konacaliboy
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I have seen that some are mounting LCD TV's on bar mounts that screw or bolt to the walls of the trailer. What are you doing or is there any concern about the weight of the TV and mount ripping the screws/bolts out of the walls? What are you doing for reinforcment and preventing this from happening?
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Garfie|d
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I don't know the design of your trailer, but the interior "skin" of most trailers is not strong enough on which to mount a flat panel TV, particularly if it's going to be left attached while traveling. The torque exerted by a bouncing trailer even a relatively light LCD TV can be significant. In our case, my dealer removed the wall panel and reinforced the back side of the wall with plywood. Even fastening the brackets to a cabinet or fridge wall usually requires reinforcement for a permanent TV mount.
Try doing a search as this is a common question.
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HighCover
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I used an under cabinet mount, and bolted it through the trailer's TV shelf, which was already strong enough to hold the weight of a TV. Of course, there needs to be room under the existing TV shelf.
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i5
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The under cabinet mount looks like a good way to go. We are on our third DVD player, we figured that they were bouncing around too much. So much for solid state. We are looking at a way to do our TV also. It's a real lesson in vibration and structural science.
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handye9
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I too, was comcerned about bouncing and the LCD pulling out of the wall.
I found a used cabinet door (one inch thick, solid wood, and matched TT interior) and mounted it to the wall, with "thin wall" anchors. The door is attached at 8 points, versus the LCD mount which would have been only 2. This distributes the weight of the LCD over a larger area and I was able to hit at least one stud. I then fastened the LCD mount to the cabinet door.
I also installed lashing straps that hold the LCD flat against the wall while on the road.
In another area, where the cabinet door idea wouldn't work, I used a flush wall mount that the LCD just slides on and off. While on the road, I slide the LCD off the mount and lay it on the bed.
So far, 1000 miles and both have worked fine.
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I spent quite a bit of time on this project and here`s what I came up with. 26" LCD mount
Since the bottom shelf was the strongest part, I used it to carry the weight instead of the back wall. The top shelf is a cheesey luan two layer set up, so it only locates and laterally supports the post. The post also pivots inside plastic bearings top and bottom which allows the arm to articulate enough to move the 26" tv in and out of a 26 1/4" box. I support it with two small rubber blocks under the front edge when travelling to prevent bounce. Mount is rated for 80 lbs, but I would never trust it with more than the 25 lb tv currently installed. Get a mount rated for more than your tv weight, not just enough. Good luck.
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quiltsnh
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We are on a seasonal site so movement is not a concern. The TV 20" flat screen is now on top of the chest of drawers. The problem is when you lay down you can't see it. It would have to articulate forward and back to adjust the screen. The walls are interior walls. Looking for a solution. Any ideas?
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everymilesamemory
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We mounted two Flat Panel 23" TV's in our camper. One in the bedroom and one in the Living room. I just made sure to find a stud and used lag bolts to screw in the mounts.
We've put over 55,000 miles on the camper in the last 16months, and have yet to have them sag, pull out or even move in the slightest.
Just make sure you bite into a stud, or I'm afraid your TV will be on the floor within the first few miles
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konacaliboy
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Thanks guys, very good info. Like some said, I dont want to have money end up in pieces on the floor.
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handye9
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quiltsnh wrote:We are on a seasonal site so movement is not a concern. The TV 20" flat screen is now on top of the chest of drawers. The problem is when you lay down you can't see it. It would have to articulate forward and back to adjust the screen. The walls are interior walls. Looking for a solution. Any ideas?
A 20" flat screen only weighs about 15 lbs. Here is a link to a mount that would work.
You could use the cabinet door idea, as I did, or use an 18 - 20 inch piece of 1 X 10 (painted, wall papered, or stained to blend in) mounted to the wall. With such light weight and no bouncing down the road, you shouldn't need to worry about hitting a stud in the wall. However, the 18 - 20 inch span should cover at least one stud location. If it doesn't, just use the wall anchors all around. Where you are fastening only into paneling material, use "thin wall" anchors, and where you are fastening into a wall stud, use only wood screws long enough to go through the piece of wood and about 1 inch into the stud.
Center the piece of wood where you want the flat screen (hitting a stud may or may not be centered on the wood). Then install the LCD mount centered on the piece of wood. The flat screen will hide the piece of wood.
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