Hi, I have snapped the rotary switch on the auto headlight unit. Fabia MK2 the switch jammed and I forced it causing the outer ring to snap off. Is there any easy way to remove the whole unit without the rotary switch, can't push in and turn. 

Thanks 

Fabia 2 doesn't have auto headlights.

 

This must be a retro fit switch ?

If you mean the main switch and as you mention, you cannot push it in, to turn it a quarter turn to pop the whole switch out, I think you might try doing it with say, pliers or vice grips. If that still won't worth, the next suggestion is more drastic. drill out the centre section, using a small(ish) drill bit, then expand it a little at a time. Eventually, you may just remove enough of the switch to get to the central parts that hold the lugs out and it may implode or fall apart. This will almost certainly destry the whole unit but sooner or later, you will get enough of the switch weakened to be able to remove it. I would be sure not to damage any part of the dash board and be sure to have a replacement switch to hand, first. 

 

There just might be a route to the switch via the rear of the dash but I doubt that would be easy and you would be working blind. BTW, you WERE turning it the correct way, I assume? If you were forcing it to turn the wrong way, you would have had a very tough job and that might just be why you broke it, to start with... I think off hand, you turn to the right, like switching on the lights, after pushing in.

Good luck!

Thanks for the advice, it was in place when I bought the car, it is retro fit and I pushed it in on the O and tried to turn it to the right, unit had lost the clicks between the separate light settings and you couldn't turn lights on or off. The only lights on was the small lights by the front fog lights no other lights. I think I will just take it to a garage see if they can help remove it. 

...sounds to me like you just undid it and now its in a state of unlock so needs just pulling out. 

 

Thank you, unfortunately not the case unit is locked securely into dashboard, it needs to be taken out by a garage or someone that can release the clamps. 

I would go to a scrap yard and pick-up a replacement switch or buy a new one, disconnect the battery and remove some dash from underneath and push it out from the back !