Multibeemer, glad to hear you got the job done.
I'm still waiting for the Oetiker clamps to arrrive before I tear into mine.

You mentioned the clamps were a little tricky to get them crimped on tight. Can you give some specific tips or tricks in doing the clamps?
Also, did the tripod bearings tap off easily with a hammer?
I rented a joint puller just in case the hammer doesn't work.
Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

On the topic of the "special grease", while waiting for mail order parts, I googled inner cv joint grease, and found one offered from a Honda parts website.
It's labeled "cv joint grease inboard" so I picked up two tubes ($8 ea, 4.94oz/140gm) from a local Honda dealer.
There happened to be a technician hanging around and I asked him about the joint grease and he verified that they use different greases for the inboard and outboard joints. Hopefully Honda grease is good enough for BMW.

I'll take some pictures when I do the job and try to compare the grease that comes out to the Honda grease.