Cable hook up 1987 Sovereign

[Hoobiedoobie]

Please bear with me, this is my first post and first airstream! Just brought the 2 new tv's to install them, one in front and one in back. Then I realize there is no external place to hook the cable!!!! Now what!!!!

Deb

[Condoluminum]

There really should be a cable hookup connection behind a (probably stuck) little 3" by 4" trap door on the left side of trailer.. Looks like the little doors used to cover the external 110V electrical outlets.. Use strong screwdriver at bottom edge in center to pop up trap door (hinged at top) and you'll see cable threaded connector perhaps sticking out from left side of compartment. Some units of that vintage also have telephone cable jack in there... That gets cable to box inside trailer, and some had two wall panels inside (front and rear). The 25's often only had inside cable connection near front..

[airdreamers]

I gained access to the inside cabin through the vent panel at the rear of the frig. My frig is ajoining the shelf meant for the front TV. I drilled a hole below the shelf from the rear of the frig into the cabinet below the TV shelf, then up through the shelf at the rear corner behind the TV.

Now in order to connect the rear TV, you could splice the cable wire behind the wall junction box from the roof antenna with a flip switch to feed the rear TV. The flip switch being used for either the roof antenna or the cable. My 1985 did not come with any cable access panels or any sort.

I hope I was clear enough, it does work and you don't have to run a wire to the rear TV from the front TV, you use the exiting wire in the junction box to the rear TV. Good Luck!

[Hoobiedoobie]

Ha brilliant!! It was stuck!! Ok, now cable in. I do have two hook ups. Want to attach one set to the closet wall and one to the fridge wall! I will have to use a cable box when it is a home, comcast. But, I'm hoping that at campgrounds just a direct connection? Any Imput there?
Thank you for a rapid fire and correct reply!! Oh yeah the phone jack is in the way can I take it out?

[Hoobiedoobie]

I hope that I can figure out a way to reinforce the fridge wall to hold the tv mount. No problem to do that in the bed room but space is an issue beside the fridge.

Deb

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by Hoobiedoobie

I hope that I can figure out a way to reinforce the fridge wall to hold the tv mount. No problem to do that in the bed room but space is an issue beside the fridge.

Deb

I slid the fridge out and put a piece of 3/8" plywood between the wall and the fridge for the TV to mount to.
Yes, I made that sound easy...

[Hoobiedoobie]

BTW overlander63, I was just in your store last Wednesday!! I think.....

[Condoluminum]

If you are adding a flat screen TV, it is possible to skip the fancy mount and hang (when parked..) the front TV from sturdy picture hook. We used steel small cable around screws on rear of 19" HDTV with built-in DVD player and double screw steel hook on wall by fridge.. When ready to move, TV comes off wall and rides packed in large towels inside couch armrest compartment.. If fancy swivel mount ever does come loose when trailer in motion, it will be expensive mess..

Oh, and we used 90 degree cable fitting to avoid issue with phone jack connection.. Didn't bother removing, but could. That jack probably won't work for incoming DSL or internet...