Kip
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- JooVuu X, Shadow GT550WS, Blacksys CF-100 (dead & gone)
Just thought I'd share what I've been up to recently. I have taken my CF-100 apart and sprayed the shell in black PlastiDip. To be honest, a proper paint would have been better, as PlastiDip hangs on to dust pretty badly and for me at least, it's hard to get a nice smooth even finish on really flat and smooth surfaces. The finish is very matt though and despite the paint job itself being cringe worthy, it will be fine for me.
The hardest part was removing the outer shell as it's so fiddly and tightly locked together. All the screws are exactly the same throughout, which makes it nice to work with once the shell is off.
I also put some cardboard (yes, cardboard) behind the mount as I was already on the extreme angle setting to get a reasonable view, this should make things better by pointing the camera down slightly. I intend to buy some more adhesive so I can move the mount. This will get me both a better angle and better access to the buttons.
Update: DO NOT TRY THIS it will increase the amount of vibrations going into the camera. For example, in 165 miles of very eco driving it clocked 150 events, most of which were due to vibrations and this is with the g-sensor on its lowest setting. Fortunately, taking the shell apart the second time was a lot easier since I had some idea of how to do it.
However, if you could cut a piece of rubber or something into a perfectly fitted wedge for this space, maybe it could work without increasing vibrations.
The hardest part was removing the outer shell as it's so fiddly and tightly locked together. All the screws are exactly the same throughout, which makes it nice to work with once the shell is off.
I also put some cardboard (yes, cardboard) behind the mount as I was already on the extreme angle setting to get a reasonable view, this should make things better by pointing the camera down slightly. I intend to buy some more adhesive so I can move the mount. This will get me both a better angle and better access to the buttons.
Update: DO NOT TRY THIS it will increase the amount of vibrations going into the camera. For example, in 165 miles of very eco driving it clocked 150 events, most of which were due to vibrations and this is with the g-sensor on its lowest setting. Fortunately, taking the shell apart the second time was a lot easier since I had some idea of how to do it.
However, if you could cut a piece of rubber or something into a perfectly fitted wedge for this space, maybe it could work without increasing vibrations.
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