Hi,

Noticed that the number of second hand/demo Yeti's with Sat Nav are very low, currently two nationally, ideally looking for a 1.2TSI with Sat Nav. Plenty of Yeti at this spec level without, so was wondering how easy/difficult it would be to fit one afterwards....

Sorry if this has been asked before, hopefully you will let me off being its my first question/topic...

Cheers,

Tim

Hi,

Noticed that the number of second hand/demo Yeti's with Sat Nav are very low, currently two nationally, ideally looking for a 1.2TSI with Sat Nav. Plenty of Yeti at this spec level without, so was wondering how easy/difficult it would be to fit one afterwards....

Sorry if this has been asked before, hopefully you will let me off being its my first question/topic...

Cheers,

Tim

Mine was fitted at the dealer- tax question - and did not seem to be a problem. It integrates well with the MFD.

Mine was fitted at the dealer- tax question - and did not seem to be a problem. It integrates well with the MFD.

Have a look in the other skoda sections as a retro fit will be the same as the superb or the octavia

It is very easy to do.

Just make sure you buy the correct Columbus unit if you are buying a used one off eBay.

So could I buy one of these on ebay and fit it to our Yeti SE that is currently waiting for registration 1st September?

Seems a hell of a lot cheaper than the brochure price. How complicated is the install?

So could I buy one of these on ebay and fit it to our Yeti SE that is currently waiting for registration 1st September?

Seems a hell of a lot cheaper than the brochure price. How complicated is the install?

I think the install is fairly easy. I imagine the hard part is re-coding the car so that the sat nav is fully integrated with the MFD and volume controls on the steering wheel.

Make sure the part number of the Columbus begins with 3T0 (don't buy a 1Z0 for a Yeti) ...then call up a friendly VCDS equipped Briskodian - clicky clicky, all done, fully integrated!

Thanks, that seems to be the RNS510 on ebay, Selling between 500 and 550 pounds.

There are 1z0 for sale too.

Going to get one as soon as I get the Yeti, so I don't use up the warentee period on the Columbus while I'm waiting for delivery of the car.

Edit: Actually, having looked there are quite a few RNS510 that have the 1z0 part number!

Glad you told me about that! :yes:

Edited 14 August, 201015 yr by CT17

You will also need a new trim to go round the Columbus unit I have been informed. Have to order from Skoda. One for my Octavia cost around £10 approx.

PS I also have a 1Z0 unit for sale as it won't work in my Yeti, as and when it arrives.

Mike

...clicky clicky, all done, fully integrated!

And the Sat Nav aerial on the roof?!

And the Sat Nav aerial on the roof?!

You could use a standard GPS aerial inside the dash.. Worked a treat when I installed a Pioneer AVIC system in my previous car, a Fabia II. Pre facelift Fabia II and Roomsters use a similar solution even on factory installed systems.

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You could use a standard GPS aerial inside the dash.. Worked a treat when I installed a Pioneer AVIC system in my previous car, a Fabia II. Pre facelift Fabia II and Roomsters use a similar solution even on factory installed systems.

I agree with this. My Nokia E71 GPS optiom works perfectly inside the car. The phone follows my route with minimal error.

I do not use a Sat Nav as I consider it an invention for sad techies who can't read a map and don't understand the traffic reports over the Bolero. As I have said in previous posts, I have seen too many ****-ups created by poor use of a Sat Nav.

Remembering that GPS was created to fly Yank missiles through so called tyrants bathroom windows, why have they not got Os Bin Liner yet?

Point made

Now wait for the flak

...Now wait for the flak

No flak - everyone fully entitled to their very reasonable personal opinions of course.

But personally, I wouldn't buy a car now without a satnav. But I don't consider it an alternative to a map - the two are totally complementary. The (small-scale) map is great for route-planning while the (large-scale) satnav is ideal for finding your way around unfamiliar localities - addresses in busy towns, diversions where necessary etc. It's not either/or - the two used in harness get me around to best effect.

And I'd suggest that most satnav horror stories stem from inappropriate use by HGV drivers (who really should know better if they're any pride in their profession) - there can be very few roads shown on a satnav where a small car can't make it through!

Those that have horror stories about sat-navs are usually down to driver not engaging brain and relying on the god inside the nav or just setting it up wrong.

I had a HGV come down my road and take the side off a minibus. No way he could have made the turn. But the nav was set for shortest distance and took him off a main route to cut the journey by about 100 yards using small roads... in an artic. :wonder:

I am not a great fan of sat-navs but they are very handy at times.

My wife recently passed her test and we have a little one, so anything that makes it easier for her not to get lost and get home if he is screaming in the car is better.

Difficult to look at a map and remember where you need to go when junior is feeling vocal.

I've been using sat nav for over 150,000 miles now and not once have I gone to the wrong place. UNLESS I programmed it wrong.

I see about 3 -4 clients a day, never in the same place.

Imagine you are in an area you don't know, you could be going down a country road at night, it could be raining and the local boy racer is on your tail. You know you have to turn off somewhere, but you want to find somewhere to pull over and read the map.

Sat Nav takes the stress out of driving on your own.

