Video Camera Mount (In Car) - Toyota Yaris Forums

Sabretooth · 03-28-2009, 12:43 AM

Anyone who has access and supplies ever thought about making a video camera mount for the Yaris, I tried making a Home Depot job one and it didnt work well, or at least it did with the stock seats. I am looking to have one built that would either go where the Seatbelts bolts are now, or something similar.

Also, you guys can share your setups, for those of us who dont have anything can setup something, or at least get a good idea.

LtNoogie · 03-28-2009, 12:49 AM

Matt (m911gt) built a nice one. Check with him.

m911gt · 03-28-2009, 12:51 AM

Here's mine :) Dual headrest mount, with swiveling camera attachment.

m911gt · 03-28-2009, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LtNoogie

Matt (m911gt) built a nice one. Check with him.

Thanks Long...also, thanks for the swiveling attachment mount :)

m911gt · 03-28-2009, 12:53 AM

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...a+mount+action

the original link

eTiMaGo · 03-28-2009, 12:56 AM

useless (for people with aftermarket seats

)

LtNoogie · 03-28-2009, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m911gt

Thanks Long...also, thanks for the swiveling attachment mount :)

Matt, I may have to make one like yours. Mine shakes too much. The camera is at the end of a cantelever. I suppose that with yours, the two seats have to be the same distance from the dash.

m911gt · 03-28-2009, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LtNoogie

Matt, I may have to make one like yours. Mine shakes too much. The camera is at the end of a cantelever. I suppose that with yours, the two seats have to be the same distance from the dash.

correct, c'mon Long, you know a fixed-fixed beam will provide a more rigid support :)

Sabretooth · 03-28-2009, 02:02 AM

yea. I was kinda hoping for someone who had solved the problem with aftermarket seats, cause I have no headrests...lol Nor a rear seat to try and fab something up back there.

Guess this means im headed to Home depot to try again..

My first rig setup was very similar to yours, but it just didnt want to work too well, it shook like crazy

LtNoogie · 03-28-2009, 02:10 AM

Mike (KCALB SIRAY) made a camera mount with two poles that went from the floor to headliner. I never saw a picture of it. I think he built another one.

eTiMaGo · 03-28-2009, 02:20 AM

there's always my super-ghetto system, I am sure a more stable alternative could be fabricated...

eTiMaGo · 03-28-2009, 02:21 AM

btw the problem with seatback mounts is that they follow the vibration/back-to-front movement of the seat, which can be quite a lot (look at my videos on youtube, LOL)

What is probably the best alternative would be brackets and a bar linking the mounting bolt of the seat belts on the B-pillars, sorta like a harness bar without any of the structural rigidity...

Sabretooth · 03-28-2009, 02:22 AM

I used one of those once, and its a crap flex-pod...The thing tends to fall apart, and if you adjust the legs too much, they end up snapping... But never tried it with my seats now

eTiMaGo · 03-28-2009, 02:25 AM

naaah you gotta use the original Gorillapod... the biggest one preferably, mine is the medium size one and does not handle the forces so well!

Sabretooth · 03-28-2009, 02:29 AM

I used a Targus model and it was the larger size, it didnt do too hot.

I was thinking of just finding a bar that can be attached to the b pillar... then attach another to the floor to give it some extra support and stability.

God this would be so easy if I had a roll cage...lol That warrants a whole new thread.

TOUGEghost · 03-28-2009, 03:42 AM

Here's a site with some really good stuff:

http://www.filmtools.com/succupmoun.html

It's where I got mine from. Gotta look for a picture later.

*edit*

Here's the exact one I have:

http://www.filmtools.com/cadellini484.html

You can mount it in all kinds of different places. I've had it on my hood, strut tower bar, headrest, front tow hook, etc.

