2002 Weird Black Plastic Piece Wires on my FEM Socket? Cannot get off?

[PeepPeep!]

Hi there!

I am in the process of removing my FEM for reprogramming, I disconnected the battery in the trunk and got all the plastic trims out of the way -- but I cannot remove this weird black plastic piece I don't know the name for that has wires going into it? How do I take this off so I can get into the Front End Module? I need to get this FEM out of my car to ship it out by tomorrow since I'll be on vacation 10 days and have time to wait for it to be repaired. Please help! The piece I need to take off to access the bolts is in the red circle. 😭

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[PeepPeep!]

Figured it out, it is just a simple cable retainer. It just slides over the top of a bolt to hold the harness in place. To remove it, I just pulled it straight up and off the stud it's attached to.

The FEM is officially out of the car! Now off to be reprogrammed so I can have working dashboard backlighting! 🙂