Rattle from back set, anyone experienced the same?

[Peskarik]

I seldom have any rattle from the front vent.
On the other hand I have terrible rattle from back seat.  I cannot place it 100%, but it seems to come from the right side. I've been back there looking around many a times, found nothing loose, but still every time I drive over not so smooth pavement I have that rattle.
The seat is fully locked in upright position.
The back shelf sits secure in its housings. I tried to shake the shelf by hand, but the sound it makes does not resemble the rattle.
The sit belt clamps do not touch any plastic bits.

I don't know what could make that rattle, but it sounds like loose plastic bits making a shake'n'screech.

That rattle destroys the whole joy of driving for me. I drove 8 year old MB 500CL, and BMW M5 - no rattles whatsoever, just a feel of high build quality and robustness. In the GTI it feels like it's made of thin plastic bits ready to give way.... 

Any suggestions?

[182_blue]

It may not be coming from where it sounds like it is, I would sit someone in there and see if they can locate it while you drive , have you looked underneath the car under the plastic trim, stuff can get stuck under there ? Also your brake lines that are under there can rub and rattle

[Hurdy]

anti-roll bar mounts may need a bit of lube?

Seats maybe locked in upright position and still make a noise - try a bit of electric tape temporarily over the bar for the locking mechanism.

[Peskarik]

THanks guys!
Will try your suggestions.

[L555BAT]

Good luck finding it.  I have had the same rattle for the past 2 years, still can't find it.  I think it's in the tailgate.  It aint the seats, or shelf.  Also it's the reason I very rarely use the car.

[Top Cat]

Good luck finding it.  I have had the same rattle for the past 2 years, still can't find it.  I think it's in the tailgate.  It aint the seats, or shelf.  Also it's the reason I very rarely use the car.

that must be one hell of a rattle you have are you sure you have 2 back tyres on. 
It cant be that bad that it stops you using the car. 

[dan_apps]

mine did for a while, nothing a good cricket bat cant sort out!



(joke, it was the rear seats with me do what hurdy suggests as that was what i did and seems to have stopped now)

[Peskarik]

Good luck finding it.  I have had the same rattle for the past 2 years, still can't find it.  I think it's in the tailgate.  It aint the seats, or shelf.  Also it's the reason I very rarely use the car.

I know what you mean...

It is most definitely not the undercarrige, it is coming from inside somewhere...

The build quality of the car is not so good:
1) these rattles
2) the fact that VW did not bother put leather on the parts of the seats that closest to the central tunnel, but left the gray cloth there instead.
3) the black material that covers the floors is cut very strangely, I have a rectangular pieces that are totally loose and fall off (my English is not good enough to clearly describe what I mean. I'll take the picture and put it here).

It is a nice car, but the abovementioned just makes it feel cheap for me (and financially, it was not). 

[Peskarik]

that must be one hell of a rattle you have are you sure you have 2 back tyres on. 
It cant be that bad that it stops you using the car. 

I do not go so far, but I am very sensitive to these kind of things (my girlfriend, for example, is not), and everytime I drive these rattles are always there and they constantly make me sad.  So you may laugh and brush it off like something minor and unimportant, but for me it is the reminder of mediocre build quality 

[R32UK]

Have you checked the girlfriends earing???