And recommendations for double din units ??

[skard]

Right I think I'm starting to understand . So the canbus gateway , is it part of my car and I plug new stereos in it ? Or the new stereo has a canbus thing with it , and once I plug it all in car this is where the prob comes from ? I looked at the link above and if u read description and scroll down to pics then the wiring diagram shows u get a canbus with it ? Is Riis to sce the drain prob ? Or am i not understanding the canbus thing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-GOLF-EOS-GOLF-JETTA-PASSAT-7-HD-Car-DVD-Player-GPS-Nav-Radio-Touch-/120947427862?pt=UK_Audio_TV_Electronics_In_Car_Entertainment_GPS_In_Car_Audio_Players_PP&hash=item1c29074a16

This is where confusion may occur...your car has a CAN gateway, this talks to all modules installed in the car. It is this module that has to be L or above with a newer factory head unit.

VW specific head unit's come with what is called a CAN interface, this is usually a slimline black box which talks to the car wiring - allowing it to switch on and off with ignition, put track info on the cluster, dim the screen when your headlights are on etc. Effectively making a non VW stereo act like one.

A non mk5 specific head unit does not have this CAN interface, so you simply need to take a switched live feed from somewhere. Ideally buy a piggyback fuse holder off ebay and put it straight into your fusebox.

[Jamminjim]

Right I think I'm starting to understand . So the canbus gateway , is it part of my car and I plug new stereos in it ? Or the new stereo has a canbus thing with it , and once I plug it all in car this is where the prob comes from ? I looked at the link above and if u read description and scroll down to pics then the wiring diagram shows u get a canbus with it ? Is Riis to sce the drain prob ? Or am i not understanding the canbus thing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-GOLF-EOS-GOLF-JETTA-PASSAT-7-HD-Car-DVD-Player-GPS-Nav-Radio-Touch-/120947427862?pt=UK_Audio_TV_Electronics_In_Car_Entertainment_GPS_In_Car_Audio_Players_PP&hash=item1c29074a16

Canbus is a separate unit somewhere under the steering wheel as far as I remember but I never messed with it as the cheapest I could find was 80 odd quid then you need to get it re-programed....seemed a lot of money compared to just running another switched feed!

[Jamminjim]

Right I think I'm starting to understand . So the canbus gateway , is it part of my car and I plug new stereos in it ? Or the new stereo has a canbus thing with it , and once I plug it all in car this is where the prob comes from ? I looked at the link above and if u read description and scroll down to pics then the wiring diagram shows u get a canbus with it ? Is Riis to sce the drain prob ? Or am i not understanding the canbus thing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-GOLF-EOS-GOLF-JETTA-PASSAT-7-HD-Car-DVD-Player-GPS-Nav-Radio-Touch-/120947427862?pt=UK_Audio_TV_Electronics_In_Car_Entertainment_GPS_In_Car_Audio_Players_PP&hash=item1c29074a16

This is where confusion may occur...your car has a CAN gateway, this talks to all modules installed in the car. It is this module that has to be L or above with a newer factory head unit.

VW specific head unit's come with what is called a CAN interface, this is usually a slimline black box which talks to the car wiring - allowing it to switch on and off with ignition, put track info on the cluster, dim the screen when your headlights are on etc. Effectively making a non VW stereo act like one.

A non mk5 specific head unit does not have this CAN interface, so you simply need to take a switched live feed from somewhere. Ideally buy a piggyback fuse holder off ebay and put it straight into your fusebox.

Skard said it better haha hope you can make sense of water is really a rather simple thing when you get your head round it all

[Scottymon]

These any good?: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_categoryId_165655_productId_991017_langId_-1?istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istItemId=xppxqqiwx&istBid=tzwl&_$$ja=cgid:8475777004|tsid:35522|cid:166296844|lid:59915592214|nw:search|crid:33910847164|dvc:c|adp:1o1|bku:1&gclid=CM7qgeyk57sCFVMdtAodNGYAdg

[DanMaytee]

No battery drain issues at all.  The only thing that you could want to do is wire a switched live to it as you may want to with any after market headunit.  The only reason you'd need to wire this in is so the headunit turns off and on with the ignition.  If you don't wire it in you just need to remember to turn it on and off using the power button on the unit :). 

It only takes around 10 mins to wire a switched live to the fuse box though using a fuse tape (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ADD-A-CIRCUIT-FUSE-TAP-PIGGY-BACK-BLADE-FUSE-HOLDER-/321088781277?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4ac261fbdd)

You just need to chop the red wire at the back of the headunit connect some wire to that then connect that wire to the fuse tap and plug that into the fusebox. 

As I said you do not need to do that though if you're alright turning it off and on with the button. 

Anyway here are a few photos for you :)

[Viking]

Don't get carried away and bid on this very cleverly worded advert for a VW RNS510 sat nav unit. Link.

The seller is well aware it's a fake, and is clearly misleading people into thinking it's a genuine VW unit.

[Broomy]

Got one of these the other day, haven't fitted yet but streams music Bluetooth, calls etc iphone 5 compatible & will give oral instructions for nav via the phone but no display for the nav. Lot of features for the price.

http://bit.ly/1da4Liz

[Viking]

Don't get carried away and bid on this very cleverly worded advert for a VW RNS510 sat nav unit. Link.

The seller is well aware it's a fake, and is clearly misleading people into thinking it's a genuine VW unit.

Someone paid £422 for a fake. 

[Viking]

Don't get carried away and bid on this very cleverly worded advert for a VW RNS510 sat nav unit. Link.

The seller is well aware it's a fake, and is clearly misleading people into thinking it's a genuine VW unit.

Someone paid £422 for a fake. 

And relisted it again because someone apparently didn't stump up the payment.  Link. 

[Bradders]

What about something like this ?

[woodzrs]

I like that . But what's the price lol

[Markyed30]

I'm in the market for an upgrade currently rcd300 but surly aftermarket is better than rcd510 or rns510?