@l i am said:
Bryan, did you get ant joy out of instancing?
Unfortunately, no. There was something wrong with models from the warehouse. Even after fixing them, there were still problems. Too many to make it worth my time to fix.
At first the selected models wouldn't instance. Once I fixed that by exploding them and then regrouping, I realized I had too many other warehouse components in the model to make it worth it.
But it's something I'll keep in mind for next time and adjust my workflow accordingly.
It was also a good reminder that most of the models in the 3D Warehouse are very badly made.