jamesatfish
02-08-2014, 10:39 AM
As anyone who owns a current gen Beetle will know, VW don't offer a reversing camera option for some reason.
Thankfully the VW parts bin is shared widely across models, and the OEM hatch-mounted reversing camera from the Mk6 Golf is a perfect fit for Beetles fitted with the RNS510 navigation system.
I won't go into a full DIY write-up as the process is pretty much identical to that excellently described by ozmale over on the (vwgolf.net.au forum (http://www.vwgolf.net.au/showthread.php?5950-DIY-Rear-View-Camera-(RVC)-installation-on-Golf-quot-R-quot-.)), with a few changes:
•I bought my RVC from Bold Sport - model 5K0 827 469 AS. It's the OEM camera with all the wiring looms pre-built, avoiding the need to wire up your own looms as per the DIY write-up. You can buy it here (http://www.bold-sport.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=5K0+827+469+AS&category_id=0&model=1&product_id=240).
•In the Beetle the best way to run the power and camera wires is from the fusebox on the driver's side, up the A Pillar, through the headliner to the weatherproof conduit that leads into the hatch. From there follow the existing cabling down the passenger's side of the hatch.
•The reversing light power runs from the driver's side light cluster up into the headliner, then follows the power and camera wires to the hatch.
•To save pulling apart the fusebox you can use an 'Add-A-Circuit' fuse adapter if you prefer. There's a 10A fuse in the Beetle (assuming you've got the Tech Pack) that powers the keyless entry receiver, so it is the ideal place to tap an always-on 12V source. I'll probably go back and wire it up properly at a later time, but it's working quite nicely with the fuse adapter.
•The angle of the Beetle hatch is different to the Golf, so although the camera image still works perfectly the parking guidance lines are in the wrong place on the RNS screen (they point to the sky).
It's not a difficult install by any means - the hardest part of the process is pulling the cables through the headliner and the tight conduit into the hatch. Having some electrician's flexible plastic pulling strips (no idea of the technical term…) will make the job much easier.
The end result is exactly as it should have been done at the factory.
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Thankfully the VW parts bin is shared widely across models, and the OEM hatch-mounted reversing camera from the Mk6 Golf is a perfect fit for Beetles fitted with the RNS510 navigation system.
I won't go into a full DIY write-up as the process is pretty much identical to that excellently described by ozmale over on the (vwgolf.net.au forum (http://www.vwgolf.net.au/showthread.php?5950-DIY-Rear-View-Camera-(RVC)-installation-on-Golf-quot-R-quot-.)), with a few changes:
•I bought my RVC from Bold Sport - model 5K0 827 469 AS. It's the OEM camera with all the wiring looms pre-built, avoiding the need to wire up your own looms as per the DIY write-up. You can buy it here (http://www.bold-sport.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=5K0+827+469+AS&category_id=0&model=1&product_id=240).
•In the Beetle the best way to run the power and camera wires is from the fusebox on the driver's side, up the A Pillar, through the headliner to the weatherproof conduit that leads into the hatch. From there follow the existing cabling down the passenger's side of the hatch.
•The reversing light power runs from the driver's side light cluster up into the headliner, then follows the power and camera wires to the hatch.
•To save pulling apart the fusebox you can use an 'Add-A-Circuit' fuse adapter if you prefer. There's a 10A fuse in the Beetle (assuming you've got the Tech Pack) that powers the keyless entry receiver, so it is the ideal place to tap an always-on 12V source. I'll probably go back and wire it up properly at a later time, but it's working quite nicely with the fuse adapter.
•The angle of the Beetle hatch is different to the Golf, so although the camera image still works perfectly the parking guidance lines are in the wrong place on the RNS screen (they point to the sky).
It's not a difficult install by any means - the hardest part of the process is pulling the cables through the headliner and the tight conduit into the hatch. Having some electrician's flexible plastic pulling strips (no idea of the technical term…) will make the job much easier.
The end result is exactly as it should have been done at the factory.
11099
11100