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The first position selected for the Magellan GPS320 mounting. The base
plate for the mounting is under the dash mat. a small hole has been mde
in the dash mat to allow the post to attach to the base. |
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A more overall view, showing the location near the instrument binnacle.
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The GPS320 as viewed from the drivers viewpoint. |
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The rear of the Magelan cradle. This is the main body of the standard
GPS320 swivel mounting bracket. The four holes seen at the back are for
the vehivle mouniting arm. |
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The home made aluminium plate cut to size and drilled to fit the Magellan
cradle, and threaded to suit the (security) camera mount. |
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The plate as attached to the cradle |
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The plate as attached to the cradle as viewed from the top of the cradle. |
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The base of the security camera mount. This is attached to the dash with
three screws. In my Range Rover this is covered by the dash mat. |
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A video security camera mounting bracket. This is supplied as a base,
ball joint and two different sized posts. These can be screwed together
to adjust the height/length of the mount. |
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The security camera mounting attached to the Magellean cradle. |
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I did not have a 1/4" tap at the time of the first bracket, so I
used a 1/4" bolt. I used a bench grinder to taper the end, and then
ground the groove that you see here. This groove has a "sharp"
leading edge to help cut the thread into the aluminium |
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The "tap wrench" used to turn the "tap" shown in the
previous image. |