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    Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 10:54am
I have a 2016 179 and am thinking about replacing my tv with a bigger one.  Has anyone done this and what size did you go to and how did you do it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 11:33am
We replaced our TV with a 24-inch 12-volt DC unit with a DVD player built-in. It fit on the stock TV mount no problem. I only did it because I broke the cable connector off the stock TV accidentally. Then during a storm in Arkansas we had a surge that melted the converter and the TV due to the converter putting out 16 volts + and I didn't know it. Now we removed the TV completely and filled the holes and are just going to talk or play games or something, and we really won't camp where there's TV reception anyways.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 11:49am
Thanks for the reply.  Does it still swing shut?  Does it still open fully?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 12:29pm
I miss read your post I have a 180 not a 179. The TV Fits fine there's pictures of it in my "all my 180 mods" link
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 2:15pm
We put a 24" Samsung in our 179. It won't go flat against the wall without some modification to the mount, namely adding another articulation point to extend the length. I'll try to get a photo the next time I'm out at our 179.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 10:26pm
We installed a 24" samsung on our 2017 176 and had to modify the baseplate that mounts to the tv by drilling additional holes to line up with the tv mounting holes.  Ours fits flat against the wall just like the original tv.  We installed a 110v and only watch when the weather pins us in and we run the gen to power it.  I would have considered a 12v setup but found a smoking deal at Costco for under $100 for a very nice tv.
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