Television mount
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Topic: Television mount
Posted By: JCMoran
Subject: Television mount
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 11:12pm
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The 181 and 182 garage models have television mounted on an articulated
arm but the 177 and 178 models have fixed televisions. In our 178,
watching a program from the dinette was a little awkward if you weren't
on the door side. I looked on the Forest River web site and found a list of components/suppliers and then found a company that sells the very same mount used in the garage models. So I bought on and installed it.    ------------- John & Stevie Bella & Emma (Fur babies) 2014 RP178HRE "Hawg Pod" 2001 Silverado 1500 |
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Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 11:55pm
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Nice. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee 
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Posted By: P&M
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 9:24am
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Very nice! I really wish the 171 had the wall system there by the front door like your 178 does. ------------- P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
Posted By: Capt. Irk
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 11:21am
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The TV in the 176 is also fixed. That arm is on my wish list! Do you happen to have the link to it? ------------- 2013 176HRE / 2017 Ram 1500 |
Posted By: JCMoran
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 3:44pm
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Hi Capt. Here is the link: http://www.jensenrvdirect.com/flat-panel-lcd-tv-wall-mount-bracket-with-double-swing-arm-extension-141.html I didn't relocate the original mount so it put my television about 4" higher on the wall, but there was plenty of room. ------------- John & Stevie Bella & Emma (Fur babies) 2014 RP178HRE "Hawg Pod" 2001 Silverado 1500 |
Posted By: Capt. Irk
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 4:31pm
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Thank you! Good idea moving it up a bit. My issue is that the HDMI & Aux plugs are not accessible when it's stuck so close to the wall. ------------- 2013 176HRE / 2017 Ram 1500 |
Posted By: Jdub
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2013 at 1:38pm
| I did the same with our 178 using a swing arm from Best Buy. Put it with a 19 inch TV/DVD combo where the DVD is inserted from the top. That way you swing the TV out to stick in the DVD. The TV swings out as we drive so I want to put a tether on it so I don't have to take it off the arm every time we break camp. |
Posted By: TrinityTurret
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2013 at 1:53pm
I've removed the Jenson LCD wall mount on my Rpod 171...but can't figure out how to
remove the wall mount plate that's left. Here's a photo of it.....
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2013 at 2:06pm
the first thing I would try is removing the 2 plugs over the screw holes.. then unscrewing the mount. ------------- |
Posted By: TrinityTurret
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2013 at 2:29pm
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I tried prying them off, but they did not appear to be removable....didn't want to gouge up the whole thing. I'll try again.
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Posted By: TrinityTurret
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2013 at 2:44pm
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Thanks...got 'em off, thanks...only to reveal the mount is attached with square-headed screws/bolts. Guess I gotta go buy a square-headed screwdriver now, LOL
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2013 at 3:05pm
Alot of your internal Pod screws are the square type. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: TrinityTurret
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2013 at 3:13pm
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...wish they'd used square screws to hold the plywood down under the mattress...those sharp-edged deck screws might cut my new mattress, guess I'll cut a sheet of tarp to match the area before putting the mattress down. ------------- There's only one way... |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2013 at 4:09pm
that'd odd, mine under the mattress are the square ones. i always notice when i winterize and i will forever forget to bring the square bit with me.  ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: The Pod Couple
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2013 at 12:46am
On the 2014 178, the t.v. over the bed has been removed and replaced with one on a swivel arm by the door. We won't have to be making that modification.  ------------- Larry &Pat The Pod Couple 2001 Ford F150 2014 RPod 178 |
Posted By: XPod
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2014 at 8:12am
I chose to use an under cabinent swivel mount...I didn't want to puncture the walls. I have a 19' tv that swivels to view anywhere in the pod. Just flip it up to use the sink :-)
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Posted By: Budward
