The factory finish of the boot recess leaves much to be desired – it is only protected by a basic layer of primer, which is easily damaged.

Due to the visible scratches from the boot shelf and the planned installation of the battery, I decided to renew this surface – this would be more difficult later on due to the cables.

This is what it looked like:

And this is what it looks like now:

The cavity was painted in the body colour (Shadow Blue LD5Q). The existing soundproofing held up very well, so it stayed in place. I plan to further soundproof this space with soundproofing mats, but that’s classically at a later date.