Quote Originally Posted by MIG View Post
You should be able to get to the wiring from the RH side wheel well; taking the trim out of the boot is much easier, and re-terminating the wire there might be much simpler, and you can just wire up a simple, cheap speaker instead of the $100+ VW want for the tiny speaker.
That's an excellent idea. Just make sure the speaker you buy is 50 ohms. Most speakers are 8 ohms and might fail the self-test. I think I paid $15 on eBay for an aftermarket buzzer identical to the original.