rcd510

[hutch924]

have been speaking to my brother (works for VW) about this and he says it is suspect as the dealers cant even get them that cheap and the fact the ask for cash is a bit dodgy

so i sent them an email- no reply

and phoned all three phone numbers on the website - no reply so i think i will give it a miss on the upside my bro has helped me source one for 800quid which was ordered into a dealers for someone who then decided not to have it so meaning i can get it cheap if i want

[ub7rm]

You will probably find that most of these units are re-furbed.  Nothing wrong with that but there is obviously a reason why they are so much cheaper than the stealer.

I got a MFD2 (pre RNS510 sat nav) from ebay which was a refurb unit.  It had the official stickers and everything saying it was a refurb and it was in perfect condition / works fine etc.

As long as you aren't expecting a brand new unit for the money you are paying...

[VWKev]

Normally these things are too good to be true.

[R32UK]

Hmm i paid £700 for mine 1 year ago.. im quite sure its a refurb or sourced directly from the manufacturers, who happen to be in the czech rep (where alot of the ebay sellers are from).

Its been in and out of my R and been fine. Its going in the mk6 gti next week hopefully too along with the fiscon kit. What more could you need??

It does everything it should and have recently upgraded the firmwear to the latest version B too. Absolute bargain for the money... and improves the cabin tenfold

Just make sure you buy from a reputable seller.. and can even get your local audio guy to fit it as its that easy

[VWKev]

Only thing that puts me off is that you have no come back when paying cash. They do offer a 3 month fitting warranty and a 12 month warranty on the unit itself, not sure if thats from them or the manufacturers warranty, and you dont normally get 1 year on refurb stuff do you ?

If I could pay using credit card I would and claim against them should anything go wrong, but I highly doubt you'd get your money back from these guys should you need to.

[keelaw]

From memory when I read the FAQs these are not new units. I don't know where they can source so many though!  How long has this model been out for? Given its the top model who would upgrade either?

Will wait and see what people's experiences are like with this first methinks.

[ub7rm]

Its pretty straightforward.  If you're worried about warranty pay top dollar at the dealers. 

If you're prepared to take a chance, pay a fraction of that for an ebay job.  Can't have it both ways...

There are loads and loads of people like myself who have an ebay sourced unit and have no problems.  Ask on here for trusted sellers. 

As R32 says I believe almost all of them are units that were sent back to the OEM manufacturer as they had a fault, were repaired and sold on.  VW wont supply you with a refurbed unit so they have to go somewhere.  A lot of ebay sellers will give you 14 days to return them if you're not happy with the condition.

[Exonian]

I could be on the lookout for a reasonably priced RCD510 soon 

[Aidy06]

Its pretty straightforward.  If you're worried about warranty pay top dollar at the dealers. 

If you're prepared to take a chance, pay a fraction of that for an ebay job.  Can't have it both ways...

There are loads and loads of people like myself who have an ebay sourced unit and have no problems.  Ask on here for trusted sellers. 

As R32 says I believe almost all of them are units that were sent back to the OEM manufacturer as they had a fault, were repaired and sold on.  VW wont supply you with a refurbed unit so they have to go somewhere.  A lot of ebay sellers will give you 14 days to return them if you're not happy with the condition.

I'm after buyin an RSN510 off Ebay, got any trusted sellers? Thanks

[ub7rm]

This is the guy I bought mine from.  Good communication and no problems http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/tomstoms_1