Thanks for this video, Darius! When this happened to my console lid, I thought for sure some plastic piece had snapped and I’d have to buy a part to replace it. When you showed how simple it was to access the hinge and push those pins back in, I was thrilled! Just a few minutes later, my lid was opening and closing smoothly again!
Same exact setup/concept on my wife’s 2014 Mazda 3 base hatch. The key is just getting that back piece off. Couldn’t sleep and did it at 4 AM in about 10 minutes. Funny how the similarities remain constant between different models of the same year. Thank you
Yeah that back piece feels like its right on the brink of breaking, lol. Its on there snug, thats for sure. But its also amazing how many people have this same exact issue!
Dude! You rock! This fixed my problem. My mechanic didn't what the problem was and I almost had to buy an entirely new center arm console assembly. Thank you .
i just asked in an authorized service to get this fixed. the calculation was 700 eur. i just fixed this by myself thanks to your video. good job thank you so much, god bless you🙏🏻
@@DariusBuildz oh ok that’s what I thought at first then it seemed to consistent. In the end I didn’t care at all. I have had a broken console since I bought the car and haven’t wanted to take the time to take apart my entire center dash. I even went to two junk yards but luckily they didn’t have this model vehicle. This literally made me the happiest person today because I fixed it so fast. You will still get a thumbs up.
@@rockettint I’m glad that this video is helping so many people. I never thought that this issue would be so common. Unfortunately for the mic issues, you just don’t know until editing if the mic is faulty, or if you have no audio at all, 😂. Glad you could overlook it and now you have a fixed arm rest!
Dude, bless you! This worked on my 2014 Mazda 3! My back panel looks a little different, no vents (rip back seat folks) but it's the same removal process and pins! Thank you so much! Very happy it's not so damn loose anymore.
Damn bro, you gotta keep posting these quick fixes. I just got a 6 and broke the armrest the second day I got it. Fixed in 10 minutes. Also, the rattling Bose speaker fix is fire. Saved tons of money on this. At this point I might crash my car and most likely you will have a Free.99 fix for it.
I’m glad it’s helping people! A lot of this stuff is pretty simple but can be intimidating if you don’t know what’s going on. And please don’t crash the 6 😂. That might be a $10.99 fix instead of a $free.99 😂
I figured I just needed to get the back panel off to fix the lid having come loose. Once I watched your video it was quick and easy to do. Thanks much!
Wow! I just bought a 2015 Mazda 6 and my console is having this exact issue. The dealership allocated me $100 to get it fixed because he said the whole console will need to be replaced. I'm going to attempt this fix then come back here and let you know how it goes. I sure hope it's this easy. Update: This was the exact fix I needed! You saved me from taking it somewhere and probably being charged a lot of money for something that took less than 5 minutes to resolve. Much appreciated!
Awesome! I’m glad it solved your issue! This is turning into seeming like a very common issue! At first I figured if I happened to me twice that I would help with a quick video, but I never would have thought that I would helped this many people! Cheers!
I bought my 2015 Mazda 3 used 3 years ago and have had this problem the whole time paying it off. Now I’m fixing it up and realizing I could have done this the first day. You the man!
When I test drove my car from the used car lot it was messed up then and the car salesmen started to freak out and gave me $300 cash to go to the dealership and get it fixed lol
Man I tore the leather on the top of my console lid on my 2015 Mazda 6 and I’ve been struggling for WEEKS trying to figure out how to remove it so I can replace it with a new one. Thank you!!!
Thank you SO much for this video! My arm rest has been wonky for months. Was afraid to ask them to fix it at the dealer. Thought I was going to need to figure out what kind of screw to get. I literally did this in 5 minutes. Thank you!!!
thanks a tone, I thought the plastic had snapped and I had to spend £40 to buy a used arm rest, happy to see its just the pins sliding out, will be doing this tomorrow before a road trip, so happy to see how easy it is to fix
very useful to fix an annoying issue that I thought would involve buying a new armrest or gluing pieces together! Cheers! For people with chunky fingers I would not try and pull from the bottom though. Buy a set of metal spudgers and you can pop the cover off by working from the top and edges down in a couple of minutes and save your fingertips. 😄
Hi Darius! This happened on my Mazda 6 about a month ago, thank you so much for posting this video for all of us. Save me a lot of time I really appreciate it.
