I am a real man - with photos RNS LED - Updated

[Britishlion]

You will lose

Speed Limit Display
SDHC Card support (will only be able to use 2Gb cards)
Voice control (if you have the hardware fitted)
Display Off Clock
Speed Improvements
Visual Balance & Fader

Plus a few others i can't think of at the moment.

For the price of the unit and Darren fitting it is well worth the loss of these functions as you have a 20 gb HDD ! SD is not that important !
 

[Richn83]

Hi guys sorry to threadjack but on topic. I am contemplating buying 182s revA with software 2680. I have a MY06 gti, so most likely the old canbus. From the above I'm confused whether I would need to downgrade the firmware to 1100 to avoid the battery drain issues or not? And if I do is there any real features I'm going to lose out on.

I'm thinking I should hang around for the revC with the led screen, take it the display is superior?

Personally I would just go for replacing the canbus rather than down-grading the unit, I havent seen an LED screen to compare but you wont be dissapointed with the older screen, so it then comes to cost and supply of an LED screen unit.

Probably worth speaking to Darren as he will doubtless have seen, and taken both units too pieces already and know everything you need to  

[no golf clubs at all]

  yep but the timing wasn't right sadly. If I go for it I will ask nicely when he is available. I've got the mfd2 already so i was hoping for a simpler plug and play. I do believe however I may need do some coding.  I'd rather not "downgrade" it looks (thanks Carl) that I will lose a few features there.

I'll talk to Darren later.  thanks guys.

[vRS Carl]

If you have MFD2 then you shouldn't require any coding. But check anyway.

You can get the LED versions on EBay for around £500-600

A new Canbus is circa £85 on EBay for an AD Version (thats one of the latest ones)

[Norbreck21a]

Carl,

The visual balance and fader was introduced at 1100 as I have that on mine 

All the others you mention I did indeed loose when Darren downgraded my firmware to 1100, but to be honest, apart from the SDHC support, I can't honestly say I've really missed anything.

[vRS Carl]

I was doing it from memory 

[Britishlion]

[Britishlion]

^^^^^^^^



address blanked out by music just in case !!!!!!!!

[Britishlion]

Update for all, no battery drain ! car started first time again this morning ! going to run it into the garage in a bit and see if they can see if it has used anything ! just for everyones piece of mind, but!!!


it looks like VRS Carl has saved a lot of people money on Can bus upgrades that are not required with 2680 firmware and above !

[gtlee]

Looking good there Britishlion glad you're enjoying the RNS510 LED and NO battery drain issues too,I bet you over the moon with the unit.
Does yours have video in motion as well?

Lee

[Britishlion]

Dont know ! 

Ill try it this afternoon on way to garage !

[Richn83]

Nice, glad its all going/gone well with the battery issue, most batteries now adays have a indicator as to the charge on them, if you remove the battery cover there should be a clear plastic circle with a ball at the bottom if the balls green then your good, and the rest of the instructions should be on a sticker next too it, but would have thought it would be dead by now.   

[Britishlion]

G'friends just nipped out !


When she gets back i will check and let you know !

i'm so chuffed I took a risk !
 

[gtlee]

Just stick a movie dvd in and try it out obviously you're eyes are watching the road ahead!

[cmdrfire]

That LED RNS looks superb... always something new to lust after 

Cheers for the info on the software update, the battery drain issue is the reason I've avoided updating my RNS. So I should look for firmware update 2680 then?
May as well update the map while I'm at it...