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Updating TV's - Front, Rear and Exterior (Maybe/Possibly/Hopefully)
Steve Huber:
JC,
If the facing opening is smaller than the TV front, there almost has to be some cabinet screws coming into it from the back or screws holding the complete cabinet to the floor or front of the coach under the dash. BTW, what are those 4 cutouts on the side of the facing front for? Are they possibly access for hold down screws? It's not logical that the installer would not have had some way of removing the facing and TV since TVs don't last forever.
Steve
Edward Buker:
I was thinking that maybe the original version was much like mine with a pullout tray holding the TV. The cutouts were for door hinges and doors that were removed as well as the pull out tray to accommodate a larger TV in that opening. I'm not sure of this but I had not seen a lower TV cabinet without doors or a pull out tray, but then again I have not seen that many installations. BCS may have an answer on the original install or how to get this TV out. Perhaps the archives have the original brochure that might show the original installation for some clues.
Later Ed
Edward Buker:
I looked at several 92 Marquis units for sale and a Contessa and they all had doors on that cabinet. It looked like in the unaltered state there was a horizontal piece of wood across the bottom which could have been a pull out. If this is a bigger TV then the original and the lower board was removed then the door would no longer fit so that is gone. If you look closely there may be some wood color change where the doors used to overlay which would be a hint. Lee I am thinking it is not likely that it is bolted from below but you never know. I do not think that wood cabinet would come out without being able to unscrew some screws from the inside so the TV has to come out first. Maybe a strap around the base, if it can be worked over the tv from the front, and a "whole lot of yanking going on".
Later Ed
Lee Welbanks:
The "through the floor" was a long shot but you never know. I always say if man/woman put it together I can get it apart, it cannot be that hard. I installed a flat panel in a friends MH a couple of yrs ago and they had some screws hid under the overhead covering, had to just study it and feel around to find them.
Fred Brooks:
Hi JC, Let me try to reply one more time. I did something wrong and sent my reply to LA LA Land! I agree with Edward, the "key" to this is the faceframe. Perhaps they covered angle aluminum angle mounts with fabric or carpet to conceal the attachment faceframe?
Concerning the audio/video, how do you intend to use it? OTA antenna for local news and weather while traveling? Are you going to add a satellite system? Do you use the exterior compartment hook up for outside TV?
Do you hook up cable tv in RV parks when traveling? The reason I am asking is to come up with a game plan to use the existing coax cables and keep it close to the original engineering.
The most common problem I have run into is this. They don't understand how winegard engineered the system. The roof antenna will not work unless amplified. The original booster switch plate had three connections on the back (stamped on the back side of the plate) antenna, cable and set 2. The original video selector box for that model had connections for 1-antenna 2-aux 3- vcr in 4-vcr out 5-front tv and tv #2. It sounds like to me that the previous owner replaced the origial video box with the newer type with more inputs and outputs and also has the built in amplifier. You can tell by looking and seeing if there are a red and black 16 ga wires going to it. Some models have a red LED in the front, first generation models didn't.
You are on the right track trying to identify the coax cables. The easiest way to track each is to "short one end with an alligator clip and then go looking for the shorted cable where you think it terminates. Note: any coax cable still attached to a tv will give you a false reading. Once you advise me of your intentions, I'll draw you a schemetic and scan it so I can post it. Blessings to you and have Fun! Regards Fred
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