I'm not promoting these auctions - they have nothing at all to do with me!

However I know some people are keeping an eye open for an RNS510 for their Skoda.

The "Skoda Green" ones are a little bit rarer than the "VW Red" ones (which appear very often).

So as a service, in case anybody is interested, a few Skoda units have appeared on EBay:

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 15-Jan-09 19:45:00 GMT)

No reserve - £725 opening bid required, £32 delivery

Skoda Navi RNS-510 , Mp3 , DVD on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 13-Jan-09 19:27:47 GMT)

£745 BIN, £25 delivery

SKODA RNS 510 COLUMBUS Touchscreen ,DVD HDD Navigation on eBay, also, Other In-Car Ents GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 14-Jan-09 11:05:05 GMT)

£824 BIN, £24 delivery

SKODA OCTAVIA 2 II RNS 510 SAT NAV MFD3 FABIA ROOMSTER on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 21-Jan-09 13:50:11 GMT)

£799 BIN, £20 delivery

is this for mk1 ockty??

is this for mk1 ockty??

No

New week - new udate

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 20-Jan-09 18:24:42 GMT)

£725 + £32 delivery Opening Bid - Just over 1 Day to run

SKODA RNS 510 COLUMBUS Touchscreen ,DVD HDD Navigation on eBay, also, Other In-Car Ents GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 24-Jan-09 21:54:28 GMT)

£799 BIN + £24 delivery - Nearly 5.5 days to run

Skoda RNS 510 Columbus SAT NAV Naviagtions System 2008 on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 21-Jan-09 21:02:19 GMT)

£1 + £30 delivery Opening Bid - Just over 2 days left

Skoda Navi RNS-510 , Mp3 , DVD on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 23-Jan-09 15:36:22 GMT)

£725 BIN + £25 delivery - Just over 4 days to run

SKODA OCTAVIA 2 II RNS 510 SAT NAV MFD3 FABIA ROOMSTER on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 21-Jan-09 13:50:11 GMT)

£799 BIN + £20 delivery (Collection from London) - Just over 2 days to run

I got mine from the 4th Seller on that list, this one.

Skoda Navi RNS-510 , Mp3 , DVD on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 23-Jan-09 15:36:22 GMT)

No problems at all.

Removed due doubt!

Edited 16 September, 200916 yr by TorqueDude

Tuesday 27th January - Skoda units available

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 02-Feb-09 21:29:25 GMT)

£725 Opening Bid, £32 Delivery - Ends 6 days, 10 hrs

SKODA RNS 510 COLUMBUS Touchscreen ,DVD HDD Navigation on eBay, also, Other In-Car Ents GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 04-Feb-09 20:32:57 GMT)

£799 Buy It Now, £24 Delivery - Ends 8 days, 9 hrs

SKODA OCTAVIA 2 II RNS 510 SAT NAV MFD3 FABIA ROOMSTER on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 31-Jan-09 13:55:49 GMT)

£819 Buy It Now, No Delivery Listed, Ends 4 days, 2 hrs

I got one from naviandbmwparts

It arrived from Lithuania in a week, and literally came out of the box and into the car - plug and play at it's finest, and no messing about with wiring wondering if you've got a live feed etc.

Pictures of fitted item (day and night) can be found on the following threads :-

http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/mfd3-columbus-night-pictures/135842/

http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/mfd3-fitted-bog-standard-black-facia-panel/135659/

Due to a week of snow and not always coming into work I'm going to do my update on a Friday this week

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 10-Feb-09 21:13:58 GMT)

£725 - I bid so far, £32 Delivery, 4 Days to run

SKODA OCTAVIA 2 II RNS 510 SAT NAV MFD3 FABIA ROOMSTER on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 10-Feb-09 17:39:00 GMT)

£819 Buy It Now, Free Delivery, 4 Days to run

Just the two running at the moment - told ya the Skoda ones were rarer

Just wanted to say thanks to Stoofa for this thread . Was successful in bidding for this one:

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 10-Feb-09 21:13:58 GMT)

Hoping it will indeed be plug and play as some others have found. Will let you know how I get on.

13-02-09 Update

Currently available units on the Bay:

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 17-Feb-09 21:31:59 GMT)

£725 Opening Bid, £32 Delivery - 4 Days 10 Hours

SKODA OCTAVIA 2 II RNS 510 SAT NAV MFD3 FABIA ROOMSTER on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 20-Feb-09 19:14:30 GMT)

£819 Buy It Now, Free Delivery - 7 Days 8 Hours

Not a great selection at the moment.

20-02-09 Update:

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 24-Feb-09 22:20:56 GMT)

£725 Opening Bid, £32 Delivery - 4 Days & 11 hrs

SKODA OCTAVIA 2 II RNS 510 SAT NAV MFD3 FABIA ROOMSTER on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 20-Feb-09 19:14:30 GMT)

£819 Buy It Now, Free Delivery (Best Offer Option) - 8 hrs & 11 mins

I got one from naviandbmwparts

It arrived from Lithuania in a week, and literally came out of the box and into the car - plug and play at it's finest, and no messing about with wiring wondering if you've got a live feed etc.

