Good morning, Mr BMW:

I knew if there was anyone here that would be able to help me out, it would be you! Thanks for the heads up on the various screws. The ones you put arrows on are the last ones I decided to remove, which allowed me to take out the rear air vent. Per the online article by Loophole, I disconnected 3 sets of wires on the driver's side, including the cig lighter, an ELO 18 pin connector, and the phone antenna. If you look to the left of your orrange arrow, there's a big, fat cable running up into the console lid. I'm hoping that's the ELO cable. I think I'm almost done except for the remaining connector for the hvac controls (which I won't see till I move the console back a few inches).

Unfortunately, the rest of my story will have to wait a few days as I threw out my back trying to move the console I think this coming weekend is when I'll finish this, thanks to your help!