Installing an aftermarket Rear View Camera (RVC) into a Golf Mark V and VI rear bumper

The camera chose for the RVC install is a butterfly style camera, the Kufatec interface for the RNS510 required an NTSC camera.

Camera specs

VN2105
Butterfly style mount
Size: 20mm diameter and 25mm deep
Viewing area: 150°
1/4″ color CCD camera

Camera purchased from Dealextreme for USD$110.35 delivered http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11408

Step 1 – cut opening for camera in rear bumper

The butterfly camera was chosen as [...]

Installing a Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) into a Golf Mark VI

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Requirements: RNS 510 with firmware version 1100 or greater or RCD 510 (not sure of firmware version requirements for RCD 510 and not all RCD 510′s have the video input on the rear – at this stage only RCD 510′s supplied with cars optioned with the RVC come with the video input).

Most of the steps can [...]

Install drainage for the Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) installed in a Golf Mark VI

This guide is just one of the steps to installing a Golf Mark VI RVC into a Golf Mark VI – Installing a Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) into a Golf Mark VI.

The Volkswagen RVC Camera from the Mark VI has a drain hole under the camera in the housing and this does build [...]

Install drainage for the Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) installed in a Golf Mark V

This guide is just one of the steps to installing a Golf Mark VI RVC into a Golf Mark V – Installing a Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) into a Golf Mark V.

The Volkswagen RVC Camera from the Mark VI has a drain hole under the camera in the housing and this does build [...]

Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) In Operation

Night Operation

The rear bulbs in the car used are all stock except for the license plate bulbs which are LED.

See Upgrading the number plate lights to LED on the Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, GTI, R32, Rabbit and Passat for details of the upgrade.

Example 1

Photo 1 – Reverse – Brake – Tail, Photo 2 – Brake – Tail

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Installing a Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) into a Golf Mark V

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Requirements: RNS 510 with firmware version 1100 or greater or RCD 510 (not sure of firmware version requirements for RCD 510 and not all RCD 510′s have the video input on the rear – at this stage only RCD 510′s supplied with cars optioned with the RVC come with the video input).

Most of the steps can [...]

Volkswagen Golf Reverse Camera Upgrade RNS510

Update: Installing a Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) into a Golf Mark V

The Golf can have the factory reverse system from other models (generally Tiguan 5N0) installed, there are a few caveats that must be checked first as some components in the car must be a particular revision or higher.

Gateway needs to be [...]