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You don't need to use credits to disable it. Just navigate to Structure Borne Sound, select Adaptation, find "Volume of structure-borne noise actuator," and change the value to 0

Yeah this can lead to water in the boot. But it could be the rear vents too!

I unplugged the one on ours too. The EA888 isn't the worlds best sounding engine by a long way but it sounds a lot better than some fake buzzing noise behind the windscreen.

Ordered mine in Belgium on 31/12/25.
Ordered it without PP as I was afraid it would be to harsh for daily use.
It wasn't until last friday,when the first online reviews came, and all of them were very clear that the PP is a must and it doesn't compromise the comfort much.
I rang the dealer on saturday to try to change my order to include the PP.
He said he couldn't change it anymore, as it was allready planned in the factory.
On monday I got a call back that there still was a small chance it could be done by the Belgian importer, but I shouldn't get my hopes up to high. He mailed me a new order, I signed it and mailed it back to the dealer. He would contact me on tuesday to let me know if the importer was successfull.
Didn't hear him on tuesday and couldn't reach him today, so in my mind I allready gave up.
Untill five minutes ago: got a call from the dealer and the importer has managed to change my car to a PP 
Only slight disadvantage is that they couldn't tell me if the deliverydate would be a little later, but I can live with that.

From what I understand, dealers can't order replacement parts and replace them as warranty as they please. If the warranty is refused, the dealer pays the part.

For example, a headlight. The IQ Lights for the GTI are made by Valeo. There is a defect. I think that the dealer takes photos and reports the situation to the importer of the market in question. I assume that they escalate the problem to Volkswagen AG and if they accept that there is a problem, the dealer receives the green light to replace the headlight.

The customer doesn't pay for the warranty jobs, but I think that the importer pays to the dealer and Volkswagen AG pays to the importer.

If you go to a dealer, the amount of labour that you pay for each task is determined by VW. Dealers will receive only that hours and the value is not what the charge customers, is lower. If a warranty job takes two days to diagnose, those two days will not be payed to the dealer.

To finish the example in the end the defective headlight goes back to Valeo and they will pay to Volkswagen AG.

In your case I would suggest you to talk to show that seen on the photos to your dealer and ask them to report the situation to the importer, in your case Volkswagen Group UK. A warranty only covers defects. If a customer breaks something, the warranty doesn't cover that. But they need to proof that you did that.

For example, a clutch. Discoloration/heat marks in the flywheel are signs of improper use by the driver. But a clutch can in fact have a problem and the warranty must cover that.