wolfman01 wrote:john and terry wrote:wolfman01 wrote:
I got the TV's installed today. They should have been done yesterday, but I let little stuff get the better of me.
Interesting...I have a similar cabinet that still has the old style TV in it. I was thinking about replacing it with a new flat screen and was thinking a wall mount should be able to attach to the old cabinet...like you did here. Any special tricks or tips to making it work?
Once you get an idea of what you want to do, it is a very straightforward job. When I pulled the rear TV, there was a little angled shelf that it was sitting on. I recycled it into mounting surfaces to fasten the new piece of plywood to it. To make that, I cut the platform down to a couple of 2 or 3 inch blocks, and screwed them to the cabinet in such a manner as to provide a mounting surface for the new piece of plywood. As you can see in the picture, I retained the original padded TV surround to hide the screws, and what would otherwise be a very ugly seam between the old and new material. The smaller TV used a tilt only mount where I eyeballed the desired height. To start, I simply measured the size of the hole for the cabinets, and cut the new boards to fit with a circular saw. I then measured the space between the mount and the edge of the newly cut plywood to insure that it would be as even as possible, and cut a larger hole in the board to pass the power cable and TV antenna cables through. Next step was a liberal application of satin brown spray paint that I had on hand, let it dry and bolt it all together.
The front went together in a similar manner. Its exceptions included splitting a 2x6 piece of lumber in half to use as a mounting surface for the new board in front, and being VERY careful with screw selection to avoid punching holes through the dash and vinyl. I recessed that backing board in 2" into the old TV hole to tuck the new TV as tight as possible against the dash to minimize encroaching on seat access. As the mount for the font TV had to be a different design due to wider bolt placement on the TV, I took two wood screws and partially sunk them into the backing board on opposite sides of the latching mechanism. This was necessary to prevent the TV from sliding side to side. You cannot see these screws at all with the TV in place. That took some very careful measuring to get the desired fit.
Both TV's went up in the equivalent time span of one day. Also, do check to see how your power cords are attached to the TV you are purchasing. The one I bought for the front could not be removed, making for some careful balancing of the TV, mounting board, screws, and power screwdriver. If you ensure that you have removable power cords, you can simply run them through the access hole, and plug them in after mounting the set. I also recommend using 3/4" plywood as I am a firm believer of you cannot have too much strength.
Very instructive...thanks for the tips Wolfman...and nice job!
john and terry wrote:wolfman01 wrote:
I got the TV's installed today. They should have been done yesterday, but I let little stuff get the better of me.
Interesting...I have a similar cabinet that still has the old style TV in it. I was thinking about replacing it with a new flat screen and was thinking a wall mount should be able to attach to the old cabinet...like you did here. Any special tricks or tips to making it work?
Once you get an idea of what you want to do, it is a very straightforward job. When I pulled the rear TV, there was a little angled shelf that it was sitting on. I recycled it into mounting surfaces to fasten the new piece of plywood to it. To make that, I cut the platform down to a couple of 2 or 3 inch blocks, and screwed them to the cabinet in such a manner as to provide a mounting surface for the new piece of plywood. As you can see in the picture, I retained the original padded TV surround to hide the screws, and what would otherwise be a very ugly seam between the old and new material. The smaller TV used a tilt only mount where I eyeballed the desired height. To start, I simply measured the size of the hole for the cabinets, and cut the new boards to fit with a circular saw. I then measured the space between the mount and the edge of the newly cut plywood to insure that it would be as even as possible, and cut a larger hole in the board to pass the power cable and TV antenna cables through. Next step was a liberal application of satin brown spray paint that I had on hand, let it dry and bolt it all together.
The front went together in a similar manner. Its exceptions included splitting a 2x6 piece of lumber in half to use as a mounting surface for the new board in front, and being VERY careful with screw selection to avoid punching holes through the dash and vinyl. I recessed that backing board in 2" into the old TV hole to tuck the new TV as tight as possible against the dash to minimize encroaching on seat access. As the mount for the font TV had to be a different design due to wider bolt placement on the TV, I took two wood screws and partially sunk them into the backing board on opposite sides of the latching mechanism. This was necessary to prevent the TV from sliding side to side. You cannot see these screws at all with the TV in place. That took some very careful measuring to get the desired fit.
Both TV's went up in the equivalent time span of one day. Also, do check to see how your power cords are attached to the TV you are purchasing. The one I bought for the front could not be removed, making for some careful balancing of the TV, mounting board, screws, and power screwdriver. If you ensure that you have removable power cords, you can simply run them through the access hole, and plug them in after mounting the set. I also recommend using 3/4" plywood as I am a firm believer of you cannot have too much strength.
wolfman01 wrote:
I got the TV's installed today. They should have been done yesterday, but I let little stuff get the better of me.
Interesting...I have a similar cabinet that still has the old style TV in it. I was thinking about replacing it with a new flat screen and was thinking a wall mount should be able to attach to the old cabinet...like you did here. Any special tricks or tips to making it work?
I got the TV's installed today. They should have been done yesterday, but I let little stuff get the better of me.
Tomorrow I'll tackle the stereo and dash HVAC. I did find out that the pushbuttons for the dash HVAC are working. I have no fan. As I found evidence of rats looking for a place to call home at one time behind the dash, I can guess as to why the fan doesn't work. Hopefully the damage will be easy to reach.
Oh, and I also installed new house batteries yesterday. I found one hissing a couple of days ago, and they were a mismatched pair.
EDIT: The cup holder is not mounted to the top of the dash as of yet. I haven't decided if I want to relocate it to that spot or not. It will no longer fit on the doghouse and still be useful due to the need to mount the new LCD TV in front of the old cubby.
Tomorrow I'll tackle the stereo and dash HVAC. I did find out that the pushbuttons for the dash HVAC are working. I have no fan. As I found evidence of rats looking for a place to call home at one time behind the dash, I can guess as to why the fan doesn't work. Hopefully the damage will be easy to reach.
Oh, and I also installed new house batteries yesterday. I found one hissing a couple of days ago, and they were a mismatched pair.
EDIT: The cup holder is not mounted to the top of the dash as of yet. I haven't decided if I want to relocate it to that spot or not. It will no longer fit on the doghouse and still be useful due to the need to mount the new LCD TV in front of the old cubby.
