I left everything over night and attempted to try again this morning. I ensured that the setup was properly grounded on both sides, and tried once more. Still nothing.
Then all of a sudden I was struck by bad luck. FML. I unclipped the clip from the hazard connect and to my $%&*!$# luck, it fell down... To add onto that, the pair of glasses I currently wear has a loose right lens. As I stared into the center console moving my head up/down, I slightly bumped the windshield and my right lens popped out sliding down into that @$%! hole!
I am over this... for now. What should I do to go about removing my lens and clip from the center console? I have no idea where they fell down, and I expect that once I start driving I will hear an occasional rattle here and there...