Just picked up my Candy White GTi MK6 :)

[Adycakes]

Hi all,

I'm now the very proud owner (picked up on Saturday) of a lovely DSG Golf GTi which I am loving every second of driving.
So much so I am finding excuses to take it out for a drive! 

I do have a couple of quick questions though;

1) I didn't notice when I picked it up, possibly as it was rainy & gloomy when I picked the car up & it's sunny now, but there are some quite nasty stone chips on the bonnet (a couple look like they've had a repair attempted & bodged it), what's the best way to correct these & if I spoke nicely to my local VW dealership (where I bought the car) would they fix them for me?

2) I'd like to install Bluetooth into my car, is this a terribly difficult thing to fit? And which module do I need to support the iPhone 5? I've seen quite a lot of posts about it & I'm pretty sure I could do it, but I wondered if it was best off getting someone to do it like Hazzy Dayz, OEMretrofits .. etc. Has anyone had dealings with these types of places or any other recommendations?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Ady

[dubber36]

1. It's a used car, so is likely to have stone chips and possibly had some paintwork. As a buyer, it's really your responsibility to spot these things before you do the deal. The dealers may offer to help out by giving you a "contribution" towards having their bodyshop sort it out, but you may be better off (and get a better job) biting the bullet and take it to your preferred bodyshop.

2. Bluetooth is quite straightforward to fit yourself. The only thing you may need a hand with is the coding if you don't have VCDS yourself. I fitted this kit www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-BLUETOOTH-KIT-SEAT-SKODA-MFD3-RNS-510-RNS-310-RCD-510-RNS-315-5K0-035-730-D-/271538608971?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f38f65b4b and used this excellent guide for fitting www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=151928.0

[Adycakes]

Thanks for the responses!

1) Yeah I thought as much, to be fair I can live with the stone chips, there aren't many & only one appears to have been bodged. I accept it's my fault for not noticing & I'll get the bonnet resprayed at some point.

2) Excellent, I've bookmarked the link so I think I might give this a go. So rather than placing the bluetooth module under the seat you place it under the headunit or am I misunderstanding the instructions?

[dubber36]

There is masses of space behind the radio/climate control unit. It's easy enough to wedge it in there so that it doesn't rattle about. It also means there is only one wire to run to the mic, therefore reducing the amount of work.

I also highly recommend the unit in my link as you can plug the mic wire into whichever plug in the new harness you need to depending on which radio you have. The mic wiring varies depending whether the car has voice control or not, and not all retro fit kits account for this, meaning they need modifying.

[Adycakes]

Cool, thanks for that.

I currently have the RCD-310 but I have an RNS-510 (Version P) being delivered today all being well.

[dubber36]

I fitted mine when it had an RCD-510. I've since fitted an RNS-510/P and everything still works as it should without any modifications.

Don't forget to code the navigation into the car when you fit it. Many people just plug and play and assume it works without realising that the nav directions and compass should appear on the DIS.

[Snooze]

More importantly where's the pics?!

[Jimmymature]

More importantly where's the pics?!

Yeah, forum rules apply. It ain't true until we see the pictures 


Welcome to the forum.

[Booth11]

More importantly where's the pics?!

^^^

[JayGTD]

Hi and welcome! I've always admired the Candy White. Every time I see one on the road, I regret not being a bit more patient for a white one to come along!

Jay