Thanck you so much. I recently bought my mazda with that problem i it anoyed me so much. Now i am so happy how it feels , with slow closeing and everything.
Thanks Darius for this invaluable video….you saved me time and money! It’s great to know when this happens again, I can take care of it quickly! You made my day!!!!
My man strikes again, fixed my door speaker last weekend and now this 😂. Thanks. My door clicks when opening. I think I need to replace the door strap. Have you done that? I can't find any videos on it.
I have not done that yet but it looks like it bolts from the inside of the door where the speaker is, so it may just be a pain in the ass, but not difficult
@@DariusBuildz tried it today and it worked. Awesome! Only headache i have left is my aircon on/off knob is stuck. It's always ON 😂 dealer mechanic said it's okay but wanna do something bout it
According to the Mazda FSM, they have to connect a M-MDS to the DLC-2 to do any diagnostics or self tests on the BSM. So it looks like it will have to go to the dealer for diagnosing. Sorry man.
Thank you for sharing this video, greatly appreciated. Would the same process apply for Mazda 3 2015 without rear ventilation? I read on Mazda website in that case new rear panel is needed, so I am hesitant to start pulling out...
Thanks for this video, Darius! When this happened to my console lid, I thought for sure some plastic piece had snapped and I’d have to buy a part to replace it. When you showed how simple it was to access the hinge and push those pins back in, I was thrilled! Just a few minutes later, my lid was opening and closing smoothly again!
Wonderful feeling when it's a simple solution!
Thank you, Darius. I found your video very lucky. My Mazda 3 has been the same problem for a while. I just fixed it today. Thanks again.
Great to hear!
For those with a Mazda 3 like me, this is the some process! Was able to fix my car with this, thanks man!
Awesome! I’m glad it helped!!
Same exact setup/concept on my wife’s 2014 Mazda 3 base hatch. The key is just getting that back piece off. Couldn’t sleep and did it at 4 AM in about 10 minutes. Funny how the similarities remain constant between different models of the same year. Thank you
Yeah that back piece feels like its right on the brink of breaking, lol. Its on there snug, thats for sure. But its also amazing how many people have this same exact issue!
Thank you dude! Loved the pause morphing cut scenes...... keep rockin!
Thank you for watching and im glad that it helped fix your center console!
@@DariusBuildz Liked and Subscribed! Awesome !!!
I almost bought another one thinking that it was broken. Keep the good work, brother
I almost did the same as well. Glad you got it fixed!
Dude! You rock! This fixed my problem. My mechanic didn't what the problem was and I almost had to buy an entirely new center arm console assembly. Thank you .
I almost did the same thing! I have to fix it probably every 2 years. It only take about 30 seconds now 😆
Dude ---you rock totally fixed my son's 2015 Mazda 3! Easy, free --even an old 56 year old could fix it!
Good to hear it works on the 3! I went in to check mine last week and they had started to back out again!
Thank you so much for posting this video! You saved me $70 and a lot of time. Dealership said 1 and half hours to fix but only took me 5 min.
this seems to be a common issue with these cars. I figured it was just me.
Thanks brother man!!!!!!
i just asked in an authorized service to get this fixed. the calculation was 700 eur.
i just fixed this by myself thanks to your video.
good job thank you so much, god bless you🙏🏻
That’s $760 USD! Thats crazy! I’m glad you found my video!
Best DIY video ever! I couldn’t believe how easy this was!!!!!!
The “scratchy music” was a bad mic. Plus this video is going on 2 years old.
@@DariusBuildz oh ok that’s what I thought at first then it seemed to consistent. In the end I didn’t care at all. I have had a broken console since I bought the car and haven’t wanted to take the time to take apart my entire center dash. I even went to two junk yards but luckily they didn’t have this model vehicle. This literally made me the happiest person today because I fixed it so fast. You will still get a thumbs up.
@@DariusBuildz also changed the original comment that’s how happy I am lol 😊
@@rockettint I’m glad that this video is helping so many people. I never thought that this issue would be so common. Unfortunately for the mic issues, you just don’t know until editing if the mic is faulty, or if you have no audio at all, 😂. Glad you could overlook it and now you have a fixed arm rest!
Dude, bless you!
This worked on my 2014 Mazda 3! My back panel looks a little different, no vents (rip back seat folks) but it's the same removal process and pins!
Thank you so much! Very happy it's not so damn loose anymore.
