To address the original query . . . there is a lower cost solution whose appeal will depend on your morals (mine are low; I've used this appoach sucessfully several times).
The solution is to cause something to fail that is both covered by your warrantee and requires instrument panel removal to repair. Then you slip the repair person a $20 and ask him/her to replace the clips while they are at it. Those of us familiar with cattle prods know how effective they are at "killing" virtually any electronic component without leaving evidence of the cause.

A real life example: I once ordered a new $800 refigerator at an appliance store. When it was delivered, there was a big dent in the cabinet on one side. I phoned them and their only willing remedy was to offer me a financial "adjustment" of $50. I did not want a dented refrigerator for $750; the dent was in a location clearly visible after installation in my kitchen.
My solution was to "zap" the compressor controller with my trusty cattle prod. Now I had a dead refiigerator which they readily replaced under warranty with one that wasn't dented.