Well I feel like an idiot asking this, but here goes:

I finally got sick of my cracked ebrake (center) cover in my '87 Volvo 245. I bought one, and after seeing that the "new" one was (eyeball) the samme size, I started to remove the old one. Well needless to say it came apart in about 200 pieces, so I went to put in the new one and I cant figure out how to get it in. It appears there is no way to get it "in" enough to align it to the holes. The old cover had the change box and the seatbelts (tightly) on the sides, but for a goof and b/c the seats were changed (b/4 I got the car) I tired putting the belts into the cover, but that didnt work either. S
So I'm stumped - I mean this thing was made for a 240 so why doesnt it fit. Intrestingly the old coin box doesnt fit into this cover, but using the pieces, it is clear that the holes are in the same place on both covers.
What am I doing wrong. Do I need to remove the seat belts?

Any help would be appreciated