Audi TT stereo upgrade to BNS 5.0

[andygarmin]

I am taking delivery of a new 58 plate Audi TT 2.0 TDI in a months time. I have managed to get hold of an Audi Navigation head unit BNS 5.0 with gps receiver and 08 software.

Is it a simple swap over to change the head units or is it a complex job requireing some expertise. I dont want to trash my new car in the first week.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

[sooty]

I am taking delivery of a new 58 plate Audi TT 2.0 TDI in a months time. I have managed to get hold of an Audi Navigation head unit BNS 5.0 with gps receiver and 08 software.

Is it a simple swap over to change the head units or is it a complex job requireing some expertise. I dont want to trash my new car in the first week.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Hi Andy,
I take it that the head unit in your new car will be a standard non-navigation one?

[andygarmin]

Hi Sooty2k

The car in coming as standard with the Concert stereo system. No Bose, No Ipod plug in and no Bluetooth phone system. I wasn't intending to upgrade the stereo system, but the deal on a secondhand BNS 5.0 was too good to miss. That is, if I can use it.

Any assistance or advise would be great.

[sooty]

Hi Sooty2k

The car in coming as standard with the Concert stereo system. No Bose, No Ipod plug in and no Bluetooth phone system. I wasn't intending to upgrade the stereo system, but the deal on a secondhand BNS 5.0 was too good to miss. That is, if I can use it.

Any assistance or advise would be great.

Hiya
Okay when you install a normal after marker sat nav they take into account things like the wiring loom of the car.
Beacuse you are replacing the unit with a genuine Audi one I am pretty sure that it going to be quite a hard job if you dont have much experiance. This is because if your TT is only going to be installed with a standard head unit then they would not have installed the wiring loom needed for the sat nav. I am sure that the sat nav unit will have to be connected to the cars speed pulse cable via the cam bus and connected to the brake, reverse lights.

It can be done but your probally better off going to a professhional to install it as its not going to simply be a swap job!

Just out of interest how much did you find the BNS 5.0

[andygarmin]

Sooty2k

Thanks for the info, I thought it would not be as simple as plug and play. I will look around for a decent car audio shop that specialises in VAG.

I only paid a couple of hundred for the BNS complete with GPS and maps, so if i can't get it to work, I can always sell on ebay.

Cheers

[sooty]

Sooty2k

Thanks for the info, I thought it would not be as simple as plug and play. I will look around for a decent car audio shop that specialises in VAG.

I only paid a couple of hundred for the BNS complete with GPS and maps, so if i can't get it to work, I can always sell on ebay.

Cheers

Thats a good price!

To be totaly honest like you say I would defo go to a VAG specialist to get it installed as they will know all about the wiring looms ETC
Also they wont damage or rip apart your brand new car!

[andygarmin]

Just a quick upgate for anybody thats interested.

New car arrived last week, no time to do anything until yesterday. Saturday morning I pulled out the standard Concert head unit, same fittings on the back as the BNS 5.0, so just unplugged it and plugged in the BNS 5.0. Everything works perfectly. Radio, CD, Navigation, even the link to the USB stick I had fitted as an option. Navigation directions show up in the centre of the driver display.

Looks much better than the standard radio.

[sooty]

Just a quick upgate for anybody thats interested.

New car arrived last week, no time to do anything until yesterday. Saturday morning I pulled out the standard Concert head unit, same fittings on the back as the BNS 5.0, so just unplugged it and plugged in the BNS 5.0. Everything works perfectly. Radio, CD, Navigation, even the link to the USB stick I had fitted as an option. Navigation directions show up in the centre of the driver display.

Looks much better than the standard radio.

Well done mate... Glad to know it is that easy in the end!

[mariusg]

andygarmin: sorry to ask silly questions. I bought a 2.0 TFSI second hand from Germany. It is fitted with "the small navi", the CD reads "BNS 5.0" so I think we're talking about the same unit. Unfortunately the manuals are in German.
1. How do you know the software version of the software?
2. Where can I find more description regarding this unit?
3. What other optionals can be linked (besides the USB stick)

[andygarmin]

Mariusg

If the disc is a CD and not a DVD, then it is the same system I think. Not sure about the software version, mine came with a 2008 navigation disc, but I believe you can get them quite cheap on the internet (Ebay).

There is little information on this unit on the internet. I think Audi want people to get the full colour DVD system instead. I will see if I can find an English manual on the net.

Options are either a USB attachment or an Ipod attachment, but dont bother with either. The stsyem will recognise the attachment but you have little or no control over them and the information shown on the screen is a wast of time. No album or track details, just disc 1 and track 1 or disc 1 track2, etc. You are better of attaching an MP3 player through the aux plug.

I understand from Audi that there will be a firmware upgrade for the current MMI (multi Media Interface) system to allow control over Ipods, etc but this will not be until next year sometime and may not include the BNS 5.0 system.

Cheers

Andy