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Thread: B7 Passat - Head Unit Upgrade

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    B7 Passat - Head Unit Upgrade

    Hi all

    I'm hoping the brains trust might be able to help with some advice. I've got a B7 Passat 130TDI Highline and the media unit has been slowly dying. The reverse camera often takes a few minutes to activate. Dealership is useless. I've got a quote for replacing the factory unit with an Alpine unit, but that comes to about $1500.

    I'm hoping there's a cheaper option and I've been looking at the RCD330/360 - but I'm not sure if they will work with the rear flip camera that's in the badge. I've got no problem installing a head unit, but would prefer not to have to run new cables etc - is there an off-the-shelf solution that I can drop in that will work with the rear camera?

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    Buy a s/h RNS510 and just replace what you have
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    Thanks Hillbilly, I will check that out. Do you know if it's a straight swap, or are there changes needed to the loom?

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    Has your car got NAV in the headunit.
    Post a pic of it so we know which one it is
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hillbilly View Post
    Has your car got NAV in the headunit.
    Post a pic of it so we know which one it is
    Hi Hillbilly - yes, it does have NAV. I've inserted a pic of the dash below:

    B7 Passat - Head Unit Upgrade-dashboard-jpg

    Thank you for your help.

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    Last edited by Hillbilly; 19-08-2021 at 03:51 PM.
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    Thanks Hillbilly, much appreciated

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    I've just purchased the same car, and have replaced the stock RNS because i wanted to run an Android head unit instead. RNS and camera worked perfectly. If you want to purchase mine you're welcome to it. $400 + shipping. It'll probably take you ten minutes (if that) to replace. The Passat stereo surround pops off easily, then its 4 screws to remove.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paperplane View Post
    I've just purchased the same car, and have replaced the stock RNS because i wanted to run an Android head unit instead. RNS and camera worked perfectly. If you want to purchase mine you're welcome to it. $400 + shipping. It'll probably take you ten minutes (if that) to replace. The Passat stereo surround pops off easily, then its 4 screws to remove.
    PM the guy as he may not read this reply
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    Quick update to the thread. I decided against the RNS510 as that's what I already had, and it was always slow and buggy. So I looked around and ended up fitting an Alpine ILX-702D unit, which has carplay/android auto, DAB etc. By adding CAM-VW-GLH and APF-X300VW I was able to keep the factory highline reverse camera (bendy lines still work), steering wheel controls, parking sensor display and climate control display.

    Cost about $1500 all up, but was pretty easy to install (just needed to run a cable for the DAB windscreen antenna and alpine GPS antenna).

    I bought it all from the Fitting Bay in WA who were pretty helpful.

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