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Guys n' gals,
A buddy of mine made a modular custom camera mount for his WRX, and I thought it would be cool to have one for the M5.. now that I've been using it a while we thought some of my M5board buddies might want to give it a shot.
This mount attaches to the center console, underneath the sliding portion of the armrest.. so with the mount uninstalled everything is hidden away under the armrest. It requires minimal modification to the car and it's an easy DIY project. (we'll get some specific pictures of that process up here asap) Once the fixture is in place installing the mount itself takes maybe 10 seconds and no tools are required. Removal is just as easy.
The rod you see in the photos is 16" long, and we've decided to change that - what we're going to do is two 9" sections that will screw together into one 18" rod. This two piece design will keep the shipping costs down a bit and will give you the ability to store this mount in a space as small as your glovebox - if you so desire.
You'll see I have my GoPro attached, which I did simply utilizing one of the flat sticky pads. The plate offers enough real estate for things like GoPro mounts, clamps etc.. GoPro also sells a tripod adapter which works perfectly with this system since it is designed around a standard tripod mount. We provide a 1/4-20 socket head cap screw for cameras with a tripod mount, and of course all other mounting hardware necessary to secure the mount to your car.
All pieces are made from 6061 aluminum by us. The rod is 1" diameter and the plate is 5" by 5" and .5" thick. Weight of the entire assembly is about 2.5 lbs without a camera mounted.
We're posting this to gauge interest and see if people are interested in buying this. If we have enough interest (at least 10 would be ideal) then we'll make a run and get them out there! Price will be 100 USD, shipped within the continental US, for those members outside the US, we will figure something out based on any price difference in shipping.
Thanks for looking!
:cheers: - Tim and Pat.
A buddy of mine made a modular custom camera mount for his WRX, and I thought it would be cool to have one for the M5.. now that I've been using it a while we thought some of my M5board buddies might want to give it a shot.
This mount attaches to the center console, underneath the sliding portion of the armrest.. so with the mount uninstalled everything is hidden away under the armrest. It requires minimal modification to the car and it's an easy DIY project. (we'll get some specific pictures of that process up here asap) Once the fixture is in place installing the mount itself takes maybe 10 seconds and no tools are required. Removal is just as easy.
The rod you see in the photos is 16" long, and we've decided to change that - what we're going to do is two 9" sections that will screw together into one 18" rod. This two piece design will keep the shipping costs down a bit and will give you the ability to store this mount in a space as small as your glovebox - if you so desire.
You'll see I have my GoPro attached, which I did simply utilizing one of the flat sticky pads. The plate offers enough real estate for things like GoPro mounts, clamps etc.. GoPro also sells a tripod adapter which works perfectly with this system since it is designed around a standard tripod mount. We provide a 1/4-20 socket head cap screw for cameras with a tripod mount, and of course all other mounting hardware necessary to secure the mount to your car.
All pieces are made from 6061 aluminum by us. The rod is 1" diameter and the plate is 5" by 5" and .5" thick. Weight of the entire assembly is about 2.5 lbs without a camera mounted.
We're posting this to gauge interest and see if people are interested in buying this. If we have enough interest (at least 10 would be ideal) then we'll make a run and get them out there! Price will be 100 USD, shipped within the continental US, for those members outside the US, we will figure something out based on any price difference in shipping.
Thanks for looking!
:cheers: - Tim and Pat.
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