Last of the interior fittings

After going over the interior a stupid number of times, the last IVA question was around the visible chassis members TR9 and SW3;

They are exposed and while they will 'probably' meet the radius requirements I didn't want to go into the IVA with a 'probably'. 

After asking the question I wasn't seeing many responses. But it turns out the gov.uk website had some extra info. On their guidance notes page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/individual-vehicle-approval-iva-for-cars-help-to-get-a-pass/individual-vehicle-approval-iva-for-cars-help-to-get-a-pass#interiorfittings, they have a picture of what is included in the test.

The problem is that this diagram and what is in the IVA don't agree. 

This shows items below the instrument panel and above the 150mm line are tested by the bigger sphere. The guidance notes assume that the instrument panel is long enough to reach the 150mm plane, but in my car it doesn't. 

So I'm back to doubting whether it's acceptable, and to remove doubt I'm going to add some padded surfaces. Looks like another trip to the Hole in the Wall in Walsall! 

What I think I will go for is some strips of aluminium with a suitable gap in the middle so they fold. On that I will glue some light foam then black faux leather on top. Then I'll have a soft edge one side, and hard aluminium to fix it in place. I think silicon again to bond it in place, it worked well elsewhere. I need to work quick though, not many days left.