Mine was done two weeks ago, and it only took the tech 1.5 hours. He said it wasn’t too bad, and not nearly as traumatic as those instructions make it out to be. I too was nervous when I took it in. You can’t even tell that anything was taken apart.
As long as your dealer has a competent tech, you’re fine!
I just hate the thought of taking this to any dealer and getting the car back in perfect condition. Stuff is getting old and brittle at this point and I don’t want a ham fisted job……. If anyone in SoCal does this let me know which dealer does a good job. Same with others around the US…… post up your experiences here!