Replacing 3rd row seat belt buckle on a 2013 CX-9?

Hmmm somehow my wife ended up destroying one slamming one of the seats down on it as it was wedge between the 2 sides. So I ordered the OEM seat buckle (I actually tried to buy a universal one 1st but it was not the same shape) but I noticed that the bolt holding both buckles (left/right) is wedged kinda underneath this lip and hard to access. I tried to access it from the back (where the jack is stored but it looks like I will need to remove the whole well (which I'm not entirely sure how to do). Will i need to remove the 3rd row seat to make this repair? If so does anyone have experience doing this?

THanks in Advance!

Mike
 
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