lol, i meant you've thought of things that would never have occured to me! Anyways, i don't think it's clearcoat that has been taken off, either, only because, this "stuff" is at the edges of where the guards are, not where the adhesive was. Check out this pic (good thing I'm a digital camera whore!):
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/dubbadooz/vwp...view=t&.hires=t the mystery continues :p
