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hilcntry
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Jul 07, 2015

TV removal from classB+

Greetings!
Trying to remove an old standard def tv from a 2005 Carri-Go.
It's a class C or B+ with the tv in the overhead behind a tamboor
door. Doesn't seen reasonable but it looks like the door was
installed after the tv. I cant get it out the door opening, not even close to coming out. Can't figure out how to take the door off. even
went to "you tube", no help. Any help from the forum appreciated.
thanks

hilcntry
  • Glad you solved your problem.

    When I changed from the old CRT TV to an HD TV I realized that the new TV was much thinner than the old and was not really where I wanted the TV to be. I put the new TV where I wanted it and the old cabinet makes a great place to keep a lot of kitchen stuff like cereal boxes etc.

    The new TVs are so much thinner and lighter, they can be put in places the old CRT TV would not fit.
  • Greetings!

    Thanks to all who read and especially Bill.
    I went back and found one additional screw on
    each side of the rail that was hidden from view.
    Got the tv out and yes it had to have been installed
    before the tamboor door was put in.
    TV out, hi def in, tamboor back on.

    thanks
    hilcntry
  • In furniture applications, the tambour is usually inserted from the back, with the tambour track curving out to the (rear) surface of the case in which the tambour runs.

    Is the bottom of the cabinet in which the TV lives closed? If so, does it look like it's removable, or that there's a section at the back that will come out to allow the tambour to come out?

    You can be pretty confident that there are no mechanical, electrical, or cable runs going into the area where the tambour runs. So if you can figure out how it was installed, and reverse that process, you should be able to get the tambour out of your way.

    I just realized that statement was assuming a vertical tambour; if it's horizontal, the same princple should apply, but with the exit on the side of the cabinet toward which the tambour is running on the back side (that is, the same side toward which the front closes).

    But I'm not familiar with RV tambour door practice. I suppose they could have used top and bottom tracks that screw in, in which case, I guess, they'd be removed by figuring out where the screws are; or a front exit, in which case you should see a removable piece of the cabinetry at the end of the tsmbour's track.

    Question: you say the TV isn't close to coming out. Is the problem that the tambour won't open far enough (up or sideways, whichever)? If so, does the "grip" part of the tambour (thicker than the rest, the part you grab to open it) remove? There might be screws on the back side holding the grip to the tambour. If so, removing those might allow the tambour to slide further into its track, and out of your way. Just make sure you'll be able to retrieve it again; if it slides into a closed space, put masking tape on the tambour for a grip to pull it out again.

    If all of this makes no sense whatsoever, it's because I'm speculating about what you're looking at. Pictures could help.