Has anyone fitted..............

[RedRobin]

Just out of curiosity: - Does the VW SatNav allow you to set or change destinations etc while driving or do you have to stop and put the handbrake on?

[maxamus]

Russ - RNS 510 off ebay are around £1000.

£1,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF is that about??

[maxamus]

Just out of curiosity: - Does the VW SatNav allow you to set or change destinations etc while driving or do you have to stop and put the handbrake on?

it lets you do it on the move

[2007GTI]

Russ - RNS 510 off ebay are around £1000.

£1,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF is that about??

WTF is it about? the fact VW charge £1800, so in fact its good value, saving £800.   

[Beefy McMoo]

Russ - RNS 510 off ebay are around £1000.

£1,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF is that about??

WTF is it about? the fact VW charge £1800, so in fact its good value, saving £800.   

Check the VWnavi for sale forum, thats where I got mine from, for only £700.  Also comes with the latest software and firmware, plus quick delivery.  Bluetooth can also be added quite easily, as I've done it myself, again there are discussions on vwnavi if you want more info.
Cheers,
Nigel

[Russ.C]

I have a Kenwood 7200. Good system and well specced. See below.

http://www.justkenwood.co.uk/stock01/dnx7200.asp

I really like the look of your kenwood Hurdy, where did you get the plastic surround? Easy enough to install? How can you connect an Ipod? I have the VW prep, but I assume it needs its own lead? (sorry for all the questions!)

Ah I've just noticed you can buy a separate lead for thirty quid. I suppose you just run this into the glovebox.

Plastic surround was bought from Source sounds near where I live. I had Source sounds install the speakers and the Headunit, but since then I've had it back out again. The head unit only took them an hour to fit and that was with some extra fiddling to see if they could get the Video IPOD lead to my centre console. In the end it was put through into the glovebox without any problems. The HU simply fits via a harness adapter which as you say is a plug and play affair. The IPOD connects through the USB2.0 port in the rear of the unit and if you have a video IPOD you need the video IPOD cable. I also have bluetooth and a reverse camera fitted to it too. The reverse camera comes on automatically when I select reverse

I must stress that once you have an aftermarket unit fitted you will get extra distortion coming through the speakers at the higher volumes. This is because VW head units have a function called DSP (digital sound processing) which controls the frequencies the speakers can output at certain volumes. With the aftermarket unit you do not have the DSP any longer and get the full volume through all the frequency range. The reason VW use DSP is because their speakers are very poor quality (yes even with the VW soundpack) and built down to a cost. I was told by the sound specialist that even low end aftermarket speakers are better quality than the VW soundpack ones. He showed me the VW speaker against a cheap aftermarket one and the quality of build is markedly different. The sound output of the standard VW speakers is poor and they simply cannot handle the full output from aftermarket headunits and even have been known to fail. Whatever you do, don't think of putting extra power through them via an amp

Russ - RNS 510 off ebay are around £1000.

trusted seller in Germany is gps-jocker.  Dont be fooled by the name, many people from here and vwnavi.com have brought from him.

make sure you buy the one for the Golf V and not the Touareg.

Thanks for the info chaps! That New RNS 510 does look quite tasty