the data and re-flash and thats that!)

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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2010, 05:04:32 pm »
Apples the Firmware is in both the motherboard and the hdd, the actual RNS software that controls the like of the radio and functions are on the motherboard but the music and other stuff are on the hdd.

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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2010, 05:09:47 pm »
Sorted,

I'll post back here once i've recovered that damaged Rev.A unit, by the sounds of it the eeprom has a 'bad' flash, should be a simple case of read, dump, read and flash!


thanks for the advice

(any chance you'd have a working rev.A on your bench?!)
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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2011, 08:52:48 am »
Darren did you ever get the software to do this?
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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #25 on: February 14, 2011, 09:08:20 am »
yes Darren did get it  :happy2:
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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #26 on: February 14, 2011, 09:34:43 am »
And it worked as planned? The SMD's are dual colour?
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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #27 on: February 14, 2011, 01:11:17 pm »
Hi Ian yes got the cable and software to do the changes but still not sure if the SMD's are duel colour or not???

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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #28 on: February 14, 2011, 01:30:58 pm »
Darren,

Is that group VIM session any closer to happening??

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Re: Converting a Skoda Columbus to a VW RNS 510?
« Reply #29 on: February 14, 2011, 01:57:11 pm »
Quote from: mortygttdi on February 14, 2011, 01:11:17 pm
Hi Ian yes got the cable and software to do the changes but still not sure if the SMD's are duel colour or not???

Darren

Are you still in the RNS supplying business!? I'm looking a 1Z0 version Columbus.
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