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[g_man1146]

> I'm thinking through the same front TV situation on my 97. I too,
> would be interested in seeing pics of the job you did and I'd like an
> approx. cost and how much time?
>
> Paul
> 97wb43
>
Paul,

If your setup, wood cabinet, plexiglass cover, is the same as mine, it
is an easy swap to go to a 26" LCD flat-scrreen. First I removed the old
20" TV and the internal wood frame around it. Then removed the wood
strips with the velcro for the plexiglass attached to the sides of the
front opening. On my setup I had to remove a plywood piece inside the
"hole" to achieve enough width inside the cabinet. I choose a 26" LCD
with the speakers on the bottom to reduce the overall width and had an
angled steel "foot" bracket made for $20.00. By angling the TV I could
slide it into the opening which turned out to be within 1/32" of the
screen size. Velcro strips on the sides of the front of the TV stick to
matching velcro on the inside of the cabinet then the bracket was
screwed to the bottom of the cabinet. The plexiglass was replaced using
1/4" strips on the sides and 3/4" top and bottom. Overall appearance
with the TV turned off is exactly as before the swap. Finally I removed
the box by the windshield where the rear of the old TV protruded and
replaced it with a flat plate. This was an easy job with the setup I
had and it reduced the weight by at least 30-40 pounds.

One note: The TV I bought did not have a variable speaker output to
connect with the Wanderlodge dash amplifier so I tapped into the
speakers and used an impedence matcher (car audio store) to connect it
to the existing connection so the remote control will still control the
volume when run through the stereo.

Rich D. '99LXi43' CT