Thanks for the excellent write-up/photos. The additional comments regarding the glove-box wiggle and the cautionary tightness of the 'lower bar' screws were also useful. It took me about abour 50 minutes to take it all apart and change the air cabin filter. It took less than 10 minutes to put everything back in place. I'm guessing the next time around, I should be able to complete the entire swap in ~30 minutes.

The local honda dealership (Andersen Honda in palo alto) wanted to charge me $495 + tax for a 60K service. What a rip-off. According to my service manual, the only things that actually get changed at 60K are the oil/oil filter, air cleaner, and the cabin filter. They rotate the tires as well, but everything else is a visual inspection.