Replacing a Blower Motor

Is replacing the blower motor on a Prius V a similar job to the Gen 3 Prius?

On the Gen 3 Prius, one just has to take off the bottom panel on the passenger side to access the blower motor assembly. However, Techinfo at the toyota site says to remove the entire air conditioning unit.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,

--Les

ps. Sorry it looks like I put this in the wrong subforum. I just noticed there were more suitable ones, but I can't find a way to move this thread. Maybe mods can help.