2007 Honda Pilot cabin air filter

Catalog say’s remove clove box. Two tabe on each side of box release box to open to hang down and you can see cover that is vertical for the large cabin filter.

There is still a metal bar across along with a plastic bar. While I see the metal bar will onscrew, how does the plastic piece get moved to remove the cabin filter?

cut it with a small saw,thats the FACT method,look close and you will see lines to follow.