Yep, mine were too. I made sure I had no broken coils then scavenged some wire to run through the coils, looping each coil's edge as I came to it and keeping it snug as I could by hand. I didn't want it too tight so there is give. I covered that with a garden burlap sheet, then a plastic weed blocker sheet then foam,then seat cover. It is not show quality. All this was stuff I had laying around. It suffices for me.
I think the key is keeping the coils aligned.
