DIY Camera Mount for 4th Gen Accords:
*Caution: DO AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT AT FAULT IF ANYTHING
PARTS LIST:
3 – ¼ x 2 ½ inch bolts
1 - ¼ x 1 ½ inch bolt
3 - ¼ inch lock nuts (or wing nuts if you can find them)
7 - ¼ inch washers
1 – ¼ inch rubber washer (for tripod ball head)
1 - ½” plastic tubing/hose (used for water pumps).
1 - 1”x 48” box aluminum
1 - Compact Ball Head (try ebay for this or a good local camera store).
Projected price = $20-$40
Home depot parts = ~$11
Compact Ball Head = ~$10 - $30
TOOLS LIST:
- Anything to cut the aluminum with. It’s 1/16” thick. Some say you can use a hacksaw. But I preferred to use my air compressor and a “cut-off” grinder (I don’t know the exact name of it.)
- Ruler
- Marker
- Drill with ½” and ¼” drill bit
- Dremel to smooth out edges of cut aluminum
- Scissors for Tubing
- A VISE (or something similar to hold the aluminum while cutting it)
- Head Rest
- Eye Goggles and Gloves (recommended b/c of metal shavings)
INSTRUCTIONS:
*Put on Safety Wear (goggles and gloves)
1. First the box aluminum will be needed to into 2 pieces: 1 short and 1 long. The short piece is to go around your headrest and the longer piece is the part that extends into the center of the car for the camera mount. I went and measured the approximate center and the Short piece should be ~10” long and the long piece should be around ~19”. Measure and mark each piece. You can alter the longer piece either shorter or longer so that you can have the camera positioned to your liking.
2. Take the aluminum to the vise and clamp it down (make sure to put some padding around the aluminum – like a sock – so that the vise doesn’t bite/scratch the aluminum.
3. Get your cutting tool of choice and cut the 10” and 19” piece.
4. Use the dremel sanding tool to smooth down any rough edges.
5. Now, align the 10” and 19” piece end to end. Mark where you are going to drill ¼” holes for the 2 ½ “ bolts. Make sure 2 holes go on the outside of the headrest and 1 hole is in the center. Also, make sure it won’t get in the way of the headrest posts (for later on).
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE EXTRA MARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PIC (THERE ARE 4 MARKS, YOU ONLY NEED 3). I MISS MARKED A HOLE)
6. Drill out the 3 holes with a ¼” drill bit. CAUTION: The drill bits tend to bite and catch into the aluminum, so be careful.
*Caution: DO AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT AT FAULT IF ANYTHING
PARTS LIST:
3 – ¼ x 2 ½ inch bolts
1 - ¼ x 1 ½ inch bolt
3 - ¼ inch lock nuts (or wing nuts if you can find them)
7 - ¼ inch washers
1 – ¼ inch rubber washer (for tripod ball head)
1 - ½” plastic tubing/hose (used for water pumps).
1 - 1”x 48” box aluminum
1 - Compact Ball Head (try ebay for this or a good local camera store).
Projected price = $20-$40
Home depot parts = ~$11
Compact Ball Head = ~$10 - $30
TOOLS LIST:
- Anything to cut the aluminum with. It’s 1/16” thick. Some say you can use a hacksaw. But I preferred to use my air compressor and a “cut-off” grinder (I don’t know the exact name of it.)
- Ruler
- Marker
- Drill with ½” and ¼” drill bit
- Dremel to smooth out edges of cut aluminum
- Scissors for Tubing
- A VISE (or something similar to hold the aluminum while cutting it)
- Head Rest
- Eye Goggles and Gloves (recommended b/c of metal shavings)
INSTRUCTIONS:
*Put on Safety Wear (goggles and gloves)
1. First the box aluminum will be needed to into 2 pieces: 1 short and 1 long. The short piece is to go around your headrest and the longer piece is the part that extends into the center of the car for the camera mount. I went and measured the approximate center and the Short piece should be ~10” long and the long piece should be around ~19”. Measure and mark each piece. You can alter the longer piece either shorter or longer so that you can have the camera positioned to your liking.
2. Take the aluminum to the vise and clamp it down (make sure to put some padding around the aluminum – like a sock – so that the vise doesn’t bite/scratch the aluminum.
3. Get your cutting tool of choice and cut the 10” and 19” piece.
4. Use the dremel sanding tool to smooth down any rough edges.
5. Now, align the 10” and 19” piece end to end. Mark where you are going to drill ¼” holes for the 2 ½ “ bolts. Make sure 2 holes go on the outside of the headrest and 1 hole is in the center. Also, make sure it won’t get in the way of the headrest posts (for later on).
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE EXTRA MARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PIC (THERE ARE 4 MARKS, YOU ONLY NEED 3). I MISS MARKED A HOLE)
6. Drill out the 3 holes with a ¼” drill bit. CAUTION: The drill bits tend to bite and catch into the aluminum, so be careful.
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