Okay... I tried again and the lamp's base DID come out... with both tabs now broken. I'm not sure it would have come out intact from the bottom like this anyway, so there's ONE replacement part I'll need (sigh). Got the trunk open and now am "disassembling" the rear panels that will allow me access to removing the styro-foam shields over the "CLP/SSM"... "Step by step... INCH by inch..."