easier than expected thanks to the help here. There was no clip...just three screws that held the plastic thing.
Here's where its at now. The switches and wiring look like the second pic from 1project2many.
I just had a brilliant idea too. I was wondering where to find a 90s switch. Hey, I've got a steering column from the 1988 S10 donor in the back shed
That's tomorrow's project.