headlight switch?

stem cell? yes my next move is to apply to fed govt for some sort of grant! ya o reilly has new switches for $15 whole bucks, less stem of course!LOL the part of dash that covers this area is plastic so I have to be careful how I would attach it ! LOL I can believe it would budge at all!if I try pulling it like nail outa b oard, the stem will bend like an aluminum nail!!!! i'm sure there is a simple answer...
it is pretty sold old car. I ahd to replace both floor pans ( usualy) and little lower rear qtr rust ( always!) LOL . probably leak some around windshield or cowl no doubt.
little things in life like this switch is frustrating.... but it makes me appreciate I don't have bigger problems today!! LOL