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Offline Obbzi

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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #10 on: 07 April 2013, 18:40 »
Have had my GTI about 6 weeks now and think its great :grin:. Only thing that didn't impress me was the original RCD 310 head unit, which lit up blue and looked out of place with the rest of the dash lighting. :sick: Thought about a Pioneer head unit as I wanted the Bluetooth functionality without having to buy further modules. In the end I went for the RNS315 and have to say i'm glad I did, as its an impressive piece of kit, plug and play fit, sat nav & full bluetooth if you also purchase a standard fit mike to complete the kit.

How much did you pay for the RNS315?
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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #12 on: 08 April 2013, 18:59 »
They seem to go for around £400 to £500 pounds, depending on condition, hardware/software version and what age maps they have on.

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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #13 on: 08 April 2013, 20:13 »
I'm not sure what model it is will add a pick later but it displays the reverse camera and has the Dynaudio speakers. Anyway, I don't think my car has Bluetooth or sat nav and have previously had all in one systems in my last 2 golfs (Pioneer Avic's)

I have a pioneer Avic's F9110 bt lying around and am tempted to put it in my GTI. Will I keep MFSW capability? I have a can bus adaptor so would have thought I keep them. Also just fitted the iPod lead into the media interface and found out all the song information is displayed on the dash as well as the stereo which is a great feature! Will this carry on working with a different head unit?

If I sell the pioneer I will probably go for a newer pioneer, kenwood dnx or possibly the rns. The issue for me with the rns is you need an extra Bluetooth module so probably pioneer or kenwood.

What are your thoughts? :smiley:

Pic of my current head unit:



That's the RCD510 without DAB. Bluetooth retrofit its reasonable cheap, less than £150 and reasonable easy for the average mechanic. Then the phone button will work ok, once a little bit of coding by a friendly VCDS owner. Then if you want sat nav all you do is swap headunits. I just use a good roadmap only needs changing once every 10 years or so.
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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #14 on: 09 April 2013, 19:29 »
Thanks ajmoir36.

I want sat nav and bluetooth so the RNS510 with the additional bluetooth module would be about £700-£800  :sad:
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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #15 on: 10 April 2013, 22:56 »
With the RNS315 is the bluetooth info and sat nav info displayed on the dash like the RNS510?
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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #16 on: 11 April 2013, 07:58 »
With the RNS315 is the bluetooth info and sat nav info displayed on the dash like the RNS510?

Yes.
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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #17 on: 14 April 2013, 20:32 »
I have managed to get hold of an RNS315 for a bargain! Only thing I need is amic for the bluetooth? Beofre I start trawling ebay what kind of mic do I need?

Is it a 3.5mm jack that goes into the back of the stereo?

Looks like I will be selling my Pioneer F9110BT shame as it is an awesome piece of kit and I love it  :cry:
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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #18 on: 15 April 2013, 15:21 »
Dont forget the GPS antenna for satnav.
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Re: Head unit in my mk6 a few questions and advice
« Reply #19 on: 15 April 2013, 16:30 »
For the bluetooth to work you will need something like THIS
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