408 Ignition switch removal

[Fund_Man]

Hi,

I noticed this evening that my ignition key was extremely hot when I turned the engine off after a short drive of about 20mins. I suspect the switch is heating up and hoping it's just bad contacts.

The bezel holding the switch into the panel is stuck fast. I am assuming anti clockwise to remove much like the other switches serving the lights etc. It will not budge even with a little light persuasion...

It occurs to me that perhaps it is threaded in the opposite direction for some reason or perhaps more likely has been glued in the past to prevent easy removal to steal the car?

Before I try persuading it to come off in a clockwise direction I thought I would seek confirmation from someone who might know.

If I can't get the bezel off the front I'm not sure how to access the switch other than removing the dash panel which would be a long job.
Many thanks

Ian