Chad
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- Feb 8, 2013
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- Dash Cam
- GS9000/F9 (junk)/F900L/V2000GS/V5000GS/Panorama 2s/Mobius
What goes up must come down....last year my ez pass and its suction cup mounted holder fell off my windshield and cracked a piece moulding on my center console. :evil: I know they're pretty lightweight (about as much as a dash cam) but I guess if something falls at the right angle it could do enough damage either to the device or the car.
In order to prevent this from happening to one of my cams, I always tie a small piece of 20lb test BRAIDED fishing line around a part of the mount or camera itself and run it to the mount of my rear view mirror. Braided line is very thin, dark, durable and will not dry-rot from the sun like monofilament fishing line. My cams are always mounted behind the rear view anyway so for me it's a perfect spot to secure the string to.
If the suction cup fails, or the sticky tape becomes loose (which happens in extreme heat) and the camera falls off the windshield, the fishing line will catch it and save it from falling all the way to the center console preventing damage to your car and/or camera.
In order to prevent this from happening to one of my cams, I always tie a small piece of 20lb test BRAIDED fishing line around a part of the mount or camera itself and run it to the mount of my rear view mirror. Braided line is very thin, dark, durable and will not dry-rot from the sun like monofilament fishing line. My cams are always mounted behind the rear view anyway so for me it's a perfect spot to secure the string to.
If the suction cup fails, or the sticky tape becomes loose (which happens in extreme heat) and the camera falls off the windshield, the fishing line will catch it and save it from falling all the way to the center console preventing damage to your car and/or camera.