An update on my experience of buying a Skoda RNS510/Columbus on ebay: I used the same seller as thebrymar. My unit arrived in a week. Very well packed and in as new condition. There's a sticker on the unit giving the date of manufacture as March 2008.

Wiring a 13amp plug is about the limit of my electrical capability, so I had the unit fitted to the Octy by a local independent car audio specialist, using the fascia parts I sourced from my local dealer. Absolutely no problems.

I have no Maxidot (yet!) to code it to, so just plug and play, with no rewiring required to retain input from both CD changer and Aux socket.

Looks great in the car and early impressions are that sound quality is noticeably better than the Stream MP3 head unit it has replaced.

So what next? I can see where people on here are coming from when they say that retrofitting can become addictive.

An update on my experience of buying a Skoda RNS510/Columbus on ebay: I used the same seller as thebrymar. My unit arrived in a week. Very well packed and in as new condition. There's a sticker on the unit giving the date of manufacture as March 2008.

Wiring a 13amp plug is about the limit of my electrical capability, so I had the unit fitted to the Octy by a local independent car audio specialist, using the fascia parts I sourced from my local dealer. Absolutely no problems.

I have no Maxidot (yet!) to code it to, so just plug and play, with no rewiring required to retain input from both CD changer and Aux socket.

Looks great in the car and early impressions are that sound quality is noticeably better than the Stream MP3 head unit it has replaced.

So what next? I can see where people on here are coming from when they say that retrofitting can become addictive.

Glad to hear that your experience was as painless as mine - I wouldn't normally entertain a car with built in satnav, but at that price and ease of fitting you can't go wrong. You'll have great fun exploring everything it can do !

Good to hear of another good EBay experience.

All it will take is for one "less than ideal" experience and it'll put people off.

Just as an update:

Currenty EBay have no Skoda RNS510/Columbus units up for sale.

I'm sorry, but are none of you wary that these might be stolen items?

Remember: if it sounds too good to be true...

I'm sorry, but are none of you wary that these might be stolen items?

Remember: if it sounds too good to be true...

:eek::eek::eek: Errrrr.............never thought of that (joking)

These items are all advertised as used items, and as such are going to sell for an awful lot less than a new item.

I both buy and sell items on ebay, and am well aware of how much you lose when selling against the RRP.

I have no qualms that the items are above board - I'm sure that if they weren't the sellers would have been found out by now, and would no longer be trading on ebay.

I'm sorry, but are none of you wary that these might be stolen items?

Remember: if it sounds too good to be true...

It is always a possibility.

However a stolen unit is useless without its code and as far as I'm aware the only way you can find out the code is to take it to a Skoda dealer and then they start asking for proof of purchase etc.

MOst of us have been buying from people who have sold an awful lot of these units.

They are advertised as "removed from scrapped vehicle" or as "refurb" units - nobody has bought one as brand new as far as I know.

Many factories sell "non working" units to people for a small amount.

It could be the unit cannot be repaired - buyer loses out, or if it can and relatively easily then the buyer has themselves a nice deal and profit to be made.

Update 17-03-09

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 19-Mar-09 16:58:48 GMT)

£725 Opening Bid, £32 Delivery - 2 Days 1 hr to run

NEW SKODA 16:9 DVD navigation RNS510 MP3 SD DVD player on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 19-Mar-09 16:59:48 GMT)

£725 Opening Bid, £32 Delivery - 2 Days 1 hr to run

Skoda Navi RNS-510 , Mp3 , DVD on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 23-Mar-09 14:57:04 GMT)

£650 Opening Bid, £650 Buy it now, £25 Delivery - 5 Days 23 hrs to run

oh bugger...I happened to buy the one for £650. SWMBO are going to kill me...hahahaha Fingers crossed.

oh bugger...I happened to buy the one for £650. SWMBO are going to kill me...hahahaha Fingers crossed.

You wont have any issues with that seller, thats the same one where mine came from last september.

You wont have any issues with that seller, thats the same one where mine came from last september.

Thanks mannyo. Wondered about him beeing 100£ below the others...oh well.Hopefully it will arrive asap and it should be a straight swap from the current Nexus I guess or should the car in for another round with good old vag-com? :confused:

SKODA COLUMBUS SAT NAV NAVIGATION SYSTEM***FITTED*** on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 16-Apr-09 18:58:26 BST)

I bought item from this seller. Price was 1000 with fitting 2day will be on board

oh bugger...I happened to buy the one for £650. SWMBO are going to kill me...hahahaha Fingers crossed.

£650 is a bargain, when I think back to what I paid for mine it almost makes you cry :eek:

Thanks mannyo. Wondered about him beeing 100£ below the others...oh well.Hopefully it will arrive asap and it should be a straight swap from the current Nexus I guess or should the car in for another round with good old vag-com? :confused:

It should be a straight swap, with no issues.