For about three months before we left home, Larry had been talking about replacing the old 19” TV in our motor home with a flat screen LCD TV. It sounded like a daunting project to me. But, encouraged by the receipt of our $600 economic stimulus check from the government, we began our TV shopping and research. First we looked at 26” TVs, but a friend, w
ho owns an identical motor home, had installed a 32” and he suggested that we upgrade the size. So we dug a few more dollars out of the sock and after much comparison shopping, we purchased a Sony Bravia flat screen TV, and the project began.
The original TV was centered between two cabinets above the motor home dashboard. We decided to install the new TV in a slightly recessed area occupied by a cabinet on the passenger side. I cringed as Larry began ripping the guts out of the cabinet. But during the process we acquired a real appreciation for how sturdy this coach was built. After removing the door from that cabinet, he installed it over the “hole” that was left after removing the original TV.---It fit perfectly. The plan is to make a storage cabinet in that space, later. After installing lumber supports for
the bracket that would hold the new TV, and tearing them out, and redoing it three times, Larry finally got the new TV installed “perfectly.” He did a great job, and we love it. Here are the before and after photos. You can click on the photos to enlarge them.
The project was finished just in time to attend a Christmas RV rally December 10-14 in Murchison, Texas hosted by our Lone Star FMCA Chapter.
ho owns an identical motor home, had installed a 32” and he suggested that we upgrade the size. So we dug a few more dollars out of the sock and after much comparison shopping, we purchased a Sony Bravia flat screen TV, and the project began.The original TV was centered between two cabinets above the motor home dashboard. We decided to install the new TV in a slightly recessed area occupied by a cabinet on the passenger side. I cringed as Larry began ripping the guts out of the cabinet. But during the process we acquired a real appreciation for how sturdy this coach was built. After removing the door from that cabinet, he installed it over the “hole” that was left after removing the original TV.---It fit perfectly. The plan is to make a storage cabinet in that space, later. After installing lumber supports for
the bracket that would hold the new TV, and tearing them out, and redoing it three times, Larry finally got the new TV installed “perfectly.” He did a great job, and we love it. Here are the before and after photos. You can click on the photos to enlarge them.The project was finished just in time to attend a Christmas RV rally December 10-14 in Murchison, Texas hosted by our Lone Star FMCA Chapter.
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