DIY In-Car Camera Mounts

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:58 am

I know I'm not the only one who tracks their cars and since some of us have sedans and some have wagons (here, mostly wagons), not all solutions work for both. I had a cruisecam headrest mount in the Legacy and sold that thinking I could not use it in the 08 STI. Of course, now that it's a hatch, it has headrests. In an effort to make 2 mounts (one for our 07 STI and one for the 08 STI), I did a little research online. Here's what I found:Sedans:Children Tie Down BracketWagons/Hatches (use with the headrests):InstructionsPDF FileI bought a nice ball mount from Ritz camera for just under $30. I'll let you know how they turn out following these instructions.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:44 am

Here's what we did with mine. Not sure if the new Vibe's have something similar for the rear seat or not, but this ended up being a one hole drill.

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:16 pm

woah! your center seat has a head rest? cool. i was thinking of pulling my light out and putting a camera there.

mac99d · Post by **mac99d** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:39 am

Lets see some vid.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:42 am

Quote, originally posted by mac99d Â»Lets see some vid.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=35886

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:59 am

is that a hard drive/HD cam?

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:29 pm

Quote, originally posted by bull77 Â»is that a hard drive/HD cam?yes.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:02 pm

the wagon/hatch cam idea is nice and can be MUCH easier... You simply have to pull the headrest and mark where the rods for it would pass THROUGH the aluminum stock... then you simply make the holes JUST big enough for it to slide through the aluminum... no need for the extra hardware...

GoodVibErations2004 · Post by **GoodVibErations2004** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:39 am

that gives too much vibration. Ive done that before. you need the support bar to be completely immobile otherwise the vid looks like hell. or maybe the bar i used was just offsized and wouldnt let the headrest clup down tight on it.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:42 am

i would suggest using something like heatshrink for the u bolts so they can absorb some of the vibration or it will rattle and be extremely annoying. Even with the current mount, I used one of those sponge type packing pnuts to mush under the quick release bracket so it wouldn't rattle. I didn't tie the camera down so I still had a little vibration, but to be somewhat expected due to the rough surface we were rallying on.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:25 am

I didn't think about the vibe-ration.. my friends done it though and his worked well..

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:08 am

Nice post Hope.I was wondering about how to mount a camera for my track days.I like cheap DIY's.

DIY In-Car Camera Mounts

DIY In-Car Camera Mounts

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