Finished off my Mobius dashcam install today, pleased with the stealth look. Had the camera initially attached to the windscreen, but it hung down below the mirror so was too obvious for me from outside. Then tried to install it below the mirror housing, adapting the windscreen mount so it hung below the housing. It worked for a while, but then the glue came unstuck and he camera started bobbing about over every bump.



Drastic action was called for, so I bought a spare case, lens extender cable and capacitor and set to work. The spare case was cut up and sanded to create a micro camera housing, and then attached to the mirror housing using a magnetic oxo good grips fridge mini fridge clamp. The main unit is tucked away on the side of the mirror housing, fastened in its cradle with zip ties through four small holes in the mirror housing. I stuck everything together with black sugru - which is great stuff if a bit messy! It sets to form solid rubber, but can be worked for half an hour like play dough.





The whole system is removable, and I am pleased with the discreet form which when viewed face on is hidden against the background of the mirror housing.







Power comes from a fuse tap into F5 in the passenger footwell, using a twin USB supply, leaving me with a spare socket. The camera USB lead simply plugs in and then runs up the rubber inside he A pillar and along the top of the screen totally out of sight.

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Happy it worked for you but it sounds like too much messing about for me.

I think we could do with a photo to go with the tips?

Worked how to add the pictures on an iPad... So original post edited.

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SYFL2 wrote:

Happy it worked for you but it sounds like too much messing about for me.

I enjoy the tinkering, gives me something to puzzle over other than work!  2013 SD4 Auto HSE Luxury Firenze Red
2003 Defender 90 TD5 XS - gone.
2010 SD4 XS Auto - gone.

Nice job with excellent photos.
Where did you get the USB power supply sockets from.  Now at the point when I learn something new something old is lost out the other side !
Now retired so it doesn't matter anymore.
Freelander now gone.

Thanks Gasman, going to try version 2 of the camera housing soon to give it a better finish.

Chuckalicious also asked about the USB supply, I got them from the bay. Not sure if it is against forum rules to link to a product, but others of similar nature are available and I have nothing to do with this seller!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&...ID=EBAY-GB

I used one of these from eBay, and then plugged it into a fuse tap. Red wire connects to the fuse tap, black wire to a bolt next to the fuse box in the passenger footwell.

 2013 SD4 Auto HSE Luxury Firenze Red
2003 Defender 90 TD5 XS - gone.
2010 SD4 XS Auto - gone.

SD4X4. Thanks for the info I'll look that up for mine.  Now at the point when I learn something new something old is lost out the other side !
Now retired so it doesn't matter anymore.
Freelander now gone.