VESA Lowering/Raising adapter

MblaZe7run · October 30, 2021

Just bought a new TV for my 5th wheel RV, but it is slightly too tall for the travel compartment it will ride in. I'm somewhat size restricted, and the max I can fit is a 40" TV, so I found a decently priced 39". My only problem is the location of the 200x200mm VESA mount is off-center from the back of the TV, and has it hitting the top of the cubby.

Has anyone seen or heard of a drop-plate or lowering studs/rods/arms that will mount to the TV then to the VESA arm as well?

Blue4130 · October 30, 2021

2 hours ago, MblaZe7run said:

Just bought a new TV for my 5th wheel RV, but it is slightly too tall for the travel compartment it will ride in. I'm somewhat size restricted, and the max I can fit is a 40" TV, so I found a decently priced 39". My only problem is the location of the 200x200mm VESA mount is off-center from the back of the TV, and has it hitting the top of the cubby.

Has anyone seen or heard of a drop-plate or lowering studs/rods/arms that will mount to the TV then to the VESA arm as well?

It should be pretty trivial to make using a piece of sheet metal. Just drill the holes offset and bolt it to the vesa mount.

MblaZe7run · October 30, 2021

50 minutes ago, Blue4130 said:

It should be pretty trivial to make using a piece of sheet metal. Just drill the holes offset and bolt it to the vesa mount.

It would be, but it'd have to be overengineered to handle the weight and forces applied while traveling and I'd have to buy tools I have no other use for in the camper. The arm in a house would have a max supported weight of ~50lbs, but the instruction in my documentation says max off 15lbs. This only gives me about 2lbs to work with, were I to have the tools to fab something myself.

I've toyed with the idea of using Lego Technic beams, but not sure if I trust them with the weight of a TV bouncing down the road. I'd rather have something metal and more designed for this application but my searches are leading me to believe such a product doesn't exist.

Blue4130 · October 31, 2021

1 hour ago, MblaZe7run said:

It would be, but it'd have to be overengineered to handle the weight and forces applied while traveling and I'd have to buy tools I have no other use for in the camper. The arm in a house would have a max supported weight of ~50lbs, but the instruction in my documentation says max off 15lbs. This only gives me about 2lbs to work with, were I to have the tools to fab something myself.

I've toyed with the idea of using Lego Technic beams, but not sure if I trust them with the weight of a TV bouncing down the road. I'd rather have something metal and more designed for this application but my searches are leading me to believe such a product doesn't exist.

Any machine shop would be able to cut and drill a piece of 2 or 3mm aluminum or steel for little cost. And it would be MUCH stronger than lego Technics.

Something simple like my great MS Paint would be more than enough.