Skip to main content ↑ ↓
Topic: Front TV Upgrade (Read 2285 times) previous topic - next topic

Re: Front TV Upgrade

Reply #25 –
I don't have any of the area behind the TV when it was not in place, but here are some shots of the sides and rear.
Jennifer
2003 36' U295 (# 6070)
Thousand Oaks, CA

Re: Front TV Upgrade

Reply #26 –
This is what the PO did in our 1998 U320. It has a 32" Sharp Aquos. It was done by the guys in Oregon near the old Beaver factory (I think)

TV Cabinet
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: Front TV Upgrade

Reply #27 –
Here is ours. 39" Visio. Mount is attached to plywood mounted behind vertical aluminum structure.  Very sturdy. I have a foam block that fits into the gap above the plywood. That whole space including the front overhead cabinet and the driver's side overhead cabinet is ventilated with a temperature controlled variable speed fan. The Visio extends below the valence by only 3/4".  The TV can come into the cabin about 8-10",  move left and right  and pivot.  A 40" 4K UHDTV will fit in the nicely.

6/15 update.
We have no cabinet. The mount is recessed by about 1-1/2".  The TV stows snuggly up to the valence.  There are no locks. It will sometimes move out on the left side about 1/2" on very bumpy roads.  This leaves us some flesibility in the future for a different TV.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: Front TV Upgrade

Reply #28 –
We installed a 42" Samsung and sound bar.  I cut 4" off of the front of the cabinet and 3" off of the back - ready for MCD shades someday.  I did some cabinet reinforcement with 1 x 2 poplar and placed the cherry face back on the front.  It is mounted on 1/2" plywood hinged at the top where the sound bar is mounted.  Works well for us.  ;D
Scott & Carol Seibert
2001 42' double slide U320 - Sold
Previous - 2002 36' U320

Re: Front TV Upgrade

Reply #30 –
Our solution to reducing cabinet depth and not having to deal with the headliner.  Samsung 28" on wall mount bracket with full motion arm.
2019 Pleasure Way Lexor

Re: Front TV Upgrade

Reply #31 –
Very nice-looking installation! Who did the excellent woodwork?
David and Carolyn Osborn
1995 U320C SE 40' Build 4726 Feb 1995
FMCA 147762
Motorcade 17186
 

Re: Front TV Upgrade

Reply #32 –
Thank you, D.J.  Fabrication work was done by a very talented fellow in our cabinet shop.  I installed it.
2019 Pleasure Way Lexor