to remove the top area (add to display:none rule): #header,#main_map>#links, to remove extra controls: zoom: #map>div:first-child+div+div+div, mini map: #map_overview, scale: #map>div:first-child+div+div+div+div+div, top buttons (not traffic): #hmtctl, traffic: #trafficcontrol, more: #lyrc, individual buttons: #hmtctl>div[title$="street map"], #hmtctl>div[title$="satellite imagery"], #hmtctl>div[title$="terrain"],
Updates (older below): /*hides labels for top-right links*/ wasn't working some big long line down the middle made the sidebar width 30% instead of a set number some of the controls weren't transparent (again) fix for get directions/get maps noticed /*hides labels for top-right links*/ wasn't doing much of anything so it's also fixed too made sidebar .8 opacity instead of .9, also made it a bit shorter fixes for changes added a border to sidepanel made streetview minimap transparent fixed minimap hide button not showing fix for streetview bottom area aligned the little person with the zoom controls added space below sidebar / rounded edges fix for new maps page forgot about hiding the "sign" shadow fixed the mini-map size / zoom size not changing bg on hover removed some whitespace while in streetview fixes for update moved side panel a tad removed sponsored link now applies to maps.google.* and ditu.google.* changed the info box popup shows more buttons moved bottom stuff to top google changed the map page around a bit made more button transparent moved saved search popup changed :hover opacity to .9 fixed problem with image scrolling too far down on search added a bg to scale control made sidebar wider/invisible till hover opacity for the controls .3 instead of .4 and the mini-map .1