If only they made them so the existing plastic back configuration could remain accessible on the Mojave – can't win them all!
Definitely stoked to have something covering the seats with all the mountain adventures / home reno projects that lay ahead...
I just got mine and was about to install – and ran into the same problem for the driver and passenger seat headrests.
I absolutely agree with OP – pretty hokey – but it as others pointed out, it insures a very solid fit.
That all being said – there's literally no instruction in this box...