Tony911 79 Posted January 20, 2019 Hi all, got a 2010 vw golf with a hugh spec on it which includes sat nat rns model, was working perfectly fine until this morning had somebody view it and the unit is just displaying the welcome to vw logo then switches off. Tried manually resetting it from a YouTube video but no luck, anybody else had this issue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 164 Posted January 20, 2019 No, have you got vagcom? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony911 79 Posted January 20, 2019 No vagcom. Do have a guy. Just thinking if anyone else had the same issue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autolink100 34 Posted January 20, 2019 We had a similar issue a while back with a Touareg. Wouldn't boot past the splash screen. Took it out and got it repaired by our radio guy, £250 if i remember correctly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony911 79 Posted January 20, 2019 44 minutes ago, Autolink100 said: We had a similar issue a while back with a Touareg. Wouldn't boot past the splash screen. Took it out and got it repaired by our radio guy, £250 if i remember correctly Thanks. Customer has left a deposit as long as the sat nav is working and is hoping to collect next week. We are based in West Yorkshire is your man in the area? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autolink100 34 Posted January 21, 2019 On 20/01/2019 at 4:32 PM, Tony911 said: Thanks. Customer has left a deposit as long as the sat nav is working and is hoping to collect next week. We are based in West Yorkshire is your man in the area? Our man is down here in Kent but there are loads of people offering repair services for these units on ebay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony911 79 Posted January 21, 2019 Thanks. Found a guy and guessing it ain't gonna be cheap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony911 79 Posted January 22, 2019 On 20/01/2019 at 3:45 PM, Autolink100 said: We had a similar issue a while back with a Touareg. Wouldn't boot past the splash screen. Took it out and got it repaired by our radio guy, £250 if i remember correctly Sorted today cost £175 needed re flashing and they added speed cameras and new nav updates so not bad. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blenheim Car Sales 111 Posted January 22, 2019 this is the business to be in.............. its just having this specialist expertise in electronics and charge this fee, Guessing no material and no costs incurred just knowing about software and breaking into its code Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony911 79 Posted January 22, 2019 22 minutes ago, Blenheim Car Sales said: this is the business to be in.............. its just having this specialist expertise in electronics and charge this fee, Guessing no material and no costs incurred just knowing about software and breaking into its code Yes bang on with that. Car was there for an hour tops took sat nav 5 minutes then did whatever they did 20 minutes 5 minutes to put back in and then a few tweeks via vagcom and job was done. Not bad £175 ph Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted January 23, 2019 18 hours ago, Tony911 said: Yes bang on with that. Car was there for an hour tops took sat nav 5 minutes then did whatever they did 20 minutes 5 minutes to put back in and then a few tweeks via vagcom and job was done. Not bad £175 ph Gets right up my arse that sort of statement So you expect a guy with this knowledge and all the necessary equipment, software etc to not earn a decent living ?? No point him doing it then really !! No way does he earn £175 an hour !! See what I spend a year on Software, Leads, Computer parts, Subscriptions, Downloads, Tools, Lighting, Heating, Rates, Consumables etc etc and then tell me I earn £65.00 per hour !! How much would VAG have charged to fix it by the time they had fitted a new Navi Unit Get used to it, this is now the Industry to be in, even a humble repair to Hand / Parking Brakes now requires specialist equipment and knowledge You should see how many expensive fuck ups I've had in here due to inept grease monkeys trying to lever Calipers back etc etc etc. One such twat actually removed two of his fingers last year doing a pad change, office girl; came out to get mileage off the Car, opened the door while he had his fingers in the Rear Calipers, Car wakes up, realises the H/B is not set, so it applies the Handrake instantly .............. BAM mashed fingers !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony911 79 Posted January 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, Dave2302 said: Gets right up my arse that sort of statement So you expect a guy with this knowledge and all the necessary equipment, software etc to not earn a decent living ?? No point him doing it then really !! No way does he earn £175 an hour !! See what I spend a year on Software, Leads, Computer parts, Subscriptions, Downloads, Tools, Lighting, Heating, Rates, Consumables etc etc and then tell me I earn £65.00 per hour !! How much would VAG have charged to fix it by the time they had fitted a new Navi Unit Get used to it, this is now the Industry to be in, even a humble repair to Hand / Parking Brakes now requires specialist equipment and knowledge You should see how many expensive fuck ups I've had in here due to inept grease monkeys trying to lever Calipers back etc etc etc. One such twat actually removed two of his fingers last year doing a pad change, office girl; came out to get mileage off the Car, opened the door while he had his fingers in the Rear Calipers, Car wakes up, realises the H/B is not set, so it applies the Handrake instantly .............. BAM mashed fingers !! What a tool lol guessing he wasnt snap on more a snap off haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted January 23, 2019 LOL I think his wife was the one who suffered he'd have to use his other hand now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinJ 0 Posted January 14, 2020 I had a similar problem with the SatNav in my VW Golf Mk7. Everything worked fine then - nothing. Everything else worked OK (radio, bluetooth etc.) bu the SatNav screen was completely blank. I tried the soft boot (hold the on/off button for 10 seconds - but that didn't work. Then I disconnected the battery - left it off for ~ 15 minutes, then reconnected and hey prestor - all OK. Some of the other functions lit up for a short while (auto brake, and other enginer-management lights) but they soon cleared. All OK now, and zero cost. Result. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
