AND this service shows on a carfax.
That is about the only reason I'd bring it to the dealership. To me, it's a time thing. I own a business that takes up a ton of my time and just don't have the time to deal with the dealership for an oil change and the potentially shoddy work (not mopping up the 1/2 cup of oil that sits and slowly drains from the filter catch pan). Guess I'll get used to it. I keep all of my service records, so warranty shouldn't be an issue. It's a good point though. Thanks!
And, anyone else with advice, please do so, but remember, I'm an old-school gear-head, am fully capable, and already
did change the oil, so reiterating the basic procedure is not necessary. I will try to only remove the rear felt panel next time.
To those that mentioned the square access panels- Videos show people changing oil leaving the skid plate on, and residual filter oil comes out of the center access panel, but also a hole in the depression closer to the driver's side, which has a hole in it, about 3/8" diameter, maybe. The vehicle was on jack stands. It appears that there will be an inevitable mess, and I absolutely don't want that on my driveway or slowly draining on the road. That's just not cool. I used to ride motorcycles. So, looks like I'll take the skid plate off and see if I can control filter drainage by removing the filter slowly so that it only comes out of the back drainage area. Hopefully, I can get a rag in there to clean the filter drain pan from the front felt cover area. If that is the case, then only the rear felt panel will have to be removed (four 8mm bolts). I could live with that I guess.
As far as removing the air-box to access the filter, I'll look into that next time, but since I am already under the vehicle, it seems easier to detach the front felt corner with the 90 degree hand screws than taking the entire thing off like last time. I wanted to see what I was dealing with, and another person somewhere said it had to go, so I took it completely off. Next time, I plan on trying to only move that side out of the way. I can't imagine being able to easily clean the filter drain pan from the top, but I'll check it out.