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TV mounting location [message #313095] Sun, 12 February 2017 21:24 Go to next message
SpookyEng is currently offline  SpookyEng   United States
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The CoRV (78 Royale) has the sidebath floorplan. I am trying to figure out the best way to mount a 15-24" TV. so it can be seen in the front, the coach has the diner converted to a coach. I saw where someone had mounted the tv on a swivel behind the driver's seat but I can't find the picture. Anybody have any other ideas of where to mount one in the limited space available?

Thanks!

JD


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Re: [GMCnet] TV mounting location [message #313099 is a reply to message #313095] Sun, 12 February 2017 23:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Olly Schmidt is currently offline  Olly Schmidt   United States
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If you have cupboards on the other side of the couch, mount it below
with something like

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OVRHVPU/

Works a treat for me.

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Re: TV mounting location [message #313132 is a reply to message #313095] Mon, 13 February 2017 10:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deb is currently offline  Deb   Canada
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I haven't got the coach up here yet (soon! VERY soon!), but sounds like you might be talking about something like the set-up my PO put in.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6993/DCP_0543.JPG
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6993/DCP_0545.JPG
It will swing around and can be viewed from the front (to a degree I would say) and swings right out of the way against the back of the couch when in transit.


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Re: [GMCnet] TV mounting location [message #313144 is a reply to message #313132] Mon, 13 February 2017 13:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Olly Schmidt is currently offline  Olly Schmidt   United States
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Deb,
> I haven't got the coach up here yet (soon! VERY soon!), but sounds like you might be talking about something like the set-up my PO put in.
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6993/DCP_0543.JPG
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6993/DCP_0545.JPG
> It will swing around and can be viewed from the front (to a degree I would say) and swings right out of the way against the back of the couch when in
> transit.

My solution swings down, so most of the time the TV hangs face down. If
I want to watch TV, I press it up a bit, and it swivels down. I was a
bit afraid that the mechanism might not hold during the constant
earthquakes, but so far, knock-on-wood, things have been fine.

It is fully out of the way, and I do not hit it upon standing up from
the dinette. And with 6'5"-6'6" I am not really Danny DeVito sized.

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Re: [GMCnet] TV mounting location [message #313156 is a reply to message #313144] Mon, 13 February 2017 18:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
tphipps is currently offline  tphipps   United States
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I used a similar type mount to the one Peer used. Unfortunately, the unit's friction cannot overcome the vibration going down the road. It would not stay up close to the cabinet. I attached an 's' hook and two small hoops. This keeps the rear of the TV set closer to the bottom of the cabinet when folded up out of the way.
On the inexpensive smaller TV sets the viewing angle can be narrow with little good viewing lines other than directly in front of the set.
Tom, MS II


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Re: TV mounting location [message #313160 is a reply to message #313095] Mon, 13 February 2017 19:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jhbridges is currently offline  jhbridges   United States
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A warning about cabinets - the cabinet over my dinette in the E II is coming apart, it has to come out and be reglued. The weight of the TV pulled it apart.

--johnny


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Re: TV mounting location [message #313161 is a reply to message #313160] Mon, 13 February 2017 20:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Carl S. is currently offline  Carl S.   United States
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I did this:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g5956-gmc-tv-mount.html

Maybe a variation on the idea might work for you.


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Re: [GMCnet] TV mounting location [message #313162 is a reply to message #313161] Mon, 13 February 2017 20:35 Go to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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I found the place that worked the best for us. Back home on a shelf in the
shop. We found that we almost never watch T.V. when we are in the coach. It
was just in the way for us. So, no wires to mess with, no cable boxes, or
satellite crap on the roof of the coach, no bat wing antennae up there
either. Your uses will differ.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

On Feb 13, 2017 6:26 PM, "Carl Stouffer" wrote:

> I did this:
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g5956-gmc-tv-mount.html
>
> Maybe a variation on the idea might work for you.
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> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
> Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive,
> Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American
> Eagles,
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