Cheap camera mount

[Wharf Rat]

I looked around for an in-car camera mount for my digital camera (for the strip and the road course) and couldn't find what I was looking for for less than an arm and a leg and stumbled a thread on an M5 board (I'd link it but that site appears to be dead???)

Looked like a great idea so I tried it and it turned out great. Really just a PVC pipe and some U-bolts w/wingnuts. I even added an extra joint to pivot up/down. Not bad for $8 and and 2 beers worth of time.

$8 camera mount picture by Desert_Rat_46 - Photobucket

$8 camera mount in car picture by Desert_Rat_46 - Photobucket

$8 camera mount p-side picture by Desert_Rat_46 - Photobucket

[FalconGTHO]

Wow, WAY cool. BUT, how is the cam actually attached? Pics of that, plz.

[TorchedMach1]

Thats definitely cool. Would also like some pics on how you mounted the camera. I might have to make me one of them.

[Wharf Rat]

The camera mount is the easiest part. Your camera should have a threaded insert in the bottom. I found a thumb screw that had the same threads and just drilled a hole in the tube and screwed the camera to it with the thumb screw.

[FalconGTHO]

Lol, duh. I shouldve figured that out. So, care to sell some to members? Or give the parts list and where you got it so we know what to shop for?

[El Jefe]

You would outdo me! I bought the CruiseCam for $25. Not my car:

[Wharf Rat]

I couldn't find nothing like that CruiseCam when I was looking or I just woulda picked one of those up. Everything I found was carbon fiber and $150+.

All my parts came from Home Depot. Really all you need is the PVC pipe, 2 u-bolts to mount to the headrest, thumbscrew, coupler for the PVC pipe, wing nuts for the u-bolts, and a u-bolt that fits around the coupler. Throw in a dap of glue and some spraypaint and that's about it. Oh, and 2 beers.