Gosh, were it so easy on my car . . . That was the approach I attempted, which makes sense and looks right but is not working for me. I can't get the seatbelt stalks into the holes in the bench. The metal bottom of the bench gets caught on the stalks; the stalks get pushed under the bench or over to a side. The formed bolsters of the backest appear to prevent one from getting the rear of the bench back far enough such that the stalks will come neatly through the holes you mention. Thank you very much for your advice.