Greenheckler,
Thanks for your reply. We were on the same page, in speaking of the same piece. After staring at yours, Pedro's (and several others') photos, I noticed a common thread...you all posted photos of bare dash boards that have no elements to interfere with sliding out the bezel. In Pedro's upholstery tips, he mentions how to glue the edges of replacement leather pieces. This tipped me off.
After seeing Pedro's info, I suspected glue had spilled over (into the bezel surround) during the factory install of the full leather dash. This is why I couldn't slide out the bezel. It was glued in place. I was able to put a screw driver into the mounting hole for the interior torx screw and lever it against the stem of the old swith to "pop" it loose. This avoided digging and prying (& tearing) from the outer edges.
I hope this helps anyone else facing the possibility of damaging their bezel surround, while trying to remove it.
You and "Pedro" were a great help.
