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Updating TV's - Front, Rear and Exterior (Maybe/Possibly/Hopefully)
JCMillerSr:
--- Quote from: Fred Brooks on January 22, 2015, 02:05:57 PM ---Good Mornihg JC,
I have done over 35 of this updates over the last 5 years on all Luxury coaches. I am a retired RVIA certified technician and my talant is cabinetry and audio/video upgrades. I am currently doing a 2002 Marquis. It will have a 40" TV in the center overhead and matching cabinetry in the "Marquis Theme". If you could send me a picture of the existing TV cabinet and video selector location, I'll be glad to talk to you and give some direction how to comprehend what you have and how to get where you want to go. Fred Brooks
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Fred,
Here is the only picture I have of the front TV at the present time. As you can see, the TV is located bottom center between the Driver and Co-Pilot Seats. The VCR is/was directly above in the overhead cabinet. The upper cabinet on the passenger side is where all of the coax cables presently terminate and also where the old Winegard wallplate is located. The TV is larger than the cabinet opening and cannot be just pulled out. There were several screws in the interior of the cabinet face which I removed but nothing resulting from the screws being gone. I really do not wish to destroy the cabinet facing but the TV has got to go. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Edward Buker:
JC,
I had a similar configuration in a 89 Contessa. I pulled the TV out of the lower cabinet. The roller glides at the end of travel lift and pull (same as a drawer) to pull the TV out. I took the tv roller base unit and built a cabinet onto it for a Sony amp, a DVD player, and CD/DVD storage area. I then moved the TV location up overhead and put in a 32 inch Sharp LCD unit centered in the coach. I routed the necessary wiring changes up the pillar posts under the trim covers. I will attach some photos of the mounting of the TV.
I cut out the center upper cabinet bottom and created a TV swing arm mount. When the TV was retracted back toward the front cabinet it ended up centered and held in place by a lower bracket (in black) and upper wood mount of curly maple. I had some adjustable screws with rubber pads to keep vibration down in the upper corners from the backside of the TV. The lower cabinet amp mount is in one photo for ideas on that portion. We also did an 20 inch lcd tv in the bedroom which is included in one photo. It all worked out well but it was a good size project. Hope this helps with some ideas.
My TV may be different then yours if you are not able to pull it out on a drawer glide.
Later Ed
JCMillerSr:
Ed.
I like what you did with the conversion. I am wanting to do something similar. I am beginning to think that the original cabinet and TV were modified somewhere along the way. There is no track, no drawer, nothing to pull out, push back or lift up! At one point I thought I could just push the TV back and work it out sideways......nope, nadda, zilch. TV does not budge at all. By the way, the tangle of coax cables I noticed in one of the pictures in the front cabinet looks very familiar, except times 2 in my case. Thanks for sharing the pictures. They have given me some ideas.
Edward Buker:
You may try and go in around the TV edge with a mechanic lighted swivel mirror on an extension handle to see what you can see.
If it came down to destroying the TV (no loss) or destroying the cabinet I would opt to destroy the TV. Place a heavy blanket over it and destroy the picture tube. Cut or break out the TV cabinet until you can get at the mounting hardware and remove it. Just think your way through this and keep safety in mind.
Once the TV is out you can plan out what comes next. One persons thoughts...
Later Ed
Lee Welbanks:
--- Quote from: Edward Buker on January 23, 2015, 12:53:44 AM ---You may try and go in around the TV edge with a mechanic lighted swivel mirror on an extension handle to see what you can see.
If it came down to destroying the TV (no loss) or destroying the cabinet I would opt to destroy the TV. Place a heavy blanket over it and destroy the picture tube. Cut or break out the TV cabinet until you can get at the mounting hardware and remove it. Just think your way through this and keep safety in mind.
Once the TV is out you can plan out what comes next. One persons thoughts...
Later Ed
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Ed, I blew his picture way up and a thought came to me, could it be possible that the TV is anchored through the floor? Knowing how they build these cabinets I can't think of a way to anchor the TV without being able to see what is holding it in. Just a thought, I would get under the coach and just have a look.
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