Hi guys,

I have seen some talk about dash cameras to install on C6's but wanted to show what I have done for this. I used to have one with a suction mount on my old car but that took up some window space and in the corvette, the mirror already takes up my view if a turn is banked (at least for me being 6'2"). I wanted something I could fit behind the mirror and not be noticeable by me or easily noticed by others so I created my own. Being a mechanical engineer and having a desktop 3D printer, I designed a mount to attach my Mobius ActionCam to the mirror. This is only a front facing camera mount.

The plastic piece that attaches the mirror to windshield has a plastic plate that faces forward and covers a pocket. The pocket on my car contained nothing, hopefully the higher trim levels do not have something in their. The cover snaps on and off easily. I first tried to fit the camera in the pocket since it was a nearly perfect fit but I couldn't find a way to plug it in without drilling the back of the pocket. So instead, I 3D printed a part to fit in the pocket with a zip tie going through the printed part and the 2 holes of the mirror mount that the cover snapped into.

Note: For anyone who wants to do this, you much change the lithium battery in the camera out for the capacitor instead. The heat in the sun may cause the battery to fail, swell, or in worst case, catch fire. The capacitor works well but you have to reprogram the camera to turn on and off with power. To control the camera, I originally plugged it into my radio unit as that it only comes on while driving. When I split it to power my Bluetooth module as well, it stopped working reliably so I wired it into a switched fuse with a 5V regulator (meant for remote controlled cars/drones) near the camera.

UPDATE:
Created a stalk mount version of most cars. See full post #15 below.

If anyone has a 3D printer, here are links to the files on Thingiverse:
C6:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3841129
Stalk mount:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3841114

 

That's really great work.

 

Very nice work indeed. I still use the suction cup dealy as I have a blendmount with radar sitting where your camera is.

 

Thanks guys!

Good point. I'm sure I can make something to mount the camera on to a radar detector, but probably not without having one to play with.

 

Great idea 💡 very well done 👍

 

Looks great, couldn't you have just tapped into the mirror power with pins like we do for the radar detector?
Nice job though looks clean and out of the way.

 

I initially tried to find two wires that have power cross them that turns off when the car turns off, but could not find any set of pins that the voltage went away when the car was off. I believe the mirror is always powered, but has a enable pin for the different functions.

 

I believe it is bottom row middle pink is hot with ignition and top row black for ground

 

Thanks for the information, I might go back and revisit that. You'd still have to put a high volt regulator in but it would save you effort and running the wire down to the fuses. I also wired the video cables down to the radio unit thinking I will hook that up at some point.

 

This is a great idea. If you could design something to attach to the stem of the mirror you’d have a real money maker. I have the blendmount for my R7 so have my BlackVue tucked up behind it stuck to the windshield. It works but would mount it to the mirror in a heartbeat.

 

I have made a mount to attach it to the stem of my 1988 c1500 pickup and I'm currently trying to make one to fit my 1995 ranger. The problem between the two of these seems to be that the plate on the windshield is different so getting the camera aligned properly and at the right angle has been a little challenging.

 

That makes sense. Good luck though. I think you’re on to something 👍🏻

 

Thanks! Maybe I can make done kind of adjustable mount

 

 

Update: I made one that attaches around a normal mirror stalk. It used a suspension clamp to hold on you it'll work for different sized stalks by changing out the clamp. I recommend using a rubber coated clamp or putting rubber inside to keep it from moving around. It's not the most ridged mount since only 1 bolt holds it (the bolt allows angle adjustment).

My 1988 C1500 pickup and dad's ranger worked best with a 5/8" rubber insulated clamp from harbor freight.

 

What did you do for the rear dash camera?

 

I don't have a rear dash camera yet. Thought about adding a reverse camera though.

 

Ok, why can't I see any photos posted in these threads?

 

Ok, now I ve got them.

 

I uploaded the part files to Thingiverse in case anyone wants to 3D print their own. Otherwise, I can print them for you if someone wants one.