Veyron VNS-VW Fitted and running

[Apollo]

The car has 2 aerials, it will still work with only 1 but the reception is terrible. The easy choice is to just go with the one.....the other way you have to provide power to the twin Fakra adaptor to enable the best reception to reach the head unit.

[chrisvectra]

Thanks for the advice bud but very new to golfs and that's just whizzed over me head a bit lol sorry

[edd30]

As for radio reception did you use a dual Fakra adaptor with the power feed to enable the diversity option to work?

Hi Apollo,
I've checked out the prices of RNS510 + BT module - ouch !
Do you have the part number for the dual Fakra adaptor or link ?

Also does the BT handsfree work well?
Cheers

[Apollo]

Hi Apollo,
I've checked out the prices of RNS510 + BT module - ouch !
Do you have the part number for the dual Fakra adaptor or link ?

Also does the BT handsfree work well?
Cheers
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Hi @edd30 I bought this adaptor but not fitted it as still not got a replacement head unit yet.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Connects2-CT27AA56-VW-Golf-VI-Twin-Double-Fakra-Din-Aerial-Antenna-Adaptor-/171114952664?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item27d73ef7d8

The bluetooth worked fine, had no problems with sound quality through the speakers etc.  As said above I no longer have this unit, but will replace it with the same OEM style unit.

[edd30]

Apollo,
Thanks for the link. I'm seriously thinking about something similar, but with android and can bus, so that it works with my mfsw without an adaptor.

[Apollo]

There are plenty on eBay mate, most have CanBus as standard and work with MFSW. However most come from China, i recently bought a replacement forma 'UK seller' only to receive an email saying they had run out of stock but I could have delivery from China.....on 3o days lol so I cancelled and I'm still deciding what to get.

[edd30]

The OEM RNS510, RCD* etc are made in China too, so I'm not surprised the ones we are looking at are as well. EMS should take about a week, not 30 days, China Post is erratic though. Better to get one posted from Hong Kong, usually a lot quicker.

[chrisvectra]

I can put up with sound quality but not the radio reception thats really poor

[paulw123]

how about one of these headunits?

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,87290.0.html

[chrisvectra]

I like this unit but its a bit on the dear side for me..

[chrisvectra]

Hi Apollo,
I've checked out the prices of RNS510 + BT module - ouch !
Do you have the part number for the dual Fakra adaptor or link ?

Also does the BT handsfree work well?
Cheers

Hi @edd30 I bought this adaptor but not fitted it as still not got a replacement head unit yet.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Connects2-CT27AA56-VW-Golf-VI-Twin-Double-Fakra-Din-Aerial-Antenna-Adaptor-/171114952664?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item27d73ef7d8

The bluetooth worked fine, had no problems with sound quality through the speakers etc.  As said above I no longer have this unit, but will replace it with the same OEM style unit.
[/quote] does the link item work on the mk5 golf?

[edd30]

Thanks for the link Chris.

For the cost of the Dynavin, I'd rather get a 2nd hand RNS510.

[paulw123]

Yeah but the Dynavin does everything for that cost, and you'd get a 1yr warranty with it.
Buy a 2nd hand rns510 and it could go pop next week.........

[chrisvectra]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Connects2-CT27AA56-VW-Golf-VI-Twin-Double-Fakra-Din-Aerial-Antenna-Adaptor-/171114952664?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item27d73ef7d8

does this work with the 1st head unit mentioned in this thread and how does it wire in?

[paulw123]

AFAIK - Golfs have the FM signal amplifier in the OEM headunit, so when you replace that with a sony etc, thay require an external amplifier, you need something like this.
Your current 2diversity FM fakras will plug in the double blue socket, the normal FM plug then goes into new headunit, and a power supply is needed for blue wire, maybe from back of accessory/cigarette socket?