Thanks 180, your suggestions are always helpful. The body shop I visited was concerned about removing the surround for fear of breakage. He knows that Mercedes parts are costly, in which is why he wanted to paint them on the car and for the price he quoted in which I'm not interested to spend. He knew that. I will try to polish them and see if the matte surface will shine once again. I would think that an electric polisher may be needed. If not successful, I would be hesitant to try to remove the parts myself. If I don't screw up with car stuff, I'm always happy. I managed to install the chirp for the alarm successful, even the flashing brake light but I'll tell you my fog light housing and center cap story another time. I was sweating bullets. Maybe another body shop is the answer……….. Happy New Year to you!