thats interesting AJW... glad im not alone there. i originally thought it was the bits that cover the access holes to the rear lights and the one in the middle for the emergency boot release but i took them out and i still got the rattles. i too have found it sounds like its coming from the passenger side. but i think thats just something to do with the way the sound bounces around inside the cabin.
i think it might be the latch if anything. i even tried driving around one night when it was really late with the tail gate open and there was no rattle. lol the exhaust sounded awesome though! and the DSG fart sounded really weird.
lol with the tail gate closed i had never been driven around in the back of my GTI and now i know what im missing out on! the exhaust note sounds so nice when in the back!
You could be right about the latch, I put a lot of grease on the mech. and have some tape around the "bolt - bit" where the latch closes on to.
But it's still doing it.
Interestingly the tape hardly has a mark on it so it must be a loose fit.
I might try a bit more tape and see what happens.
I was going to try the open hatch technique but you've done the test for me :biggrin: .
It was interesting riding in the boot with no seat belt especially as my wife's not used to the bakes.
I felt sick when I got out :barf:
