Help me locate this dash rattle in my Golf R. $100 prize for correct diagnosis

[Jimi]

Have you tried pressing on the knee air bag when driving? I had a rattle from the knee air bag under the dash which I fixed by wedging a piece a cardboard between the air bag and the dashboard. It took me years to find the source as I was convinced the noise was from the instrument cluster or steering column.

You are my hero. Seriously. I have had the exact same thing in my MK7 GTI and it's taken me nearly a year to work out that it's the knee airbag. I stumbled upon it by chance as we had a long rough road in Mudgee last weekend which meant I could replicate the rattle consistently and i happened to get it to stop when I pressed on the front-right corner of the knee airbag (I was pressing and tapping everywhere). I've been convinced it was behind the instrument cluster for a year. In that time it has been looked at by the dealer three times.

The 12 month service will now have another purpose