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Offline rskardon

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2009, 05:16:21 pm »
Is it expensive to get hold of a VAG COM? I looked on the vagcom part of the site and i dont think there is anyone with one that is close to me in Surrey (near Kingston).

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R

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2009, 05:18:45 pm »
I work in Brentford (part of the week) so if you can get up to there I may be able to help  :happy2:

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2009, 05:29:18 pm »
Fantastic, than you so much  :happy2:, I am off work at the moment following a back op so can pop up any time that suits you, let me know what works,

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2009, 05:33:06 pm »
Once I know my work plans for the rest of the week I will drop you a PM in the morning  :happy2:

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2009, 05:57:18 pm »
Super helpful Steve!!!  :congrats:

Who has also kindly offered to help with my Steering Wheel control programming!!!  :pomppomp:
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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #20 on: August 04, 2009, 10:33:56 am »
Well I picked up the RCD last night, all fitted and looking sweet  :jumpmove:

I really think it lifts the cabin and makes the whole car feel a nicer place to be, the main reason i got it is because i test drove the mark 6 and it really stood out, also my other one was on the blink, i'm sure there's been a thousand potos of these but here are a couple anyway...





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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #21 on: August 04, 2009, 12:50:56 pm »
Looking good matey, they really are a class piece of kit. I wish Audi did a similar unit, the RNS-E aint the best piece of kit  :happy2:
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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #22 on: August 04, 2009, 01:23:49 pm »
That looks fantastic mate - its either one of those or a RNS 510 for me pretty much as soon as I source my Edition 30  :happy2:
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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #23 on: August 04, 2009, 01:34:33 pm »
Well annoyingly (and slighlty comically) I ended up winning another one on eBay too  :rolleye: so when it arrives i will be posting it in the for-sale section for £375, its also brand new from a passat cc being upgraded so should be just as sweet, watch the for sale section soon. R

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #24 on: August 04, 2009, 02:22:46 pm »
Looks good fella  :drinking:

And I agree, the difference it makes to the dash is amazing!

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #25 on: August 05, 2009, 11:07:05 pm »
Well annoyingly (and slighlty comically) I ended up winning another one on eBay too  :rolleye: so when it arrives i will be posting it in the for-sale section for £375, its also brand new from a passat cc being upgraded so should be just as sweet, watch the for sale section soon. R

I could be interested in that.

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #26 on: August 07, 2009, 07:11:05 pm »
Is it expensive to get hold of a VAG COM? I looked on the vagcom part of the site and i dont think there is anyone with one that is close to me in Surrey (near Kingston).

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R

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #27 on: November 26, 2009, 10:35:34 am »
Now that this unit has been in the car for a while, did you get the battery drain problem? Did you replace the can gateway?

I have just managed to get an RCD510 really cheap and don't know whether I will need a new can gateway or not as my car is an 05 plate too.

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #28 on: November 26, 2009, 02:18:48 pm »
Hi there,

No problems with Battery drain for me so far, so i guess its all ok, I think the can-bus thing is for non Gti's, or maybe just a way to scam more money out of people,

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R

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Re: RCD 510 Fitment in 05 Gti
« Reply #29 on: November 26, 2009, 05:09:38 pm »
Battery drain is definitely an issue on some GTIs.  I installed the RCD510 into an 07 GTi with no problems however when I installed the same RCD unit into an 05 GTI  my battery would run flat,  if the car was not used ,  after about 3 days  . I had a new can bus installed a few weeks ago & its seems to have done the trick. But I  will only know for sure  when the car is parked  up for a few days.....