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Offline markuk

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Can i fit sat-nav
« on: 08 March 2011, 09:18 »
Im buying a golfgti mk5 Edition 30 it dosent have sat-nav, but can one be fitted a RNS-510,
if so apart from the unit what else do i need, is it plug and play :embarassed:.

Mark

Offline sprout99

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Re: Can i fit sat-nav
« Reply #1 on: 08 March 2011, 09:34 »
Im buying a golfgti mk5 Edition 30 it dosent have sat-nav, but can one be fitted a RNS-510,
if so apart from the unit what else do i need, is it plug and play :embarassed:.

Mark

if you buy an MFD2 it's easy - plug and play -not sure about the later system
i've only done the conversion with MFD2
 
see here for info - same system but skoda variant

http://octavia-vrs.com/cms/content/mfd2-install-guide
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Re: Can i fit sat-nav
« Reply #2 on: 08 March 2011, 11:36 »
Thanks sprout99, if anyone else has any input please do so :smiley:

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Re: Can i fit sat-nav
« Reply #3 on: 08 March 2011, 12:56 »
You will also need a GPS antenna which will more than likely come with the unit.  A little coding may also be required.

Depending on the age of your car, you may also need to upgrade the CAN gateway to avoid the battery drain.

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Re: Can i fit sat-nav
« Reply #4 on: 08 March 2011, 19:17 »
Or as an alternative if you have a tomtom you can easily hardwire it into the fuse box, have just done on that on my Edition30.

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Re: Can i fit sat-nav
« Reply #5 on: 09 March 2011, 06:13 »
Thanks  guys :cool:

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Re: Can i fit sat-nav
« Reply #6 on: 09 March 2011, 15:35 »
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Offline kalpsn2000

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Re: Can i fit sat-nav
« Reply #7 on: 15 March 2011, 11:47 »
I got the RNS 510 LED version C fitted in my GTI. Its a brilliant piece of kit :afro:

I also needed to upgrade the CANBUS, mine was a version K and you need version L or later to avoid the battery drain issue.

What year is your ED 30?

Usually mid 2007 or later is fine.

You will also need some coding done on VCDS.
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