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TV Change

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Gerald Farris:
Dick,
My 40 inch Sony TV is mounted about 6 inches off-center to the driver's side. This was done for easy front door access. Since I retained the factory privacy curtains, the back of the TV cabinet is 1 3/8 inches from the factory curtain rail to allow usage of the power curtains. The bottom of the cabinet is 4 inches thick.

Gerald

Doug Allman:
We are just completing installing a 42" Samsung LED flat screen 4X 3D TV where the 30" was mounted in the cabinet of our 2004 Marquis. I hit my head there too many times.

It does and will take a rework of the cabinet. It also took rework of the aluminum cross members up in the front of the coach front cap.

We used a WARN ATV snowplow 12v motor with ram as the lifting mechanism to lower and raise the TV. We also reworked a $26.00 mount to adapt to the 24" 1x1 box tube extensions to get the TV clearance to swing up and down and miss the bottom of the left and right cabinets.

In all I have approx $1100.00 for the metal rework completed by my son and $900.00 for the TV. Cabinet work will be most likely another $300.00+.

The 42" now swings down for viewing and also has a swivel to completely clear the entry steps if necessary. It swings up for storage against the ceiling and misses the first center ceiling panel by 2' so we can get cabinet work completed. It is not quite at eye level but a lot lower than the 30" up in the cabinet.

I am going to install a safety strap or latch for when we travel on our smooth interstates but that is yet to be finalized.

With the drop down cabinet that housed the TV gone it really improves the view out of the windshield.

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