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Where to mount Front camera?

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I plan on buying a MyGIG Air what allows input for 5 cams so I want to add a front cam to the mix. Where are you guys mounting your front cameras? I'm thinking somewhere around the lower front bumper area but not sure. I will also have a dash camera on the windshield but want a lower camera view also. Lets see those front camera locations, some pic of the shot too will be a plus :beerdrinking:
 
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Mounting location depends on what you're wanting to see. I have a sony action cam that screws onto a 1/4" thread bolt, so I drilled a hole in a hose clamp for the bolt and mounted on the middle of my front hoop. Also had it mounted onto a piece of all-thread run through the rear kongo kage mount to show both front & rear tires on obstacles. On my 3rd year of doing this. Inside the Jeep I just screw on a small tripod and wedge against the windshield.
 
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Meant to also ask what cameras are being used. They're so many different types and styles to pick from. I am thinking the front camera will be facing downward.
 
#4 ·
I'm still deciding where to mount and what to buy for my front camera. If anybody has some good ideas lets here them. Been thinking of 1 that sits flush but where I'm thinking of installing it is on my lower front skid on my Hard Rock which is curved. Also thinking about 1 of the license plate style cameras but it would be 8" wide. Hmm
 
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Mine was going to go on my front license plate. The plan was to take the front license plate camera (non mirror image) that I have rigged up as a baby cam and put it on the front plate as soon as I my kid was no longer rear facing....but the soon to be arrival of baby #2 kinda blew those plans up.
 
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Twice the pleasure, twice the fun!

....but the soon to be arrival of baby #2 kinda blew those plans up.
Hey, Congratulations! That's awesome. :beerdrinking:

I think I'm going to try a few different places over the next year, to see what seems to work best.
Camera was only $10, so if it get's mashed, crashed or rashed, it's no big deal.
 
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#10 ·
Interested in what kind of camera as well. I want to put one facing down 45 degrees, if possible, so that when I climb a hill I can see what is on the other side (Jeeps, bikes, atv's, people, bigfoot?) before I go over the top.

A friend of mine did this on his Comanche, I think using an old baby monitor, and it is pretty cool. Not sure if he's still running it, haven't seen him on the trails this year.

I need a weatherproof one, obviously, so when I get mud on it I can just wash it off.
 
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