Oh Lord, please do not take a hacksaw to it! I was nearly there when I got new seats, I tried for 2 hours in a 35 deg day to get the driver side to clip in. I was ready to sell the car. Instead, I said "F it", a cold beer is what's needed and a good nights sleep. Next morning clipped it in in 5 minutes. Patience , patience .patience. Remember it was built by mere mortals, mere mortals can fix it.