I had to mount my SG9665GC down from the top of the windscreen to get the lens within the swept area of the wiper blades. It protruded well below the black dotted area at the top of the windscreen.
I used black vinyl to hide the cable tidy and the camera body. I only thought of this as I saw a post from @Blackdog doing something similar.
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- I marked the area (to be covered with vinyl) accurately on the outside of the windscreen with masking tape.
- I cut the vinyl to size using a straight edge and a Stanley knife on a sheet of wood.
- I sprayed the inside of the windscreen and the sticky side of the vinyl with a water and washing up liquid mix. Then I applied the vinyl to the inside of the windscreen (lining it up to the masking tape on the outside of the windscreen). The water and washing up liquid mix allows you to position the vinyl easily.
- Used a wet cloth to wipe over the vinyl while making sure it stayed aligned with the masking tape.
- Finally used the scraper with a rubber edge (supplied with the vinyl) to work all the air bubbles to the edge of the vinyl.
- Left for 24 hours and mounted the camera.
Am pleased with the results and the colour match is good.
Link to the vinyl I used https://www.abodewindowfilms.co.uk/product/black-gloss-self-adhesive-vinyl/
Nice one. I think the vinyl approach definitely works well with the SG9665GC when you are unable to position it so that the cable tidy is hidden (i.e. high enough to not need the cable tidy etc).
It takes a lot of effort (well, it did me!) but if done right gives a very professional look, and stealthy.
Only trouble is if you need a new windscreen...got to do it all again! I made a template for mine...spent ages trimming it etc, but now all I need to do is trace the template onto the back of the vinyl and cut. Then use the water/washing up liquid mix to slide it into position and squeegee the bubbles out. Takes a bit of time, but worth it in the end. I messed up my initial goes cos forgot about the water bit, so it was sticking on contact!