Major General  
Drives: E90 325xi
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Boston, MA
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Some explanation. Starting at the camera -
Plate gets attached to bottom of camera using 1/4-20 thread in bottom of camera. Two cylinders (of a soft material) will be pushed up against the opposite site of the camera, to constrain rotation of camera during acceleration and braking. This plate also is designed to adjust in this direction +/- 12.5 degrees by loosening two bolts on the bottom of the cylinder, adjusting, and locking down. What is nice about this constraint system is I don't need to really crank down on the threads inside the camera to get it to not rotate. Moving further, the cylinder can rotate 360 degrees within the block, allowing me to adjust that direction (roll). It can then be cranked down so the camera/cylinder assembly doesn't roll. For now I will try 4 pts of tightening in the groove, although if I need to I could easily add 4 more pts (top and bottom). Split in box allows each half to go on a side of a post. Holes and taps to crank that down. I'm going to use .060" RTV (dark orange/red) between post and aluminum, and again between aluminum and camera to reduce the amount of vibration that goes into the camera. All holes are counterbored so they are not sticking out to get caught on things...
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E90 325XI, MYSTIC BLUE ON BLACK/ALUM, STEP, NAV, PDC, CWP, XENON, SIRIUS, ALARM, MUD GUARDS, CLEARBRA, CHROME GRILLS AND TIPS, VALENTINE 1 (HARDWIRED), HO CERAMIC 40%, 161'S, REAR FOG MOD, LUX 4.0, BLACKLINES, OEM PEDALS, MTEC FOGS, GRUPPE-M REP INTAKE. 156'S AND RUBBER MATS FOR THE WINTER.
Last edited by Josh49; 04-25-2007 at 03:20 PM..
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