Glad it helped! It still amazes me how it’s a consistent issue across the 3 and 6 models.
Damn bro, you gotta keep posting these quick fixes. I just got a 6 and broke the armrest the second day I got it. Fixed in 10 minutes. Also, the rattling Bose speaker fix is fire. Saved tons of money on this.
At this point I might crash my car and most likely you will have a Free.99 fix for it.
I’m glad it’s helping people! A lot of this stuff is pretty simple but can be intimidating if you don’t know what’s going on.
And please don’t crash the 6 😂. That might be a $10.99 fix instead of a $free.99 😂
I figured I just needed to get the back panel off to fix the lid having come loose. Once I watched your video it was quick and easy to do. Thanks much!
It’s the little things that make a big difference and a steady armrest is one of them
Wow! I just bought a 2015 Mazda 6 and my console is having this exact issue. The dealership allocated me $100 to get it fixed because he said the whole console will need to be replaced. I'm going to attempt this fix then come back here and let you know how it goes. I sure hope it's this easy.
Update: This was the exact fix I needed! You saved me from taking it somewhere and probably being charged a lot of money for something that took less than 5 minutes to resolve. Much appreciated!
Awesome! I’m glad it solved your issue! This is turning into seeming like a very common issue! At first I figured if I happened to me twice that I would help with a quick video, but I never would have thought that I would helped this many people! Cheers!
I bought my 2015 Mazda 3 used 3 years ago and have had this problem the whole time paying it off. Now I’m fixing it up and realizing I could have done this the first day. You the man!
3 years? Geesh! Welcome to your new car!
Wasn’t even looking for this but an issue we’ve had for three years. So glad I found it
Enjoy your non-wobbly armrest 😂
Thanks man, worked a treat for my Mazda 3 2014 also, hadn't imagined it would be so easy...and free!
Glad it helped!
Thanks a lot. Same problem and fix on 2014 Mazda 3. You are the man.
i'm glad that this video is helping so many people! It's a shame really that so ay people have this issue!
Man I can't believe how easy it was to fix it. I fixed it in like 5 min. Lol thank you for this video
Glad it helped!!
Just got my Mazda 6 and dude! You just saved me my mental state
When I test drove my car from the used car lot it was messed up then and the car salesmen started to freak out and gave me $300 cash to go to the dealership and get it fixed lol
Just bought a 2014 Mazda 6 and I've got this exact issue, going to try this out tonight. Thanks a ton for this video!
It will be an easy fix for you!
Did this on my Mazda 3 in five minutes on my lunch break. Thank you! That had been bothering me forever.
🫱🏾🫲🏼
Man I tore the leather on the top of my console lid on my 2015 Mazda 6 and I’ve been struggling for WEEKS trying to figure out how to remove it so I can replace it with a new one. Thank you!!!
glad the video helped you figure out how to remove it!
AArtiles & DariusBuilds ... yea! 2015 here too. My elbow has worn through the armrest on mine. This video gave me a game plan!
I just got a 2015 Mazda 6 grand touring and have the same issue
Thank you so much!!!! I fixed my 2015 mazda3!!! 🤩🤩🤩🙌 I'm so happy! Thank you.
Great to hear that it helped fix your loose armrest! It's annoying at the least bit!
Darius you once again came through for me, another great Mazda, six video.
I’m just glad this video is still helping people!!
Thank you SO much for this video! My arm rest has been wonky for months. Was afraid to ask them to fix it at the dealer. Thought I was going to need to figure out what kind of screw to get. I literally did this in 5 minutes.
Thank you!!!
I'm glad it helped! A simply fix that it seems a lot of 2014-2018 mazda 3 and 6 owners need!
Okay I’ll tell you what, just in the first 30 seconds of the video I knew I was going to be a subscriber. That’s dope bro and thanks allot!!!
I appreciate the sub! Hopefully I have some more content that will interest you!
thanks a tone, I thought the plastic had snapped and I had to spend £40 to buy a used arm rest, happy to see its just the pins sliding out, will be doing this tomorrow before a road trip, so happy to see how easy it is to fix
It’s good to see that this video is still helping people resolve their wiggly arms rest!!
@@DariusBuildz took me 2 minutes yesterday, even easier with a hammer ahah
Nice!
Cheers. Been putting off fixing this for months! Didn't realise it was a 30 second job!
Enjoy your new non-wobbly center console, lol
Just what I needed to see, thank you! Very good guidance.
