^^(yes)...I remember every year when I had my e36 and I would change the (cabin) pollen filter... I would have to pull out the glove box. As in remove the entire thing. There was some kind of fuse box up in there. But now that you say it... I think the "main" fuse box was up under the hood on the passenger side.
I personally think German cars are fairly easy to work on compare to some other makes. As long as you have the training and the special tools needed... its not that hard working on them. And having a great online community like 1Addicts is quite helpful!
