I want to mount a 32 in TV over the walk through exit door in the garage of a Torque 380. This will be mounted on the inside of the outer wall. I have found the metal studs in the wall where I want to mount the TV and cut a 32 x 26 board to mount the TV mounting brackets to. My question is; what is the best screws\bolts to use to mount the board to the wall with? I know that the screws\bolts cannot be over 1 1/2 inch and they have to be metal to go into the studs, but what can I use to be sure the TV stays on the wall, while moving\towing and not damage the RV structure? Thanks for any help you may offer.Ray

I am a drywall contractor so I would use drywall screws, probably about 2 inches on center on the studs you have found. If I was confident that the tv and mounting system was permanent then I would glue the board to the wall also.

David, Thanks for the info, didn't think about gluing the board to the wall, good suggestion. Can you use regular drywall screws on metal studs or do they make drywall screws for metal studs?

I would use small lag screws. Make a small pilot hole in the metal studs and the lags will thread right in. Maybe 6 total.

Do not use dry wall screws. They are too brittle and tend to break. Instead, get some deck screws.

momentum rv wrote:I would use small lag screws. Make a small pilot hole in the metal studs and the lags will thread right in. Maybe 6 total.^^THIS^^

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N-Trouble
Explorer
Jul 15, 2015
momentum rv wrote:
I would use small lag screws. Make a small pilot hole in the metal studs and the lags will thread right in. Maybe 6 total.

^^THIS^^
donn0128
Explorer II
Jul 15, 2015
Do not use dry wall screws. They are too brittle and tend to break. Instead, get some deck screws.
momentum_rv
Explorer
Jul 15, 2015
I would use small lag screws. Make a small pilot hole in the metal studs and the lags will thread right in. Maybe 6 total.
Ray-EOD
Explorer
Jul 15, 2015
David,
Thanks for the info, didn't think about gluing the board to the wall, good suggestion. Can you use regular drywall screws on metal studs or do they make drywall screws for metal studs?
dave17352
Explorer
Jul 15, 2015
I am a drywall contractor so I would use drywall screws, probably about 2 inches on center on the studs you have found. If I was confident that the tv and mounting system was permanent then I would glue the board to the wall also.

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