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Old 04-10-2007, 11:04 AM
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Question Cutout on rear fender?

Hi! New RX-8 owner here. I was looking over my car (2007) and noticed something that looks like a cutout or prescored area on the rear fenders, down near where the side aero flares end (I've also seen it on other RX-8s at the dealer and on my friend's 04). It's a rectangle about 3-5 inches long and goes up the side of the fender. I had thought the vent/fender strakes went there, but they're up front. Does anything go there?

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the vinyl is there to protect from rocks that get kicked up by the front wheels.
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Good Lord - you look like Admiral Ackbar sort of
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are you talking about the little scratch guard thingie?
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I think that looks like a Sleestack from the land of the lost, great show when I was a kid.
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
the vinyl is there to protect from rocks that get kicked up by the front wheels.
exactly, its really handy and it saves your paint from rocks hitting the rear fender
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its been a life saver on those ooops I ate s&^% off the road incidents sideways its a good thing those guards are there
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I took them off.
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