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pulling out TV

Just wondering if there is a standard way flat screens are mounted in the front over head. I need to replace the HDMI cable. But of course the TV's cable bay is on the left side of TV and the equipment bay is on the right. So I can't get to the TV end of the cable.
Before I cut a hole in the left overhead above the pilots chair. I want ask if anyone knows a way to pull a flush mount flat screen. Here are photos of the right side upper & lower tv and surround.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr

Re: pulling out TV

Reply #1 –
How about pulling back a few feet with another photo so we can see what is close to the TV? Must be a easy way to remove it.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

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Reply #2 –
Maybe the tv will just pull out. My tv will just pull out, kind of like an accordion.
A picture of the hole tv might help find an answer.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

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Reply #3 –
What holds the trim piece on?  In the picture it looks like the inside corner of the trim is radiused, unlike the TV.

Did you try to gently remove it with a putty knife?

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Reply #4 –
Additional photos as requested.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr

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Reply #5 –
Hard to tell in different light Jerry but it looks like the surround needs to come off first.

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Reply #6 –
Must be a way to go in from one of the sides to get to the back of the TV and release it. Probably a wooden wall between the compartments on the side but Foretravel uses a lot of square drive screws up at the top or other edges to remove the dividers. Hard to see.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

Re: pulling out TV

Reply #7 –
Quote from: Pierce & Gaylie Stewart –
Must be a way to go in from one of the sides to get to the back of the TV and release it. Probably a wooden wall between the compartments on the side but Foretravel uses a lot of square drive screws up at the top or other edges to remove the dividers. Hard to see.

Pierce
This was built by Oregon Motor Coach. There are no screws on that surround. There is a panel on the back with 6 screws that runs the length of the TV and is about 6 inches tall.  I removed those screws but that panel would not come out.

As it is so smoky here and we aren't getting out that much. I might try removing those screws again and give it hell and see what happens.

All this because a super cheap low quality HDMI cable was used to connect the TV and Sat system. It has a loose fit and after everything heats up. I loosens up so much I lose all sound and the picture becomes poor as well. When I wiggle the HDMI connector. Things improve, But I'll be darned if I'm going to stand there with the DTV receiver hanging half way out of the bay and holding that cable.

Luckily, Bear Den has cable TV hook ups. So I'll switch over to that for the rest of our time here.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr
 

Re: pulling out TV

Reply #8 –
Most all TVs are held in place or mounted by four tapped holes in the back of the tv dictated by the size of the screen. This is called a VESA mount. The panel with 6 screws must hide the access to the fasteners. Here is a site where you can see how they are spaced by the size of the screen: The VESA Mounting Standard explained | One For All

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)