Date Posted: 05 May 2014 at 6:10am
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In our 179 we can't watch tv in bed because the mount has no adjustment to get the vertical angle right...it can swing all over horizontally to see it from bed or dinette. Without the vertical angle right it is like watching a color negative. I'm already unhappy about my tv having it a sticker that says it works on 12V and it does not, now this... Did no one at FR ever lie in the bed and see if the tv is viewable? When I call FR customer service about the tv not being 12v I'll also ask about sending me the correct type of mount as well.  |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 05 May 2014 at 10:20am
Wow an American Manufacturer that uses Robertson screws. We have used square heads in Canada for years. Never caught on in the States I guess. They were the best screws for power driving until torx came along. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 05 May 2014 at 12:06pm
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I agree, I prefer square or torx, still not sure torx is better. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Budward
Date Posted: 05 May 2014 at 5:25pm
Never caught on in the states? Every RV I've owned in the last 40 years has used them.....I like them ok, I don't particularly like the ones they make as a combo phillips and square drive- they seem to easily tear up using either driver ------------- 2014 179 Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 06 May 2014 at 7:37am
It is easier to get a Robertson screw on the bit but when I am torqing the screw down I find I am less likely to strip the torx out. But for wood screws up to 1 1/2 inches Robertson all the way. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 06 May 2014 at 7:40am
Agree The combination screws give you the worst of both types. This is my first RV so I did not know that the RV Industry had adopted the square drive as a whole. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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Posted By: stevei54
Date Posted: 07 May 2014 at 9:55am
| Did you ever get hold of Forest River on the 12V aspect and the crappy wall mount? We have the same problem. |
Posted By: DHuse
Date Posted: 11 May 2014 at 9:45pm
| Are you all saying the TV won't work on the 12 volt outlet? |
Posted By: Budward
Date Posted: 12 May 2014 at 6:00am
If you are asking me then no I haven't talked to FR yet- Not sure I will, according to several posters on this forum calling FR directly will result in immediate extinction of all two legged life forms on planet Earth. I have emailed Jensen back asking for a swap of my tv that was labeled as a 12v model when it isn't. As for the wall mount I'm just going to get the oxy/acetylene out and put the proper angle on the arm ------------- 2014 179 Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
Posted By: Budward
Date Posted: 12 May 2014 at 6:03am
If it is a 110V only tv like mine then, no it won't work on 12v. Some come with a 12v tv and some come with a 110v one. My issue was mine was labeled as 12v but is in fact not a 12v one. ------------- 2014 179 Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
Posted By: lumilew
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2014 at 1:37pm
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I want to mount my tv in the 178. It feels like there is a solid wall behind the panel. Can I just screw the mount anywhere in that area?
Thanks Luanne ------------- Luanne |
Posted By: Reversole
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 2:47pm
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The TV mount on our 2014 177 was manufactured by L & W engineering and uses a KEBLOC wall mount. L&W Engineering sells a replacement mount which tilts and uses the same KEBLOC wall mount. The cost is approx $175 for part 1019451. The new mount has an elbow rather than a long arm so is more adjustable. With the new mount, the TV is best stored with the screen facing the wall. ------------- 2014 RPOD 177 Forest River |
Posted By: GingerPod
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 9:22pm
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I used this.... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005MX3958/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005MX3958/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1..... The bracket can be "tweeked-spread" to fit on the existing arm.A bench vise and Big Cresant wrench do the trick.Sand and repaint black. Just remove the bolt from the new mount and discard the wall bracket and bolt. Fit to go over the existing arm using the original existing bolt. Tighten the prevailing Torque nut just enough so it can still swivel. The new bracket matches the holes in the Jenson TV as well. Viola,TV can now tilt down or up to any position. ------------- FOUND OUR NEW-RETRO TEARDROP!!! |
Posted By: GingerPod
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 9:27pm
You will probably have to install the TV mount at the corner of the wall where there is sure to be some wood studs. If you can gain access somewhere to see where the wall studs are located in the field of the wall,that would work too. The wall covering itself is just too thin to hold up any substantial weight. ------------- FOUND OUR NEW-RETRO TEARDROP!!! |