[Brucelee]

"I would also like to install rear speakers if possible. I have the CDR-32 system installed, but it only has front speakers on top of the dash. I have the windstop installed, so have the cubby with sliding doors behind the seats. Is it possible to install speakers in the gaps either side, just behind the top of the seats? Will additional wiring be required, as I know some cars are fitted with rear speakers, and I'm hoping all cars have the same loom?"

Based on my doing this on a 02 Box S, yes, you will need a wiring harness to be run from the back of the stereo to the back area. It uses a VW harness that any good stereo shop should be able to get for you. This is the cheap part as the harness costs like ten bucks.

Then, you can install speakers in the little cubbies or for that matter, in the center cubby where the doors slide back and forth. The later Bose speaker sits in the center cubby on the Sports Touring model.

You can call a dismantler to see if they have the actual Porsche speakers but I am not sure that will be cost effective. The Porsche speakers sound OK but I am sure you can do better. The upside of the Porsche units is that these would fit perfectly in the openings.

I have done this deal with the Porsche unit and it is worthwhile to have sound coming from the back. I suspect a good stereo shop can do this w/o the hassle of trying to find these Porsche speakers.

Not too expensive a mod if you stay with the stock player and keep a rein on the stereo heads at the shop.

Given the inherent acoustics of the Box, personally, I would not spend tons of money on the speakers. That is just my personal bias.