Need help on de-snorkel on 2003 Boxster

[Tandrup]

Hi there,

I have been reading and reading and have been amazed at all the cool things people have done to their cars, so I decided to go ahead and de-snorkel my 2003 Boxster today.

I downloaded a couple of instructions and after a few tries I got the air duct off. But to my surprise, it looked nothing like what I had expected. I took some pics - see below. Can someone help me understand what I am supposed to remove? I tried wiggling the plastic tube back and forth but it seems like it's connected in the back and I didn't want to break anything? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Lars