GR Yaris GR-Yaris camera mount - a horizontal beam

[Ernest]

I tried several camera mount styles and each had its own drawbacks.

- Vertical pillar: the GRY ceiling is soft — hard to reach items on the rear seat/floor.
- Long bar across the rear windows: blocks the front view behind the front seats.
- Large tripod fixed to the car body: takes up too much space.
- Custom mount attached to the seat: unstable on soft surfaces.
- Front-side pillow mount: occupies the passenger seat.

Now I think I figured out a satisfied solution: a horizontal beam mounted behind the OEM seat.

 

[Altocumulus]

I printed this camera holder and mounted it to the passenger seat, it fits really well.

GR Yaris/Corolla - Action Camera Headrest Mounts by xPANDAx

Revised Design Features:Two Mount Designs: 'The Stubby' and 'The Long John' Centered the Action camera mount. Spaced the Action camera mount away from the seat some more to allow direct camera mounting. Widened and smoothed neck of spacer portion. Enlarged the captive nut space a few fractions...

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[Ernest]

I printed this camera holder and mounted it to the passenger seat, it fits really well.

GR Yaris/Corolla - Action Camera Headrest Mounts by xPANDAx

Revised Design Features:Two Mount Designs: 'The Stubby' and 'The Long John' Centered the Action camera mount. Spaced the Action camera mount away from the seat some more to allow direct camera mounting. Widened and smoothed neck of spacer portion. Enlarged the captive nut space a few fractions...

www.thingiverse.com

This is a good mount too, but it occupies the seat if a passenger is there. I tried several mounting styles and finally settled down at the horizontal beam.

 

[GR17]

I am looking for a similar solution, how is the vibration when mounted to a non occupied seat? I have a 3d printed gopro mount that I use on the passenger seat similar to what you did but it is vibrating a lot. Even the seatbelt trick isn't helping much.

 

[Ernest]

I am looking for a similar solution, how is the vibration when mounted to a non occupied seat? I have a 3d printed gopro mount that I use on the passenger seat similar to what you did but it is vibrating a lot. Even the seatbelt trick isn't helping much.

Check my YouTube video in a gymkhana event.

 

[Altocumulus]

I am looking for a similar solution, how is the vibration when mounted to a non occupied seat? I have a 3d printed gopro mount that I use on the passenger seat similar to what you did but it is vibrating a lot. Even the seatbelt trick isn't helping much.

I haven't had any issues with vibration with the printed mount. It's a very firm fit between the headrest rails, but this won't account for any seat vibration.

The camera is a DJI Action 4 - the image stabilisation might also remove some vibration.

 

[GR17]

I haven't had any issues with vibration with the printed mount. It's a very firm fit between the headrest rails, but this won't account for any seat vibration.

The camera is a DJI Action 4 - the image stabilisation might also remove some vibration.

That's a great video! Do you have a photo of how you mount your Action 4? The video you shared is great but I don't understand how you got it so close to the windscreen?

I use the same camera btw but usually turn off stabilization since I don't like how the stabilization tries to compensate during cornering but it looks great in the video you shared.