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Having read through numerous threads and articles regarding the difficulties of installing a fixed dashcam mount in conjunction with the Remis windscreen blind set, and looking to fit one myself, I thought I’d have a go at it today.
This is for a 2022 Ducato with the grooved metal nut that remains on the windscreen once the mirror is removed - I’ve read a few horror stories about cracked windscreens while trying to remove the nut, so wasn’t going there. However, due to the positioning of the cutout in the Remis blind set, and the proximity of the blinds to the windscreen, that was the only possible location for a permanent camera mount.
The Nextbase 622GW dashcam (possibly other models) comes with a powered mount to which the camera simply clips into with a magnetic catch, so its just the mount that needs to fit through the cutout and here’s how I did it:
Firstly I removed from the mirror arm the spring steel clip which mates to the grooved nut in the windshield.
The Nextbase powered mount is in two parts which slide apart - the base plate with 3M adhesive on it, and the USB powered section that the camera clips onto. I drilled a hole centrally through the base and mounted the Fiat steel clip to it with an M4 bolt and nut - I pared away a small amount of the plastic web on the reverse so that the nut could sit flat - and then used the dremel to ensure the bolt thread didn’t extend further than the surface of the plate.
Then reassembled the base, now sporting the Fiat mirror clip, and the USB powered section of the mount.
All good so far and it even fitted the right way up!
And even better, the blinds do as well!
And when on the move or otherwise with the blinds stowed away, the camera simply clips into the magnetic mount and it’s good to go.
I used the optional Nextbase permanent wiring kit and ran the cable under the headlining and fished it down the A pillar to the drivers side fusebox for a permanent live piggyback feed from one of the 20amp fuses.
This is for a 2022 Ducato with the grooved metal nut that remains on the windscreen once the mirror is removed - I’ve read a few horror stories about cracked windscreens while trying to remove the nut, so wasn’t going there. However, due to the positioning of the cutout in the Remis blind set, and the proximity of the blinds to the windscreen, that was the only possible location for a permanent camera mount.
The Nextbase 622GW dashcam (possibly other models) comes with a powered mount to which the camera simply clips into with a magnetic catch, so its just the mount that needs to fit through the cutout and here’s how I did it:
Firstly I removed from the mirror arm the spring steel clip which mates to the grooved nut in the windshield.
The Nextbase powered mount is in two parts which slide apart - the base plate with 3M adhesive on it, and the USB powered section that the camera clips onto. I drilled a hole centrally through the base and mounted the Fiat steel clip to it with an M4 bolt and nut - I pared away a small amount of the plastic web on the reverse so that the nut could sit flat - and then used the dremel to ensure the bolt thread didn’t extend further than the surface of the plate.
Then reassembled the base, now sporting the Fiat mirror clip, and the USB powered section of the mount.
All good so far and it even fitted the right way up!
And even better, the blinds do as well!
And when on the move or otherwise with the blinds stowed away, the camera simply clips into the magnetic mount and it’s good to go.
I used the optional Nextbase permanent wiring kit and ran the cable under the headlining and fished it down the A pillar to the drivers side fusebox for a permanent live piggyback feed from one of the 20amp fuses.
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