Sabretooth · 03-28-2009, 04:32 AM

TY for posting this site, this can help alot of people who are looking for even just a headrest mount, there is a company there who offers a single or dual headrest mount...all of it is a bit pricey, but if you want a quality product, in some cases you gotta pay up to get what you want.

m911gt · 03-28-2009, 10:25 AM

you could always bypass the seats and interior completely, make a custom bracket that mounts behind one of the front grills and put a small piece of plexi in front of the lens to protect it...that would be awesome imo and yield some potentially heart racing footage. ha, idk how many people know about the old movie, but everyone must see the "movie" called Rendezvous :)

03-28-2009, 12:43 AM	#1
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	Video Camera Mount (In Car) Anyone who has access and supplies ever thought about making a video camera mount for the Yaris, I tried making a Home Depot job one and it didnt work well, or at least it did with the stock seats. I am looking to have one built that would either go where the Seatbelts bolts are now, or something similar. Also, you guys can share your setups, for those of us who dont have anything can setup something, or at least get a good idea. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

03-28-2009, 12:49 AM	#2
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	Matt (m911gt) built a nice one. Check with him. __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood

03-28-2009, 12:53 AM	#5
m911gt Carless in Chicago View User's Garage Drives: 08 Blk LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,479	http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...a+mount+action the original link __________________ Wanted: Forced Induction Some say that he is the secret love child of Ferrari and Porsche, and others say that he would lap James May twice in a 1/4 mile drag race. All we know is that he is called The Stig.

03-28-2009, 12:56 AM	#6
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	useless (for people with aftermarket seats ) __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

03-28-2009, 02:02 AM	#9
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	yea. I was kinda hoping for someone who had solved the problem with aftermarket seats, cause I have no headrests...lol Nor a rear seat to try and fab something up back there. Guess this means im headed to Home depot to try again.. My first rig setup was very similar to yours, but it just didnt want to work too well, it shook like crazy __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance. Last edited by Sabretooth; 03-28-2009 at 02:18 AM.

03-28-2009, 02:10 AM	#10
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	Mike (KCALB SIRAY) made a camera mount with two poles that went from the floor to headliner. I never saw a picture of it. I think he built another one. __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood

03-28-2009, 02:21 AM	#12
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	btw the problem with seatback mounts is that they follow the vibration/back-to-front movement of the seat, which can be quite a lot (look at my videos on youtube, LOL) What is probably the best alternative would be brackets and a bar linking the mounting bolt of the seat belts on the B-pillars, sorta like a harness bar without any of the structural rigidity... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

03-28-2009, 02:22 AM	#13
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	I used one of those once, and its a crap flex-pod...The thing tends to fall apart, and if you adjust the legs too much, they end up snapping... But never tried it with my seats now __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

03-28-2009, 02:25 AM	#14
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	naaah you gotta use the original Gorillapod... the biggest one preferably, mine is the medium size one and does not handle the forces so well! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

03-28-2009, 02:29 AM	#15
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	I used a Targus model and it was the larger size, it didnt do too hot. I was thinking of just finding a bar that can be attached to the b pillar... then attach another to the floor to give it some extra support and stability. God this would be so easy if I had a roll cage...lol That warrants a whole new thread. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

03-28-2009, 03:42 AM	#16
TOUGEghost Mr. Clean View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris S 3-Door Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kauai Posts: 268	Here's a site with some really good stuff: http://www.filmtools.com/succupmoun.html It's where I got mine from. Gotta look for a picture later. edit Here's the exact one I have: http://www.filmtools.com/cadellini484.html You can mount it in all kinds of different places. I've had it on my hood, strut tower bar, headrest, front tow hook, etc.

03-28-2009, 04:32 AM	#17
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	TY for posting this site, this can help alot of people who are looking for even just a headrest mount, there is a company there who offers a single or dual headrest mount...all of it is a bit pricey, but if you want a quality product, in some cases you gotta pay up to get what you want. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

03-28-2009, 10:25 AM	#18
m911gt Carless in Chicago View User's Garage Drives: 08 Blk LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,479	you could always bypass the seats and interior completely, make a custom bracket that mounts behind one of the front grills and put a small piece of plexi in front of the lens to protect it...that would be awesome imo and yield some potentially heart racing footage. ha, idk how many people know about the old movie, but everyone must see the "movie" called Rendezvous :) __________________ Wanted: Forced Induction Some say that he is the secret love child of Ferrari and Porsche, and others say that he would lap James May twice in a 1/4 mile drag race. All we know is that he is called The Stig.

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