RE: Headrestmount: Review

[Chris Y]

I currently use a home made mount that is basically heavy duty velcro on the Elise dashboard. Not perfect and probably would not be allowed on a track but certainly cheap!

[teabagger]

Sticky mount and a tie wrap tether. Job done.

[XAF]

As said, the price is just ridiculous!

Hague mount I use on trackdays is fantastic, and less than half the price!

http://www.cameragrip.co.uk/acatalog/hague_chm_cam...

[thegreenhell]

paranoid airbag said:

I'm guessing the price is mostly for the "official approved" sticker... not the crafting itself.

What sticker is that then? The headline mentions "Track day certified" but where is the certificate, and who issued it under what authority?

[defblade]

I don't have any pics of it to hand, but I made the same thing about 10 years ago, for the same reason.

If I say 2 pieces of slotted angle iron, bolted together with the headrest poles between, the longer one with the camera bolted to it, you should get the picture. Due to having a shed full of junk, cost = £0.00

Mine was trackday certified as well

[furtive]

I just use one of these:

http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ultra-clamp.html

Not only does it securely mount to the headrest, it can also be mounted in 1001 other places:

On the side window:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcOIeYQv5qs

Tow hook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlDhnts_5N0

Windblocker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhDrX3VV_6E

rear-view mirror:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s5dgXvk9cA

etc...

Much more versatile, and a fraction of the cost!

[djtex]

XAF said:

As said, the price is just ridiculous!

Hague mount I use on trackdays is fantastic, and less than half the price!

http://www.cameragrip.co.uk/acatalog/hague_chm_cam...

Yup, I'd second that, a great value mount.

[911legend]

i record most track trips and never watch them again, wondering whats the point now !

[speedjockey]

Phateuk said:

I was suprised there aren't more of these things around. I needed one a few months ago but found them pretty extortionate - got my brother to make one with a couple of bits of wood:



Used it once so far but was pretty stable:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CW2dPC9U5c


Overall cost - £2

Funny, I've made one nearly identical to that but used U-bolts instead of splitting the wood in two.

[Car982]

Edited by Kinky on Tuesday 22 July 02:30

[ziggy1024]

Car982 said:

I see what you did there.

Edited by Kinky on Tuesday 22 July 02:31

[Accelebrate]

I'm sure he has absolutely no affiliation to the company in question either

Seems a very odd thing to be 'proud' to own.

[bozzy101]

kambites said:

Proper track cars don't have adjustable head rests anyway.

You could make something perfectly adequate to do that job for a fiver.

I was thinking similar...not much use with a set of Recaros.

[Feirny]

XAF said:

As said, the price is just ridiculous!

Hague mount I use on trackdays is fantastic, and less than half the price!

http://www.cameragrip.co.uk/acatalog/hague_chm_cam...

I've got one of these, got it off eBay for £7. It's my second one and got my first for about £15.

Have to mount it on the back seats as it won't mount to my Recaros, sadly.

[andy-xr]

Car982 said:

So you work for Headrestmount. Congrats, there's no need to knock what others have done if they dont buy your stuff

Edited by Kinky on Tuesday 22 July 02:32

[Car982]

Edited by Kinky on Tuesday 22 July 02:32

[KMB]

Surely nobody cares what it looks like as long as it does the job and remains safe?

I expect that these are in place for a tiny % of the cars life and interior looks are therefore irrelevant to nearly all track-dayers... Whereas cost has complete relevance and could be more tyres, servicing etc.

It's all about the VFM, therein lies the problem with this mount.

[Car982]

Edited by Kinky on Tuesday 22 July 02:33

[MajorProblem]

Just looks like something you'd get machined up in China - order enough and you'd probably get them at a fiver each.

[defblade]

Car982 said:

Funny, I'm always prouder (more proud?) of something that I've knocked up myself, that works well and preferably cost me nothing beyond hoarding scrap in the shed, than of a thing I had to buy.

But than some people will always flash the cash rather than using their own hands/skills/abilities. I pity them, but usually refrain from insults.

Edited by Kinky on Tuesday 22 July 02:34