Trunk lid panel thinness — denting and care

Tags: #trunk · #gas-strut · #conflict

Multiple owners describe the X80's trunk lid sheet metal as thin — one owner compares it to foil ("как из фольги") — and report that it dents inward ("проминается") simply from the normal act of closing the trunk, not from any impact ¹.

Gas struts help, but the choice of strut brand matters: one owner fitted trunk-lid gas struts sourced from a VW Tiguan; with those installed he now closes the lid only by pressing on the trunk emblem (rather than pushing on the panel generally), yet the lid still visibly dents — "a real sore point" ("прям беда печаль") ². A second owner asked whether the Tiguan struts were genuine/OEM or the Marshal aftermarket brand, noting that Marshal struts he tried held worse than his old original struts after only 3 weeks ³. The first owner confirmed his struts were indeed Marshal, and — despite the brand's poor showing elsewhere in strut discussions — reported his own pair held up fine, describing them as very stiff/tight ("тугие капец") ⁴. ⚠️ Conflict: the two owners' experience with Marshal struts directly disagrees — one reports rapid failure (worse than OEM within 3 weeks), the other reports his own Marshal struts holding up well — consistent with the batch/quality-variance conflict already documented for aftermarket struts generally (see the trunk-lid gas struts card).

Care recommendation: given the thin panel, close the trunk gently and support your hand on the emblem/latch area specifically rather than pushing on the general panel surface, to minimize denting risk ²⁴⁵.

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Last updated: 2026-09-10