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How did you replace the TV in front?
Our 1999 XLV coach has three ancient tube type TVs. We want to tackle replacing the one in front (over the driver) first. The size of the original TV resulted in Liberty building out the overhead space to fit the Cruise-Air evaporator (and I think fan) right over the driver which ended up with a nice, large place to hid the TV behind the smoked, translucent plastic on a study shelf.
The existing set-up after removing the original TV doesn’t leave an easy way to mount the new thin, flat panel Samsung TV we bought to put in that space.
I’d be interested in seeing pictures of how others have solved this problem … how did you mount the new flat screen in the old space? Did you have to redo the original upholstery around the TV opening? Did you have to rebuild the original overhead cabinet?
Thanks!
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Dick, sounds like I have the same liberty setup as you do.
The previous owner swapped out the front and back TV’s to flat screen TV’s before I bought, which was nice. Basically the TV fits in the same hole that the old TV was in with a surround panel to fill up the space around the new TV. They built a “mount that was screwed into the frame of the cabinet and attached the new TV to that. This sets the TV so it’s just a little out of the cabinet, and then made a faceplate out of plexiglass that fits into the frame, around the TV to clean it up. They painted that black so it blends into the overall front cabinet area.
It’s not a big TV, which is okay for me and my wife. Just big enough to fit into the opening and to see from the couches 🙂
I’ll try to get a picture up of it today or tomorrow if no one else has anything to go with. -
My coach is a home build and is all solid oak cabinetry. Maybe this won’t work for you but I plan on getting a TV slightly larger than the opening make a hinge door mount the TV to the door so I’ll have use of the space in behind
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I made a solution like Herb & Barb for my XL. I reinforced the cabinet opening and then fixed two vertical 2x4s in the center, to which I mounted a locking two-arm articulated mount. When the tv was stowed, the mount arms receded into the opening so the TV was flush with the outside of the cabinet. I used the space behind to house the DVD player and satellite receiver and to store DVDs and remotes. To access them I merely pulled the tv away from the wall on the mount. I was able to install a much bigger flat screen than the tube TV that had been there. However, watch the TV exterior dimmensions to avoid head bonking when climbing into the driver’s seat.
My lumber and heavy duty mount easily weighed more than the flat screen TV but probably less than the original tube TV.
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I can’t help you with specifics, but with some careful planning on your Liberty you can likely find a suitable replacement that is near the size of the black plexiglass. With an arm installed that will keep the TV tight to the upper cabinetry, but which will allow the TV to swing aside you gain extra storage space where the old TV was mounted.
I believe Tom did that on a coach and the results were really good. Maybe he has photos. I know others have done that with their project requiring some cabinet work. It all depends on how big you want the TV and how you want the end result to look.
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Dick,
Mine had that big enclosed boat anchor TV inside the cabinet. I made a wooden door to fill the space and hinged it on the left side. Then mounted a new Samsung to the door. Now I have a huge storage place for my wireless printer.
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We mount them just over the face of the cabinet and get a tv that will go from the cruise air intake to the cabinet door The way the bottom of the cabinet is built with the padded type covering at the bottom it makes a new tv just stick out slightly past that point and gets a good size tv in there…
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After cleaning out the framework that housed the 22 inch boat anchor, removing about ten splitters inside the cabinet, and cutting down the little boards that the plexiglass cover screws into, I was able to squeeze in a 28 inch Vizio because of it’s very narrow frame around the screen.
I used the vizio’s factory stand with two screws through it and into the bottom of the cabinet. The finished look did not change.
Dick, Porsche first and second at Road America yesterday.
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Dan: I saw lots of tire, IMSA, and team haulers going up I-43 and STH 57 last week and then some headed home late Sunday as we headed home from Indiana. Indy Car at both RA and The Milwaukee Mile in 2016.
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I watched the race Sunday from the outside of turn one, and they were advertising on the big screen there, a one hundred dollar, four day Indy car weekend next June.
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HiJacking my own thread … look for a package ticket deal once the IndyCar race at The Milwaukee Mile is finalized. One ticket, RA and MM.
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Dumb question: Can you just pull out the front tube type TV, or is it anchored somehow? Haven’t tried to get it out yet, but I like Tom’s setup.
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All the big old TVs in my previous coaches were captured with wood blocking so they could not shift around. Neither coach had the TVs themselves screwed or otherwise secured, but instead the blocking kept them from being able to move.
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Per,
I like Tom’s set-up too, and apparently the previous owner of our coach did as well, since he did what Tom did.
Our LED TV is mounted on plywood which has a piano hinge which allows it to flip up for access to all the electrical connections in back. There is “a lot” of space in our front mounted cabinet, which contains wiring for our DirectTV, BlueRay, Apple TV, sound system, AMP, equalizer, tech-link CPU, radio speaker wiring, etc.
But Jon’s right, there most likely is some type of wood blocking holding your old TV in there to prevent the TV from sliding out while rolling down the road.
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Dick,
mine is set up just as Jeff said. I think your setup is just like mine,Steve
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Hey Big Dog (Steve),
I think you need a vacation … Per was asking about his front TV and he has a Marathon. You answered Dick’s question back in September 🙂
Come on down to Lakeland, FL and enjoy some sun & fun in February!
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