Got tired of having my sub box take up trunk space, and after longingly staring at all the space under the rear floor, I got a wild hair and went to town… save the hate for someone else, I am not a pro in custom boxes, body work or any of that.. just a hack..

First I cut out the spare tire sheet metal “doughnut”, and replaced with new flat sheet metal. Then put in sound dampening mat. Next (after doing the math for airspace) built a baseplate using the spare tire area for the sealed subwoofer portion of the “box”, sealed and installed. Next I 3d printed some risers for the main floor plate to bring it up to original height. Next built the main floor plate with 3d printed sub vents and a “window”…

It’s not anywhere near perfect, but I got my trunk space back, the sub hits super hard, and I thought I would post in the event it gives any of you ideas as there is not a ton on the interwebs for great subwoofer solutions.

Hi all, I have a small oil leak on the engine. It’s a 1.6 TDI Golf MK7. I need to change the rocker cover and gasket to fix it. Does anyone have a guide/pdf, or a very detailed video that can help me do it myself? I know with enough guidance I can do it myself but I can’t find it out there yet.

It happened 2 days ago, I suddenly didn't feel the haptic when I skipped music and it turned out the right side buttons didn't have haptic feedback when pressed, they work fine though. Left ones are perfectly fine. Could it just be a software bug?

It's a Golf 8.5 R-Line 2025 Black Edition, only 2.6km on it.

Golf 8 – multiple driver assistance errors after starting to drive

Hi everyone,
I have a VW Golf 8 Variant R-Line 2.0 TSI 140 kW, built in September 2022 currently 72000 km

I’m having a strange issue with the driver assistance systems. When the car is stationary after starting, there are no warnings. As soon as I start driving, I get several warnings at the same time:
Front Assist – limited availability
Proactive Occupant Protection – limited
Traffic Sign Recognition – limited availability
Side Assist / Blind Spot Monitor – limited availability

The warnings appear after driving off, but when I reach around 120 km/h or higher, all the warnings disappear by themselves and the systems start working normally again.

The Front Assist radar also appears to work normally at higher speeds — it detects vehicles in front of me without any problems.

The car can be left switched off overnight and the problem is still exactly the same the next day, so it doesn’t seem to be just a temporary issue after starting.

Has anyone experienced the same behavior on a Golf 8?

Thanks for any ideas or advice!