Oh what a tangled web they weave.....

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Oh what a tangled web they weave.....

October 20, 2019, 12:59:44 am

Previous owners that is...
Since we purchased this coach the area above the driver's seat was sans tv and with a rats nest of wires, cables and stuff. Since I knew I would not be putting a tv back in that space, it was my intention to remove it all. So tonight after a days sleep (I work graveyard) I went out and started taking our screws.... LOTS of screws. Finally, I was able to get them all out and get the piece that housed the TV out, only messing up one wire, which is for something I won't be using so.. no worries. Now I have to figure out what to do with this space. Put another flip up door there like the other side, or something else.
Comments on what others have done is solicited.

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Reply #1 – October 20, 2019, 08:08:18 am

Just leave it like that, and tell people it is Modern Art.

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Reply #2 – October 20, 2019, 08:49:26 am

Leave it but tell those who ask that you did it to remind you what your previous SOB was like.

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Reply #3 – October 20, 2019, 08:57:32 am

I would remove the rats and their nest............... eliminating any unused and unnecessary wiring, use plenty of ty-wraps, and identify where and what the wiring that remains is for. If it were me, I would try to make it match the area over the co-pilot's seat. More storage is always nice to have................

Good luck!

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Reply #4 – October 20, 2019, 09:28:50 am

Reminds me of the phrase "opening up a can of worms"

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Reply #5 – October 20, 2019, 09:58:35 am

If you don't have one, buy a signal/tone injector. About $20 max online or HD. Trace all the wires and use a label maker so you can identify them later. Then you can decide what is obsolete and what's not.

Pierce

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Reply #6 – October 20, 2019, 10:17:23 am

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use a label maker so you can identify them later.

I'm with Pierce. The next guy will appreciate it.
jor

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Reply #7 – October 20, 2019, 10:39:16 am

This article was written for techs in the music biz, but it applies to coach owners, as well:

How to Tell a Loved One They're Coiling Cables Wrong

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Reply #8 – October 20, 2019, 11:29:37 am

x2 on making it storage space.

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Reply #9 – October 20, 2019, 12:41:48 pm

Pierce, good idea about the wire detector. Had been wanting one, now have a excuse to buy one. Purchased the Fluke non filtered one. Should be here next week. Since I will rarely use a antenna for TV but internet and blue ray dvds, I can get rid of most of the antenna stuff. A lot of the stuff was already removed by me last year, but there is alot left.
I plan on trying to make it look even with the other side. I might just remove all of it to redo the sound insulation, then put it back up. Not sure yet.

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Reply #10 – October 20, 2019, 01:01:17 pm

I removed the antenna leads on my entertainment center mod. But now will go back and hook it up as seeing local news when we travel would be nice.

What did you do to your coach today VIII

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Reply #11 – October 20, 2019, 07:35:04 pm

Quote from: mike leary – October 20, 2019, 10:39:16 am

This article was written for techs in the music biz, but it applies to coach owners, as well:

How to Tell a Loved One They're Coiling Cables Wrong

99% of people don't coil an extension cord correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeLrxXUbq0g

your welcome

see ya
ken

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Reply #12 – October 20, 2019, 07:39:11 pm

My wife has always been better at coiling lines and cords than I.

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Reply #13 – October 20, 2019, 08:04:17 pm

Bob, I took the angle and the depth out of the TV cabinet. It comes out about 6" past other overhead and is about 12" deep and 12" tall. I made 2 small doors for it and I now use it for my Manuel storage. I also put a piece of 1/8" X 2" flat aluminum across center of books so if something did happen the books don't fall out on my head. I slotted the aluminum on each end so I can push up on it and take it out to access Manuels
Chris

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Reply #14 – October 21, 2019, 02:07:19 am

Chris what did you use to make the doors? Have a picture?
I am thinking of two things after spending some time tonight on it.
1 is to cut the old bottom flush across and put a door in it to match the other ones, I would use the door from the small table behind the co pilot's seat and just make it smaller. So difficult cuts involved and it won't look as good as I want it to but them's the breaks. Also the cabinet above the driver's seat will be open, so I would fill it with ply and veneer.

The other it so cut it at a angle to cover in the open part on the drivers side cabinets and again make a door to fit.
Think I will do it that way first, knowing I can always recut it.

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Reply #15 – October 21, 2019, 09:54:41 am

Bob, Ill take pics later today and post, I made doors out of walnut(from a tree I had sawed up)
Chris

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Reply #16 – October 21, 2019, 11:15:20 am

Chris did an awesome job! We will be doing the same when we get back to our son's home. Will be using the doors from the short cabinet that we removed when we installed our recliners.

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Reply #17 – October 21, 2019, 02:23:10 pm

Bob here is the pics I put a thin plywood piece in back of cabinet
Thanks Joe
Chris

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Reply #18 – October 21, 2019, 04:48:51 pm

Chris - you do nice work and great idea with the aluminum safety piece!

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Reply #19 – October 22, 2019, 01:06:40 am

Nice Chris, great work.

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Reply #20 – November 02, 2019, 02:57:34 pm

We had Foretravel make the doors but just made a storage cabinet out of the former TV area.

Deb

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Reply #21 – November 05, 2019, 09:58:24 am

Quote from: craneman – October 20, 2019, 09:28:50 am

Reminds me of the phrase "opening up a can of worms"

So to continue the saga .... and craneman, you are right as usual... it does open up a can of worms. Cause one thing leads to another...
Since the top is open, and the vinyl is a mess, decided that I had to replace it. Tried cleaning it, and had some success but since I had the ultraleather, went with it. To get the panels off, found rust on a beam on the passenger side, so had to work on that. Took a while. Had to take off the entire front end of the dash to recover everything. Had just enough ultraleather to do this job,

So here are some pics of the in process in case anyone is interested. Was fun (not) taking off the dash, but all in all not a bad job.

Still do do. Treat the rust, and button up the trim. Replace the clearance lights with leds (have) and then insulate the cap. Cut and trim the plywood piece for the new cabinet and door. And apply walnut veneer to the plywood, and apply the final coats. Still a lot to do. Work in progress.

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Reply #22 – November 05, 2019, 10:03:29 am

Oh, btw, the third pic has a cable that is some kind of antenna which runs up the passenger side of the windshield to the roof. Anyone have any idea what that is for? Not currently hooked up on mine, so I am going to remove it. Its original. I believe it was for the bose system. All that is gone on mine. Took it out last year. FM antenna?

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Reply #23 – November 05, 2019, 10:41:04 am

Quote from: Bob and Julie – November 05, 2019, 10:03:29 am

Oh, btw, the third pic has a cable that is some kind of antenna which runs up the passenger side of the windshield to the roof. Anyone have any idea what that is for? Not currently hooked up on mine, so I am going to remove it. Its original. I believe it was for the bose system. All that is gone on mine. Took it out last year. FM antenna?

Antenna Ground?

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Reply #24 – November 05, 2019, 10:43:07 am

Bob, my 1995 has a cell phone antenna on the roof whose cable comes down the windshield pilar

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