i had both bumpers on my 300e painted body color for the monotoned look. well the paint on my bumpers is begining to lift and peel off. the paint job is still under warranty so i will take it back to complain but im thinking since these bumpers on these early 124s didnt come from the factoy painted could this mean that the surface on these bumpers arent designed to let paint adhere to them. one other posible reason could be before the paint job i used those back to black dressings for the bumper to keep them looking new. could it be that the paint shop didnt prep the bumper before repainting and there was still silicone left from the bumper dressing.