Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 06-29-2015, 09:10 AM   #1
Senior Member
 
Forester Fred's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Live Free or Die
Posts: 415
Any 2300 owners mod their rear TV connection?

I posted this under the Forester threads as I just picked up a new 2301 last Monday.

We have a TV in the rear bedroom of the coach. I don’t know what the guys were thinking at Forest River, but whoever decided to put the 12v/TV coax plug where they did weren’t thinking. As the photo shows, it’s right about a foot or so above the end of the mattress. It’s very easy to accidently hit, in fact when we got the unit home we discovered the plate for the 12v/coax was already broken. It was cracked on the right side and not visible from the aisle side of the bed. Why it wasn’t installed another foot higher, like right alongside the TV is a mystery.




Have any of you with a 2300 found any way to modify this so you're not kicking the plug out of the wall? I got one suggestion to put a 90 degree elbow on the coax which will help, but I've never seen a 90 degree adapter for the 12v connector.

Thanks
Forester Fred is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2015, 11:33 AM   #2
Senior Member
 
Hoglou's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,120
Cap, I understand. I think about it just about every night while I watch the tube from bed. But then then the next day I am off doing other mods....Have not done it yet, but have considered pulling the plate and hard wiring the tv from a new access hole behind the tv mount. I also use the 12 volt outlet for a second rear camera looking out the back window over the toad..
__________________
Hoglou the DH & BK the DW (retired and happy)
WestGA KM4HQQ 146.640mhz
L'IL Foot" 2014 Sunseeker 2300
"Harry" the JK toad in the mirror
Check out the "mods" in the albums
Hoglou is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2015, 12:09 PM   #3
Senior Member
 
Forester Fred's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Live Free or Die
Posts: 415
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoglou View Post
Cap, I understand. I think about it just about every night while I watch the tube from bed. But then then the next day I am off doing other mods....Have not done it yet, but have considered pulling the plate and hard wiring the tv from a new access hole behind the tv mount. I also use the 12 volt outlet for a second rear camera looking out the back window over the toad..
Hmmm....you've got me thinking. If I pull the plate off I'll take a look and see if the 12v and tv cable run from above. If they do maybe I can relocate the 12v/tv plate up higher and just put a brown blank plate in place of the existing one.
Forester Fred is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2015, 08:07 AM   #4
Senior Member
 
Hoglou's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,120
First... congrats!
I dont keep up with new models, how different is the 2301 from the 2300? How is the coach rigged? What bells and whisles didyou get? We need to begin to talk mods.....
__________________
Hoglou the DH & BK the DW (retired and happy)
WestGA KM4HQQ 146.640mhz
L'IL Foot" 2014 Sunseeker 2300
"Harry" the JK toad in the mirror
Check out the "mods" in the albums
Hoglou is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2015, 08:43 AM   #5
Senior Member
 
Forester Fred's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Live Free or Die
Posts: 415
The floorplans on the 2301 and 2300 are identical. I guess the differences are all the things you can order on a Sunseeker as an option are standard on the Forester. They upgraded some things like glass LEDs on the interior, fiberglass running boards, side paint and other odds and ends.
Forester Fred is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-23-2015, 06:13 PM   #6
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 18
Hmmm… does look like a design flaw. We don't have a TV there yet - but were thinking of getting one. Is it a DIY job? My answer to your problem (temp fix) is simply - let the short person sleep on that side of the bed. That's my side since hubby is almost 6 foot, he gets the wall side - I'm short.
janekeffer is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
modifications

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Forest River, Inc. or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:02 AM.