My arm rest on my ‘08 civic has been broken for almost all the 6 years that I’ve owned it. I decided that today was gonna be the day that I would give a determined effort to fix it. And then I stumbled across this video… Holy cow, let me be the first to say that this man made it possible. After years of ownership my arm rest is finally back where it’s supposed to be. Thank you to this guy and the incredible parents who raised him. If we had two of him the world would be too boring for there would be too few problems to solve.

May God bless this man and his family. Holy crap man. You saved my life. I have know idea how you remained so calm through this video. I found myself wanting to rip every piece of plastic off of that stupid cover. Not to mention the joy of putting it back together. Seriously though, thank you man! You’re awesome!

This the best video explaining how to do this. Thank you my 2010 Honda seems to have screws in different places and I couldn't get the rack and pinion off. But I improvised a lot and I have watched this video at least 20 times to try and get the cover replaced. So far I have actually managed that but I haven't got that pesky pin back properly in the bottom part. After a few hours I had to give up - it was just too hot. I will try again tomorrow. I am so close. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything so thoroughly. I learnt so much.

Super helpful and saved me about $300 from Honda you sir are a lifesaver

Thank you for making this video! I finally replaced my arm rest ❤

Big help! Just finished adding a reupholstered console cover and am about to reinstall it in my wife's 2010 Civic. much more engineering involved than anyone would have guessed for a humble console cover.

You are great and every part of this is spot-on. Thank you! '08 Civic Coupe, the center console armrest was trash: 2 hours and a $20 ebay part and now it's beautiful and brand new!

Amazing video, HELPED ME TONS! actually couldn't find a video with all the information you gave so YOU SIR ARE A LIFESAVER 🙏🏼

Easy to follow. Gutted and rebuilt my arm rest with this video and a $15 unit from pick a part

I was lost as to how to remove the spring. Removing the back panel was the key! Thanks Bro!

Watched this video and the whole process went seamlessly. You are the man! Thank you!

Good video! The 6 screws on the inside of the lid were T20 for me. Otherwise it went pretty smoothly. It was much more complicated than I thought it would be. 😆

You are a GOD among men! Thank you for this awesome video!!! I was able to replace my cover in 20 minutes, because of you and this video. Keep doing vids, you’re a natural 👍🏾.

Thank you very much for the ste[p-by-step instruction on the replacement of the armrest. Honda makes some very good cars, however, they do not use the best leather for the interior. My next upholstery shall be cloth. `

You are the man! This video was perfect! I needed to replace the mechanism under the arm rest, so I didn’t go as far as you, (and had to use the gear from the old one, so had a couple extra screws to remove), but this got me right where I needed to be!

This video tutorial helped save me $500 that the dealership was going to charge me to repair a piece of the armrest that broke.

I just wanted to say thank you! It was very helpful.

Tq bro...make people more confident to DIY

Dripping with sweat but happy as can be, as I followed your instructions and have a nice brand new center console lid. I am 6'3" and weigh 250lbs......being in the back seat of my car for part of this lets me know why my two oldest grandkids would complain about the lack of space. My 2 door Honda Civic is built like a freaking tank...............albeit a very compact one.

life saver! the hinges broke on mine and i needed to replace the sliding bracket. thanks for showing the disassembly!!

Nice tutorial! I just replaced mine with the help of this video. Thanks!

Thank you for this. Awesome guide. Very helpful.

Thank you for the video - huge help and saved me a couple of hundred dollars!

Awesome video, thanks. The only thing is it's not necessary to "drive" the pin in the spring out. If you push from the point instead of the flat end it slips right out.

Thanks, everything worked out as in the video

Thanks bro, was very useful while changing the armrest of my car

Thanks a lot man. This video helped a lot.

thank you so much for that video have a good day

Thanks Shane, this really helped me!!!

Excellent video. Thank you.

You save my day...Thank you Sir...

Thank you so much, very helpful, God bless you!!!😊

Cheers mate, really helped me out

Awesom! Great job, thanks!

Great Video Indeed. Keep in mind, that the rack and pinion mechanism is different on a 2008 Honda Civic EX-L Sedan. You need to uninstall the plastic vinyl attached to the sliding mechanism. There are three more screws that need to be removed above where the spring goes into place. Good Job! Mel Dee, Sunset Park, Bklyn

I watched your video several times and it was correct but it sure didn’t go as easy for me as it did for you in that video! LOL feeding that piece of metal thru the console lid and the springs out the other side took forever! LOL

thanks very much, the video is absolutely outstanding. again big thanks

For those just replacing the cover, you don’t have to take the whole thing apart. Might be easier, and if you live in hot state (such as AZ) and are replacing during summer, then you might want to, and then put it back together in AC, but you can just take of that first panel, and then remove those four screws in the sliding mechanism, and have the cover off like that, without needing to take the pin out. Just an FYI. Good video though:)

Thank you..very helpful

You just saved my life

Great tutorial.. help me a lot.. tq so muchh

Very helpful thank you

Great video thanks

Nice video. I've got one of these inbound from China and I'll be using this video to install it on my wife's Civic. I noticed the original cover and the new cover are slightly different in appearance (stitching and seams) but who cares? When that stuff peels away and looks bad like the lid in my wife's car, I'll replace it with Chinese stuff if it looks better. Thanks again!

Very good tutorial. Thanks lot’s.

THANK YOU!!!!

Thanks alot, this is perfect.

Obrigado! Abraço do Brasil!

Thank you

Thank you bro

Thanks man!

Gracias amigo

Thanks

The Best

Great video, helped me a lot.

Thank you thank you!

Do you know where to buy a whole new mechanism? Mine broke and I can’t find a replacement anywhere

I’m wondering if this is similar to the 2012 si, there are 2 screws in the back of the armrest that are impossible to get a tool into, guess I’m gonna pull the console out again.

How do you get the under cover part back on after the spring part? I’ve tried at least 300 times but it won’t stay like yours did?

I like the ( hammer like ) device

This is the hard way of doing it, he took apart things that weren’t necessary to replace armrest

Hi man hope you are well. I want to change the whole box (arm rest?) Can you help me with this how can i do this? TIA

Where did you get the new cover from? All I can find is the whole top assembly from Honda for $300... And my Civic has the royal blue leather so it's hard to find the match to.. anyone have tips

not sure if youll see this comment but its worth a shot, anyone reading this can help too. but i bought a 2006 honda civic recently and the middle console is broken off, i have no no clue how to get it back on and its missing a latch and some screws. i cannot find anywhere online where i can just buy and replace the whole lid of the middle console arm rest thing. any clue where i can get one? i tried ebay amazon and hondas website. i just dont know where to look since im not into cars. ill be watching more of these videos to try and get a sense of how to put it back together but im not sure where to find the parts to replace it and fix it myself, and im not in a position to spend a bunch of money at a mechanic or dealership. id rather fix it myself if i can. any tips?

Thr only part i needed help with, replacing the actual cover, is skipped in the video. Why skip the process of the actual replacement

Where did you order the replacement console from?

Wish I would have watched this video before I just ripped the entire arm rest out with force. Stupid damn spring.

I am stuck at the rack and pinion part. I can't separate the mechanism from the cover. I don't want to break it...

Hola , donde puedo comprar esa base

I came up with two extra screws somehow

???This is a totally different model armrest than my 2008 Civic 1.8 Sport.

The camera shots and constant movement of the camera make this video horrible, your goota get something more stable for the camers!