just had my abs ring fail on mot and the kind chap at the garage just spot welded the ring in place saving me 300+pounds and passing the mot at the same time.
i agree for the size of the car storage is non-existant,i use to have a largo and the amount of storage in those was amazing,shame they werent so reliable
the clock pops out with the aid of a small screwdriver as for the heater panel not sure but when you have yours off let me know as mine doesnt lite up.