I would even go as far as saying that it is safer IF it is used correctly. An Aid.

Mike

Try navigating around Milano in rush hour without it.

Having said that, I must admit that the map data in certain countries are hopelessly out of date. it sometimes takes years before new roundabouts etc. get put on the official digital map data.

I just LOVE this Forum.

I do live in the country and you are more often chased by a tractor than a boy racer. Reason: Boy Racers need an audience and the cows round here couldn't care less who drives past.

Note to Moderators:- The **** inserted by your good selves into my previous post refer to the male chicken.

Edited 17 August, 201015 yr by Terfyn

All

I think the built in Sat Navs look great but I couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money.

I do like Sat Nav and feel it is a real safety aid especially if I'm travelling to meetings in towns and cities with which I'm not familiar.

It's elsewhere on the forum but my solution is a remote controlled TomTom 940 Live fitted on a Brodit A Pillar mount and wired in to an ignition key controlled feed.

The TomTom is thus at dash level and minimises the time the driver's eyes need to be taken off the road.

It works for me!

John

My Dad has the Columbus in his Superb II which he finds to some extent difficult to set up (mind he is the ultimate technofobe). Had a go with it myself and I must admit I much prefer my old Garmin 255WT.

The one thing with Sat Nav's that gets me unstuck is the closed road scenario. Tell the darn thing to detour but it still insists I go that way or takes me off somewhere and brings you back to the same closed road and if your in an unfamiliar city without a detailed street map :S Although give it it's due with the Traffic system it has diverted me off a motorway a couple of times to avoid a jam.

Regards,

TP

What's good about a separate Gps is that if you are going on holiday you can sit in the comfort of your own home and plan routes on your computer and then transfer them to the Gps. It is also easier to plan sightseeing trips at home to use once you are there.

I have a Garmin Zumo 550, so I can transfer it from car to motorbike, and now would not be without it. It has an internal battery so you can sit in a hotel room/lounge/bar and do routes. You can also transfer routes to another compatible Gps using its internal SD card.

My complaint with it and the Yeti is that I have to plug it in to the accessory socket by the handbrake. This socket should be forward of the gear lever not behind it (at this time I don't want to play around with the Yeti wiring to set it up differently).

I had hoped that, using the suction cup mount, I could stick the Zumo to the top of the dash storage box lid but it is a compound curve so the suction cup won't stick to it. In the car it sticks on the windscreen by the A pillar.

Oh yes, its under half the price of the Columbus even when you add on the price of the Garmin lifetime map updates and a specialist speed camera subscription (Garmin or say pocketgpsworld.com)

tom

I had hoped that, using the suction cup mount, I could stick the Zumo to the top of the dash storage box lid but it is a compound curve so the suction cup won't stick to it. In the car it sticks on the windscreen by the A pillar.

Oh yes, its under half the price of the Columbus even when you add on the price of the Garmin lifetime map updates and a specialist speed camera subscription (Garmin or say pocketgpsworld.com)

tom

I agree with your comments about use outside the car and programming, Also for me sat nav is more useful and safer at windscreen height - if looking for street names. I find the 'beanbag' mount of my Garmin sits it in just the right place in the centre dash tray on my S trim.

Edited 17 August, 201015 yr by jeep

What's good about a separate Gps is that if you are going on holiday you can sit in the comfort of your own home and plan routes on your computer and then transfer them to the Gps.

Exactly what I do with my Columbus Satnav. I plan destinations using the VW website, then transfer these onto an SD card and plug into my Columbus. I much prefer using the Columbus satnav than my previous Road Angel Satnav.

I had hoped that, using the suction cup mount, I could stick the Zumo to the top of the dash storage box lid but it is a compound curve so the suction cup won't stick to it. In the car it sticks on the windscreen by the A pillar.

Tom have you looked at this clever (and invisible) mount someone made on the A2 owners' club?

I posted about it in this thread: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/164747-neat-iphone-mount/ I'm sure it will work by fixing magnets to the underside of the tray on the Yeti.

Tom have you looked at this clever (and invisible) mount someone made on the A2 owners' club?

I posted about it in this thread: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/164747-neat-iphone-mount/ I'm sure it will work by fixing magnets to the underside of the tray on the Yeti.

Thanks for the link, I may just give that a try. Might even consider putting a power socket in there!

Anyone know how to get the tray out? I don't want to attack it from underneath at this time (while the car is in warranty).

tom

Might even consider putting a power socket in there!

EXACTLY my thinking! And something all cars should come with as standard in my view: a power socket or two in a tray on TOP of the dashboard with neat flap in the lid through which one can thread just enough power cable as required. BUT it is all invisible when you take the sat nav/DAB radio/speed camera detector/whatever out... This will be one of my projects on the Yeti at some point.

EXACTLY my thinking! And something all cars should come with as standard in my view: a power socket or two in a tray on TOP of the dashboard with neat flap in the lid through which one can thread just enough power cable as required. BUT it is all invisible when you take the sat nav/DAB radio/speed camera detector/whatever out... This will be one of my projects on the Yeti at some point.

Would have thought the tray was held in the same as the pocket a couple of torx near the front.