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    Posted: 13 Jul 2018 at 7:00pm
I installed the Harbor Freight mount today. As mentioned I only used the tilt/swivel mechanism and the TV mount. The PEX tube option SH suggestion was a winner. Only issue was I had to press the PEX tube into the mount arm. I used a longer bolt and two flat washers. No biggee and at end of the day the mount tilts and swivels just fine. 15 dollar improvement and works great. Appreciate the info.
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Cool, THANKS.
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Posts: 2705 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 10:34pm
Originally posted by mcarter

So Glueguy is that the same mount as we are discussing in this post?
Not the same. I wanted something that tilted and swiveled. Asked around a little, and just grabbed this one. It worked except for the upside-down thing. It was less than $15.
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Posts: 6418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 10:11pm
Glueguy got his from Amazon (the link in his post). It is not the same as the one in the original post and in my mods. That one is one distributed by Harbor Freight Tools. It is printed on the box next to the bar code.
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So Glueguy is that the same mount as we are discussing in this post?
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Have no idea what you are buying, but not buying China means you're not buying much.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 11:58am
Originally posted by Happy Tripping

Not wanting to be tiresome - This is a very nice product that I'd like to buy, but dang, it's made in China.


You're going to be hard pressed to find one not made in China, at least at a decent price point.
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Posts: 6418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 11:46am
Originally posted by TheBum

I wonder if just the head could be made to work with the factory mount's arm.

That is exactly what I described in my mods. The factory arm with the HF head and mounting plate.
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We just got one of these. A couple of the mounting holes matched up, but a few of them didn't. NBD.

The only issue was that the tilt was more up than down, so I reversed the mount so that it would tilt down more than up.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 11:21am
Originally posted by StephenH

Unfortunately, the arm on the HF mount is shorter than the one that came with our 179. Also, the plate to bolt it to the wall is smaller and meant to screw two lag bolts into a stud in a house. I don't think it would be as strong as the existing wall plate and arm.


I wonder if just the head could be made to work with the factory mount's arm.
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