no the install was very straight foreward and easy. i actually did it without instructions, in about 30-40 min. i also wrote up a how to afterwards.
basically when you unbolt the shift tower on the earlier style (almost all 98s, some 99s) it has a lower piece, which stays attached to the car, and an upper piece, that comes off with the shifter. the plate just goes in between them during reassembly.
install is no harder than the B&M, there is just one more piece.
edit:
here is my how to pretty basic stuff
