Rattle Fixed! What the heck is this?

CaptainSlow

Hey Everyone,

I think I fixed an annoying rattle coming from the rear hatch however I'm not sure what the thing was that was rattling. When you take the lower back plastic panel out (right below the rear window, closest to the back of the hatch) there are wires and this black thing right in the middle. For whatever reason it seemed like the mount was rattling so what I did was loosen it and the rattle went away and then tightened it like crazy. Any idea what the heck this is?

Here's a screenshot taken from a DIY thread:



Again, it's that black thing right in the middle of the lifting hatch lid (two bolts on each side with a foamy, rubbery thing protected by a metal guard). It doesn't look like its attached to anything and just seems like it sits there doing some super secret job.