Yes I'm going to cut into the dash.
It has been done before:
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...php?p=18802135
But that was with the old cover. The cutout is much easier now. Just one big hole and 4 small identical holes. I will post the cutout pdf here once it's finished. I do the scanning and drawing at my office and the testing at home, so it's a slow proces