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    Cool Dash Cam mount with quick release...

    OK, my latest mod:









    This was a holy pain in the @ss to do. I wanted a permanent mount that uses a quick release tripod head, so I hacked up a cheap Samsonite tripod with quick release head I got for $7.99.

    Problem #1: The VX's windshield is at a pretty sharp angle, making it difficult for me to fit my huge Panasonic camcorder in this spot without hitting the windshield.

    Problem #2: The dash bezel above the radio DIN screws into this metal bracket, which was conveniently held in place by 4 screws from the inside of the dash (meaning I had to feel around and insert a small Phillips head screw driver backwards and blindly unthread these screws to get the metal plate out, also I dropped one of these screws in the dash and spent like 3 hours trying to find it...its still in there somewhere )

    Problem #3: I didn't really want to drill a hole in my dash, but my crazy @ss did it anyway.

    Problem #4: I wanted to make it so I could attach several different mounts, but this proved to be super difficult with the tools I have. Long story short, I have been in my dash so many times over the last week, I could take it apart and put back together blindfolded with no problem.

    All in all, it is done and works pretty good. It didn't work out as well as I wanted it too, but it works.

    Click here for a sample...very compressed...and shot with a fish-eye lens.

    Bart

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    looks nice. but why?

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    but why?
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    Thumbs up

    That was trippy, felt like a music video.

    Cool. Who was that song by?

    -Dave

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    But why??? Because it looks cool. Actually, I make short films and having a mount in the car makes in car scenes easy...Plus, you can do some really cool stuff with a regular digital still camera. I post some more (better) examples later...

    Bart



    Quote Originally Posted by MZ-N10
    looks nice. but why?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyrk
    That was trippy, felt like a music video.

    -Dave
    Actually, I don't care for how the fish-eye looked. I think I will use a wide angle for my next test. But I'm glad you liked it.

    That was Dead Hollywood Stars - Last Train To Aldebaran.

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    Cool. Now take it to MOAB. Lion's Den? That will make an awesome video.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VXD959
    Cool. Now take it to MOAB. Lion's Den? That will make an awesome video.
    Like I said, as soon as I find a decent paying IT job in the Reno, Denver, or Flagstaff area, I'm there.

    I need to work on it a little more I think. With the fish-eye on it really adds some front end weight to the camera, and that makes it bounce a little more. If I take the camera on a trail ride, its gonna be really, really shakey.

    Bart

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    The cam looks cool, and the VX is so clean too!
    Knowledge is power!

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    Thanks! Clean? I suppose, except for all the white dog hairs everwhere!!!

    Bart


    Quote Originally Posted by totallto
    The cam looks cool, and the VX is so clean too!

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    Thumbs up

    Looks great!

    You need to come to Moab next year and do Tip Toe Though Hell and video that. That would be sweet.

    Peace.
    Tom
    "Through Great Sacrifice..... Great Rewards Will Be Achieved"

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    Yeah, I have never been to Moab, and I have only been to Utah once when I was a kid. I really want to go, really bad...

    Bart

    Quote Originally Posted by tomdietrying
    Looks great!

    You need to come to Moab next year and do Tip Toe Though Hell and video that. That would be sweet.

    Peace.
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    Thats pretty sweet. Good job.

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    I'm still cringing at the thought of a hole in my dash, but it does look good and clean.
    "You can live your life in a thousand ways,
    but it all comes down to that single day,
    when you realize what you regret,
    but you cant relaim and you cant forget."
    ----Trans Siberian Orchestra

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    yeah, I thought long and hard about how I could do it WITHOUT drilling a hole in my dash, but I just could not come up with a solution that would allow for the support I need with my heavy 3CCD camera.

    But your right, that was absolutely the worst part, and there is no turning back. But, this little hole can always be covered up with flat plug I suppose, and I can take off the main piece leaving only a small post which isn't very distracting at all.

    Bart

    Quote Originally Posted by Ruflyf
    I'm still cringing at the thought of a hole in my dash, but it does look good and clean.

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