what is this rod? Wearing / solidifying part?

Hello, when I bought my b4 there was such a funny bumper, no original ones, bought me then i-wann an RS2 replica and had the ones (not on the original fixtures) now I bought them again and me an original one, however had to realize that it does not fit! It was from an avant, but is not bad at the front? definitely bothers me this rod, that I get the front there! And I have absolutely no idea w I don’t know whether the original is original or if the previous owner has made it so that this tuning bumper holds from it, because it was stuck up there… here’s a picture:http://i39.tinypic.com/106×749.jpg which in front of the cooler is a B4 bj. 94 66kw gasoline with ABT motor