Rear wheel well - Weird tape-like cover
 

OK, I'm talking about the rear wheel well, the portion that looks to the front. I would post a pic if I only knew how.

Anyways, the area looks like covered with some sort of tape....and painted over. Anyone with any idea what it this for?

3M scratch resistant stuff...if you look on the side skirts at the bottom of the rear door there's stuff there too...there are threads on this which discuss it at length, so no, you shouldn't try and remove it...

Sorry for my ignorance! and thanks for the reply!
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i believe your talking bout this

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7962

aww man, no apologies necessary...it was a valid question and would've been really hard to search for anyway...and yea, that link tribal azn2 posted is the one i remember for a while back, check it out...