Hi guys, just installed the RNS510 into the vRS

15 min install.

I removed the top glove box, 2 t15 screws and pull at the bottom.

Positioned the GPS antenna onto the top of the 2nd glovebox with double sided tape and run the cable behind the Stereo.

Remove the trim around the CD player and remove the 4 t15 screws. Gently pull out the old stereo and Remove the Quadlock and FM anetnna.

Plug in the Quadlock, GPS and antenna into the back of the columbus and position back into position.

Switch on make sure everything working and refit Glovebox.

Thats the unit installed. The MDI and Steering wheel works with no coding, the only thing that doesnt is the MFD arrow displays.

Cheers

Chris

Edited 7 February, 201115 yr by cjp2k

Mine has the swing radio in place at the moment.

Are these Columbus units backwards installable?

Mine had the swing too.... It was a easy install, much easier than the MK5 Golf I did!

Everything just "Worked" however if you get a used unit that had sound systems etc installed it may not be so plug and play

Cheers

Chris

Mine had the swing too.... It was a easy install, much easier than the MK5 Golf I did!

Everything just "Worked" however if you get a used unit that had sound systems etc installed it may not be so plug and play

Cheers

Chris

Damn I wish you hadn't told me this.

I'm already on eBay having a look...

How do you upload music to the internal hard drive?

Damn I wish you hadn't told me this.

I'm already on eBay having a look...

How do you upload music to the internal hard drive?

Dunno mate, not got that far, only had 30 mins of sunlight to get it installed!

Going to have a play at the weekend once I get it all coded up correctly!

Good job.

Can we see some piccys when you get a chance.

Yeah I can get some Photos now, but need someone to host it for me!

Cheers

Chris

Yeah I can get some Photos now, but need someone to host it for me!

Cheers

Chris

www.imageshack.us

Regards coding, is this something the dealer could do?

would this one work?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-SKODA-COLUMBUS-sat-nav-RNS510-MFD3-V7-Fabia-Octavia_W0QQitemZ200570645336QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=208159694626&rvr_id=208159694626&cguid=1669cde512b0a0e20584aae4ff0cfced#ht_4751wt_1139

would this one work?

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...#ht_4751wt_1139

That's the one mate

I've seen refurbished ones on eBay for around the £500 mark.

Damn I wish you hadn't told me this.

I'm already on eBay having a look...

How do you upload music to the internal hard drive?

You can copy and paste directly from your PC onto an SD card and then use that to transfer onto the internal HDD or you can burn a CD and copy that onto the HDD via the CD drive on the Columbus. However you MUST copy the CD as a data disk rather than an audio CD. To do this in windows media player(WMP), where you have the burn tab just underneath you press the triangle, a new box will open. At the top of the box you will see Audio CD or Data CD, you must have the Data CD selected and then you will be able to copy, you will only be able to copy onto the Columbus HDD if you hadn't copy protected the CD's when you initially copied them onto the WMP.

HTH

Ian

Edited 7 February, 201115 yr by countryboy

You can copy and paste directly from your PC onto an SD card and then use that to transfer onto the internal HDD or you can burn a CD and copy that onto the HDD via the CD drive on the Columbus. However you MUST copy the CD as a data disk rather than an audio CD. To do this in windows media player(WMP), where you have the burn tab just underneath you press the triangle, a new box will open. At the top of the box you will see Audio CD or Data CD, you must have the Data CD selected and then you will be able to copy, you will only be able to copy onto the Columbus HDD if you hadn't copy protected the CD's when you initially copied them onto the WMP.

HTH

Ian

Nice one mate, cheers

Will have to buy the Columbus first!

Also, is it possible to retrofit bluetooth with the columbus?

My current set-up doesn't have bluetooth but would appear to have all the phone controls on the steering wheel.

Edited 7 February, 201115 yr by Stu vRS

Please excuse poor photos was taken in the dark with the help of a black and decker light bar

http://img201.imageshack.us/i/columbus3.jpg/

http://img696.imageshack.us/f/columbus1p.jpg/

Please excuse poor photos was taken in the dark with the help of a black and decker light bar

http://img201.images.../columbus3.jpg/

http://img696.images...columbus1p.jpg/

I want!

Where did you source yours from?

Ebay user called autoparts_europe

Ebay user called autoparts_europe

Cheers.

I can see you putting me half a grand out of pocket here!

Edit: The pictures I have seen have shown the buttons lighting up green? Is this the same on yours?

Edited 7 February, 201115 yr by Stu vRS

Yeah mine are green when the headlights are on, matches the dash

any major problems as i am about to buy was it straight forward to get the old one out, can you still use the maxi dot as norm bar having the turn signals?

Maxidot works for track info still, just not for navi, apparently its a easy code to get it fully working

Maxidot works for track info still, just not for navi, apparently its a easy code to get it fully working

Is this something the dealers can do? I've noticed that Columbus isn't a standard option on the Fabia, so I don't know if dealers will be reluctant to do this or not?

Maxidot works for track info still, just not for navi, apparently its a easy code to get it fully working

you are bad for my wallet :S :S oh well wonder what will happen about my blue tooth.......

Dealers may not code it, I see your in preston mate, try Awesome GTI, they are based around Manchester they may do it?

I am taking mine to a local owner of VAGCOM

Bluetooth probs wont work fully with the rns510 till its coded up

Dealers may not code it, I see your in preston mate, try Awesome GTI, they are based around Manchester they may do it?

I am taking mine to a local owner of VAGCOM

Bluetooth probs wont work fully with the rns510 till its coded up

Thanks mate.

Do I need some special bluetooth box / unit or something to make it backwards compatible?

Do you have bluetooth?

All you need is the navi unit to swap between the swing and the columbus, but you may or maynot need aditional coding to get the sound to come out of the speakers,...mine luckly didnt need anything else so I can get up and running

If you want to add bluetooth you can, either a fiscon or a oem skoda unit, I plan on adding oem bluetooth when I get paid!

you are bad for my wallet :S :S

+1 Damn you!

Do you have bluetooth?

All you need is the navi unit to swap between the swing and the columbus, but you may or maynot need aditional coding to get the sound to come out of the speakers,...mine luckly didnt need anything else so I can get up and running

If you want to add bluetooth you can, either a fiscon or a oem skoda unit, I plan on adding oem bluetooth when I get paid!

Again, you are potentially destroying my bank account.

Thanks for the help though, appreciate it!