Silly question: My Photon has opaque yellow sides?

Edit: SOLVED!.... Yea... I thought it was a secondary panel but was just a peel-away. The acrylic? was thick so I thought it was something put on the backside for shipping.

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I recently bought one for the new years' eve sale and all of the marketing pictures (And many from here) show transparent side panels whereas mine are completely opaque. I'd like to be able to check on status of prints visually without opening the door and possibly messing up the process as it happens but the idea of being able to stop a failed print in the works is very appealing to me. Is it safe to remove the panels? I can provide photos if needed.