Glad it was helpful!
very useful to fix an annoying issue that I thought would involve buying a new armrest or gluing pieces together! Cheers!
For people with chunky fingers I would not try and pull from the bottom though. Buy a set of metal spudgers and you can pop the cover off by working from the top and edges down in a couple of minutes and save your fingertips. 😄
The metal spudgers are a good tip because I definitely thought I had slit one of my fingers 😂
Hi Darius! This happened on my Mazda 6 about a month ago, thank you so much for posting this video for all of us. Save me a lot of time I really appreciate it.
Im glad it can help so many people. I never would have thought it would have been this big of an issue!
Amazing! Such an easy fix. Thanks for sharing the video, I just fixed the armrest on my Mazda 6, 2014, estate.
Glad it helped!
OMG!!! I'm so glad it's that simple!! I thought for sure I was gonna have to replace the whole armrest!! Thanks so much!
I thought the same thing! And mazda quoted $300, I wanted to see what I could do first, 😂
Thanck you so much. I recently bought my mazda with that problem i it anoyed me so much. Now i am so happy how it feels , with slow closeing and everything.
I'm glad the video helped!
This worked for my 2015 Mazda3. What a lifesaver brother.
Glad to see my video is still helping people!!!
Literally just walked out and fixed it in 2 minutes, thank you for the help!
A simple fix that Mazda wants to charge hundreds of dollars for!
Thanks Darius for this invaluable video….you saved me time and money! It’s great to know when this happens again, I can take care of it quickly! You made my day!!!!
Anytime! It’s a simple fix that makes a huge difference!
Thanks for the video. Short, sweet, and simple repair. ✌
No problem 👍
I saw this video one week ago, today the problem occurred on my car, I just repaired thanks for the video 👍
I'm glad it helped! That's why I make these vids!
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. Thought the hinge broke and was looking for a replacement. Saved me some $$$... 😅
I thought the same exact thing for mine and I was prepared to spend $350 to replace it.
Thanks for this!! That wobble was killing me
I'm glad this video is helping so many. I figured it was just me!
Just fixed my 2015 Mazda 6 because of this video, thanks man!
It’s so much nicer when the arm rest isn’t flopping around.
Awesome ty, mine just broke recently so glad I found your video! I'm gonna fix it on my next day off!
Let me know if it works for you!
All fixed and it was simple enough to do!!! Ty for your video!!
Thanks! I am going outside right now to fix that annoying wobble. Great job.
It's an easy fix and very satisfying!
Thank so much. This also worked on a 2014 mazda 3 sport. Great job!
Awesome that it works on the 3 as well!
Interior looking good! I gotta check to see if my arm rest is loose now
My interior mad dirty, lol. I’m buying a steamer next
Save me soo much time and frustration! Thank You!
Glad it helped!
thanks, I needed this. very clear instructions.
You're welcome!
It helps me a lot, almost bought a new part for it
I’m glad that I could save you some money and hopefully time!
Thank you for posting this Darius. You are the man!!!
No doubt!
Hey I was having the same problem on my 2015 Mazda 3 and this same fix worked. Thanks!
Glad it fixed your armrest!
Man i fixed this issue on my mazda 3 in like 5 minutes thanks you for the video!
Glad it helped!
My man strikes again, fixed my door speaker last weekend and now this 😂. Thanks. My door clicks when opening. I think I need to replace the door strap. Have you done that? I can't find any videos on it.
I have not done that yet but it looks like it bolts from the inside of the door where the speaker is, so it may just be a pain in the ass, but not difficult
Very nice tutorial video! Thank you for sharing!
Anytime I can help, I try too!
Thank you! I haven't had time to look at it and was thinking whole new piece.
Hopefully it will be an easy fix like mine was!
Yep! Super simple, great video. Thanks!
I’m glad it helped!!
Thanks for the great video on how to fix this. I was afraid something was broken but this looks like a design issue.
You are welcome. I thought mine was broke as well and Mazda quoted me $300 for a new one
@@DariusBuildz Well thanks to people like you and TH-cam, I just saved $300 also! Thanks again! Mike
Thank you so much!! Fixed in 2 minutes!
Glad it helped!
Thank you for this. Mine was doing the same thing and thought I would have to by parts or replace it all together.
Same here! Luckily it’s a easy, and free, fix!
