So THAT's what those wheel trim rings are for!

This afternoon, while heading out to my car, I noticed that my front passenger side wheel trim ring was missing and was, at first, annoyed over loosing one after only 400 miles.

I stood there debating whether to remove the remaining three rings or replace it, when I remembered tapping a curb the day before. I headed back to the offending curb, and there was my cheesy plastic ring still sitting on the grass. After replacing the ring, I noticed a nice scratch on it, right where the edge of the wheel would have made contact with the curb instead.

I had previously considered removing all four (for looks), but I came to the realization that I would rather damage or loose the cheap plastic ring, than risk damage to the much more expensive wheels.