In the end I just reinforced the neck a bit with araldite and padded out the "jaws" of the c-clip internally with araldite and duct tape so there's less slack but some "give".
I left the bolt fairly slack so the trim can be pushed in and lifted out with minimal force, but is tight enough to not come loose. Seems to work OK. 
David, I've stored the Vavona trim in a padded bag behind the boot panel above my battery; remind me it's there if I forget it when I get to Tyndrum. 
PS As for the warning light I'm thinking about fitting a microswitch as part of the pad that the handbrake rests on when released, immediately behind the leather handle grip.
It ought to be fairly easy once I've worked out the geometry.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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