Apologies if I missed it, but is it mandatory to remove the upper trim piece before levering off the light switch assembly? The video on the ECS web site seems to show it is not, but I'm not 100% certain that applies to an '09 E92?
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-M3-...tch/ES1899562/
Edit - Aha, may have also found the trim removal tool in video:
http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece...set-67021.html