i think it might be stone chips as there are heaps of stone chips on the bonnet from driving on the freeway and also to melbourne and back (from sydney) a few times. and yeah, the 2nd pic is pretty bad but as i said it was from going up the driveway. one time we had 5 people in the car and because the car is lowered and has 19's it scrubs (the bumper and exhaust pipe) if you do not go on an angle up the driveway.....has not happened again (learnt the hard way!) i will take it back a.s.a.p before it starts peeling more. i think that was from going up my driveway. one time we had 5 people in the car and because the car is lowered and has 19's it scrubs (the bumper and exhaust pipe) if you do not go on an angle up the driveway. thanks for a quick reply and your help!....cheers Sorry mate, but without actually seeing it in person (looking at the photos) it does look as though the damage was not a manufacturing defect. I'd be surprised if Toyota fixed this... On the up side, it's only a couple hundred dollars to respray the bumper... i will try and see if they will fix it under warranty....but now that i realise that it could be stone chips that have made it peel, i doubt they will fix it under warranty. cheers