Changing analog TV to digital flatscreen
I would like to replace my old 32" TV with a 40" digital flatscreen. Does anyone know where I can buy a TV mounting bracket that is approximately 36" wide and the two end brackets that mount on the ba...
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When we bought our fiver the electronics had been stripped, so I went to a flat screen right away. I searched and searched for brackets that would work in the old analog TV space. Never had any luck.
Finally I took the old slide-out tray and built a mount on that. Used a square piece of wood drilled to the 4 TV mount points, bolted that to a triangular piece of 2 x 12 that is bolted to the TV tray. Also put two pieces of 2 x 2 along the base to stabilize the 2 x 12 triangle.
Stained the whole thing to match. Looks pretty good, maintains the lock-in, pull-out and turn features of the old tray, and has stood up fine for 6 years plus.
Finally I took the old slide-out tray and built a mount on that. Used a square piece of wood drilled to the 4 TV mount points, bolted that to a triangular piece of 2 x 12 that is bolted to the TV tray. Also put two pieces of 2 x 2 along the base to stabilize the 2 x 12 triangle.
Stained the whole thing to match. Looks pretty good, maintains the lock-in, pull-out and turn features of the old tray, and has stood up fine for 6 years plus.
