Originally Posted by Justinian

Alright folks, I pledge to find out whatever the heck that thing is. First order of business tomorrow is to look at it more closely and see if I can remove it myself. If there's no obvious way to remove it, then I'm taking it in to the dealer to have them look at it, tell me what it is, and then probably remove it. It's certainly not factory, and if it's nothing helpful I would just as soon have it out.