Modifying a new Winnebago
Hi,
We are looking to purchase a new Winnebago Vista 31be ( that's the bunkhouse floor plan). The Thor ACE 30.2 is a near identical floor plan along with a couple of other manufacturers. I think it works really well for my family and how we intend to use it.
There is one issue though that my wife and I really don't like, but it is common to all of the aforementioned models. That is the big TV mounted directly over the dinette. I understand there's really no better place for it, but it really blocks the view for the kids seated at the dinette during travel. We would much rather have a large window there as opposed to the two tiny windows on either side the of the 40" tv, which hopefully we won't even use that often.
So the question then comes to say is it possible to mount the TV o to a retractable mount that swings it up to the ceiling when not in use. I could design and build something if you can't find it commercially. But then what I would really want is to cut out a new window to encompass the whole wall where the tv was and the two small windows are in the full wall slide. Is this crazy to do in a relatively brand new unit (2016). Am I just asking for trouble structurally or due to water leakage? I asked the dealer about it and he recommended against it for destroying the value of the RV, water damage etc. But as is, I just see the TV being in the way blocking the view for the kids.
Any thoughts or suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. This would be our first ever RV
Thanks,
Sid
We are looking to purchase a new Winnebago Vista 31be ( that's the bunkhouse floor plan). The Thor ACE 30.2 is a near identical floor plan along with a couple of other manufacturers. I think it works really well for my family and how we intend to use it.
There is one issue though that my wife and I really don't like, but it is common to all of the aforementioned models. That is the big TV mounted directly over the dinette. I understand there's really no better place for it, but it really blocks the view for the kids seated at the dinette during travel. We would much rather have a large window there as opposed to the two tiny windows on either side the of the 40" tv, which hopefully we won't even use that often.
So the question then comes to say is it possible to mount the TV o to a retractable mount that swings it up to the ceiling when not in use. I could design and build something if you can't find it commercially. But then what I would really want is to cut out a new window to encompass the whole wall where the tv was and the two small windows are in the full wall slide. Is this crazy to do in a relatively brand new unit (2016). Am I just asking for trouble structurally or due to water leakage? I asked the dealer about it and he recommended against it for destroying the value of the RV, water damage etc. But as is, I just see the TV being in the way blocking the view for the kids.
Any thoughts or suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. This would be our first ever RV
Thanks,
Sid
