Tell me how to reinstall back seat. Please.

[Ottawaman]

I want to shampoo my car this weekend, so I vacuumed it out. I thought I would just pop up the back seat and do a good job.

Well now I can't get the seat to snap back into the 2 clips.

Any one know what to do/ A link with pictures would make my weekend.
Thanks!

Chevy Malibu 2001
Rear seat - bench style

[Big Ben]

Look for objects at rear. Get a helper. Lift seat-edge at front 1ft. Helper on far side and you on near side grunt, swear and push like hell to get it past clips. Then sit on it and have a beer while you decide never to shampoo there again.

[Mouse]

Nothing defininive, but most seats like that have to be almost on their nose to go back into position.

Good luck.

[Ottawaman]

There are 2 little square metal mounts welded to the body, under the seat.
They each have a plastic clip which receives the seat(which has 2 metal rods that snap into the clips). The clips are loose (not attached to the receiving metal square mounts.
It looks like a 2 minute job, but, I can't figure out how to mate the clips to the seat and have them plug into the square metal mounts.

Google search is proving to be useless :(

[Ottawaman]

I just called the dealership, min $50 for the dealership to do it-
rip off!!!!

[Taz]

I just called the dealership, min $50 for the dealership to do it-
rip off!!!!

go to an upholstry shop and offer them $20

[Ottawaman]

Thanks for the advice guys-stupid things always seem to eat up the most time.

I'll keep trying.

[Ottawaman]

Well, the seat is back in.

I went to a small garage near my place and they put it back in. It took 2 of them about 10 minutes to figure it out.

They wouldn't take any money, so I went to the store and bought all the employees a nice cold drink.

Nice to know that there are still nice ppl out there.

Thanks!