Anyone using double sided tape for attaching outside accesories?

I'm looking to attach a front parking camera to my Prius. My initial idea was to stick it in the black plastic bumper below the front license plate using double sided tape.

I talked to a mechanic and he felt that that would not be a long term viable solution. (His suggestion was to drill a hole in the driver side front parking sensor insert and install it there). However, I've been reading up on 3M double sided acrylic foam tapes, and they they seem to be both reliable and used by a bunch of auto accessory manufacturers:

Bumper Molding & Accents

Does anyone have first hand experience in using this type of acrylic foam tape? I've scanned the forums, but there's no real discussion on the merits/demerits of specific double sided tapes. Can anyone shed light on this, or describe their experiences with double sided tape?

 

That's a pretty sharp looking spoiler! But I am not sure if I catch your drift. You are saying that double sided tape can grip a carbon fiber wing, but it may not hold a camera (50 grams) steady? Why?

 

Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't aware of the give of the tape.

The listing for the front cam I bought is now closed, but there are dozens like it all over ebay:

360° CCD Car Vehicle Front / Side / Rear View Reverse Camera Universal Fit | eBay

Yup, New Jersey requires front license plates, so that would be another possibility. However, for me an ideal placement would be such that the camera does not protrude from the front of the car. Thats why I like the front black grill/bumper. Any black camera placed there would be totally invisible and would not protrude. But I dont want to drill that plastic, hence the search for a non drilling solution.

 

3M makes many different automotive tapes. Do you remember which one you used? Was the front cam mounted on a plastic bumper? That is the type of install that I would like to do (front cam attached to Prius plastic bumper using 3M tape). Also, did you notice any play/wobble in the mounting which caused the front cam image to wobble, especially while driving over potholes?

 

I was reading up on double sided tapes and came across these adhesion promoters. Apparently they are needed for those surfaces (including most plastics) which have low surface energy. They greatly enhance the bond obtained by just using the tape.