Awesome video! Definally did the trick with my 2015 mazda3
It seems to be a common issue and there wasn't really an online resolution so I wanted to help the community!
Thank you so much! Your video saved me a lot of time and money.
I’m glad it helped! My mazda dealer quoted me $300 for a replacement!
Wow, I have had that issue for 4 months and finally got it taken care of in 2 minutes.
Isn't it nice to not have a broken armrest!
Yes thank you!
Worked like a charm on my 2014 Mazda 3. That was bothering me for a while.
Its very annoying! Thats why im glad it was a easy fix!
Thank you. Needed to do this on my son’s Mazda 3.
It’s nice to not have a shaky armrest
@@DariusBuildz it was so annoying
Thank u for showing how to do this mine was kill me GRRRRR
I'm glad it helped! It can be built 10,000 different ways, but this was a quick and simple solution for me!
Thanks legend, saved me time and money.
No problem! Glad it helped!
Lifesaver man 🙌🏽 thankyou!!
Happy to help!
Thank you... It has been super irritating, just fixed because of your video.
Glad it helped! Quick and Simple!
You’re a fn magician my guy. 🔥🔥🔥
Enjoy your not loose anymore arm rest, 😂
Thank you sir!!! Such a quick fix!
Glad it worked for you!!
Thanks mate. Big help.
Glad it helped!
Thanks man, it helped a lot!!
Glad to hear it helped!
Thanks a lot man!!! I was finally able to fix my 2014 mazda 3 it was so annoying, now its perfect 😎
Great to hear that your armrest is now fixed!
Ohh man ! Thank u for the video !
Welcome! Glad it helped!
Muchas gracias solución perfecta
de nada
Thank you. my friend! You saved me a lot of grief.
Enjoy your non wiggly arm rest!!
Amazing! Thank you for this!
When the dealership told me $300, I said well, won’t hurt if I break it more 😂. Way simpler than I and imagined.
@@DariusBuildz tried it today and it worked. Awesome!
Only headache i have left is my aircon on/off knob is stuck. It's always ON 😂 dealer mechanic said it's okay but wanna do something bout it
This helps a lot! Thanks!!!
Glad to hear it!
Thk you Bro for your help, you save my day :)
Glad to hear that!
legend mate
Glad it helped!
Bro thank you! Thought I'd have to replace the whole lid
Trust me, I thought the same thing and Mazda quoted me like $300!
Thanks for the video bro, my shit broke just yesterday and it was such a pain to try and figure out how it broke
I'm glad the video helped! It's nice when things work how they are suppose to!
Thanks for the video!
You are welcome! It’s good to see that it’s still helping people!
Thanks for the tip man 👍🏻
No problem 👍
Brilliant, thanks!
I hope it works for you!
thanks so much brother! good channel i subbed.
No problem! I'm glad to see that it is helping so many people with the same issue!
Love u, it worked
Glad it worked for you!
I have the same problem, thanks for the solution. 🇯🇲👍🏿
Happy to help!
this tool me 2 min, thank you!!!
Glad it helped! Simple fix for a irritating problem 😂
Amazing man thank you so much.
Glad it helped!
Thank you!
You're welcome! I'm glad it helped! It seems to be a common issue!
Super star! Thanks a ton. Any ideas how to disable flashing bam light on dash anyone without a visit to dealership?
Welcome! And what type of flashing light on the dash?
BSM - blind spot monitoring light. There’s a switch but it doesn’t respond to the off and on
I’m not sure why the bsm light would be
Blinking. I have the FSM. Let me see if I can look up the troubleshooting for that
According to the Mazda FSM, they have to connect a M-MDS to the DLC-2 to do any diagnostics or self tests on the BSM. So it looks like it will have to go to the dealer for diagnosing. Sorry man.
@@DariusBuildz thank you so much for going this extra mile for me. Much appreciated
Awesome thank you
I'm glad that it could help solve the floppy armrest issue!
Thank you for this video
You are welcome!
Thank you for sharing this video, greatly appreciated. Would the same process apply for Mazda 3 2015 without rear ventilation?
I read on Mazda website in that case new rear panel is needed, so I am hesitant to start pulling out...
I am not sure, but I have seen comments on this video where it worked on their Mazda 3.
Really Helpful, thanks !!
Glad it helped!
Thank you!!!🎉
You're welcome!!
That's an awesome post..Cheers :-)
Thank you! Cheers!