It was making a rattling noise as the pokey bits on the top made contact with the tire (while turning sharply to the right)

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    23 days ago

    Probably for holding together some body panels

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      23 days ago

      It was pretty deep in the wheel well, and wasn’t connected to anything else.

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        22 days ago

        Would be my guess too. See if you can find two holes in your wheel well liner / wheel shroud / fender liner that are the same distance apart as the two little screws/bolts on your mystery part - then you know what it tore our of.

        That is, presuming you still have a wheel well liner / fender shroud?

        If no luck you’ll probably have to ask your mechanic or the parts guy at a Toyota dealer.

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          22 days ago

          It didn’t seem like it was holding anything on, and it was just attached with one screw. I uploaded a gif of it for scope a moment ago