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  • Front Above windshield cabinets

    Posted by Bob on January 14, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    Need feed back here. I’m to the point of doing this area. Does the drop down TV idea work good? Are the cabinets useable? You have pictures of what you like? Power front shades? Your valued experience of what works means allot to me!! Bob

    Doug replied 14 years, 7 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Hector

    Member
    January 15, 2012 at 7:13 am

    From left to right my coach is typical rivet model Liberty. Cruise Air evaporator for front AC, TV (old style CRT) behind black plexiglass, cabinet for various video and audio system controls, tank level sensors, and CD player, and extreme RH cabinet over door is shallow for maps, etc.

    In our future will be the switch to a flat screen HDTV, but it will be small like our current TV (19″ I think) and will remain fixed and out of sight behind the plexiglass until we turn it on. We do not spend a lot of time viewing TV when we are using the coach so having a bigger screen is not important. I also am avoiding things that add complexity so having a drop down TV is not important to us either, although for those wanting a bigger screen that may be the only option.

    I have seen replacements of older TV’s with larger new ones in which the owners surface mounted the flat screen TVs over the cabinet section dedicated to the original TV and I guess I don’t even want to know my TV is there until I turn it on so we won’t be doing that.

  • Archived

    Member
    January 15, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    Bob

    I have two cabinets with a flat panel area between them over the mid coach. There are also two 6″ deep cabinets mounted along the side of the coach, one over the driver and one over the entrance door. I can take some pics tomorrow and send if you would like. They aren’t finished but the carcus is there and would give you the idea.

    Rob

    91 Prevost XL40

    Missouri

    Rob

    91 Prevost XL40

    Missouri

  • Bob

    Member
    January 15, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    Akways need Pictures. With front slideout Tv would be hard to view from part of it if in front. Bob

  • Greg

    Member
    January 16, 2012 at 11:39 am

    Jon,

    I had a similar philosophy
    when we replaced our plexiglass covered CRT TV with a flat screen. Covering an LED/LCD with smoked plexiglass
    would decrease the brightness. We
    mounted a LED flat screen flush with the surrounding plexiglass such that the
    TV blends in. The plexiglass was cut
    with saws and routers, and glued with contact cement, just like Formica. The edges were sanded and polished. But, it took detail work to get
    equal gaps around the TV to look like the other door gaps.

    Ed Roelle

  • Doug

    Member
    February 4, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    Front we decided to mostly make a display case/conservation area out of. With the slide it was a little difficult to see the tv from the couch in the slide out. So now the front above the windshield has a uphlostry back with a framed area for pictures and momentoes. This lets people know who we are and reminds us of what is important in life. Indirect lighting highlights this showcase. Also houses -hides controls for led lights and remote lighting controls for the front of our coach It is trimed in medium brown/gold/blue tweed next to a off white ceiling. Bob

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