Hood — part number and flutter fix

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Part number and sourcing: the hood part number is 5CA152310-#M3 for the FAW Besturn X80F (restyling model). Available from kitparts.ru at approximately 51,837 RUB as of June 2025, and also from kitzap.ru ¹²³.

Hood flutter/vertical play at highway speed (100+ km/h) — adhesive seal fix: the hood can exhibit vertical play and a "floating" motion at speeds above 100 km/h. Root cause: the hood's upper and lower panel layers are not bonded together — only the outer skin panel moves, flexing independently of the inner reinforcement. Fix: apply a special auto-grade sealant between the two layers and clamp them together for 24 hours to bond them and prevent flexing. The curved foam edge seals can also be adjusted via their rubber inserts for a tighter closure. Some owners reported the flutter persisting even at 150+ km/h before sealing; after sealing, the issue is reported as completely resolved ^4567891011.

Used/private-seller hood pricing — prices escalate on inquiry (Dec 2025): as an alternative to the OEM part above, a pre-restyle hood sourced from a private seller was found listed at 16,000 RUB (RU market, December 2025); after the buyer called to inquire, the seller raised the price to 24,000 RUB. The buyer then found an alternative listing at a better price, but that price also rose — to 26,000 RUB (RU market, December 2025) — once contacted. Take listed used-market prices for the hood as a starting point only, not a firm quote ¹².

Emergency hood alternative — Mazda CX-5 (unconfirmed for long-term use): a Mazda CX-5 hood can fit the FAW X80 as a replacement hood (e.g. after minor collision damage). One owner sourced a CX-5 hood for 7,000 RUB (RU market, December 2025) from a salvage yard; it required slight modification (a bulge had to be worked out) but closed properly and was functionally adequate as a temporary/emergency repair. ⚠️ Low confidence: direct long-term fitment is not confirmed by the community ^{1314151617181920}.

Hood vibration/shimmy at high speed (185+ km/h) — thin-metal design, distinct from the 100+ km/h floating issue above: separately from the vertical-play/floating fix above, owners report the hood visibly vibrates/shimmers at speeds above 185 km/h, attributed to the thin sheet-metal hood design. The vibration is first noticeable from around 110 km/h but becomes pronounced only at 185+ km/h. Partial mitigation: adjusting or removing the rubber hood support stops (резиновые упоры спереди капота) may reduce the vibration's severity. Sound insulation does not fully eliminate the issue — this is treated as a design limitation rather than a maintenance failure, i.e. even a well-maintained/properly-sealed hood (per the adhesive-seal fix above) may still shimmer at these very high speeds ^{2122232425262728}.

Mazda CX-5 hood fitment confirmed on facelift X80: a community member reports the Mazda CX-5 hood fits the facelift (post-2020) X80 cleanly — the bolt mounting points and latch alignment are compatible, and the hood mounts without modification. This adds confidence to the emergency-fitment report above (which required minor bulge-working on a pre-facelift/unspecified car): on the facelift specifically, fitment appears clean. The exterior shape difference from the factory hood is visible but the swap remains functional ^2930313233.

Rattling/vibration — reinforcing report attributing it to a factory sealant defect: a separate report describes the same underlying issue (hood vibrates/rattles at highway speeds) as caused by defective Chinese sealant/adhesive used during factory assembly between the hood reinforcer and the upper panel — consistent with the "panels not bonded" root cause described above. Fix, matching the adhesive-seal method above: remove the hood, clean out the old sealant residue completely, and re-seal with a proper flexible-curing automotive sealant. Treated by the reporting owner as a common manufacturing defect on affected units ^343536373839.

Pre-restyle hood numbers: for a pre-facelift X80 the original hood is 5CA052310M2 and the analog is 5CA052310M1; the base number 5CA052310 without a suffix is also a hood. The thread used this to answer a pre-facelift parts request ⁴⁰⁴¹.

Media

Photo showing hood underside with sealant application points between reinforcer and hood panel

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This page is compiled from 41 community messages. Every fact carries a numbered reference to its original author and message.

Last updated: 2026-10-29