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lester622 · 02-10-2009, 03:34 AM

anybody have a celiing mounted tv in there truck? I have one left over form my last truck and was thinking of mounting it in my 87 dually to get it out of my closet.

I really see no way in mounting it, my old truck had an inner structure which hung kinda low under the roof skin but on my dually i dont believe it has anything to screw into without going through the roof skin. and the headliner alone will not hold it up since it is pretty heavy. anybody have any ideas?

James McClure · 02-10-2009, 09:56 AM

Lester my good fellow, you have answered your own question. Your going to have to drop the headliner and install your own crossmember to the rails just above the door and attach the TV to that. I have my CB attached to the roof of my 84. I cheated though. Mine is held up by 4 rare earth magnets, but I don't think that will work for you. Mach up everything with cardboard first!! If all looks well, build the support and install it and your good to go. jim

BLE 'BURBAN · 02-10-2009, 02:14 PM

You could do what I did for my hooker overhead console in my suburban

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=288988

lester622 · 02-10-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by James McClure

Lester my good fellow, you have answered your own question. Your going to have to drop the headliner and install your own crossmember to the rails just above the door and attach the TV to that. I have my CB attached to the roof of my 84. I cheated though. Mine is held up by 4 rare earth magnets, but I don't think that will work for you. Mach up everything with cardboard first!! If all looks well, build the support and install it and your good to go. jim

i figured that was the only way to do it but figured i would ask and hope there was another way lol.

lester622 · 02-10-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BLE 'BURBAN

You could do what I did for my hooker overhead console in my suburban

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=288988

i wanted to mount it in the middle of the roof so it could be on while driving and wouldnt block the view of the driver, i dont think that would work for me but i do like that conosle.

BLE 'BURBAN · 02-10-2009, 10:36 PM

Is yours a crew cab?

lester622 · 02-10-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BLE 'BURBAN

Is yours a crew cab?

yes, it doesnt have a dome light since it didnt have a headliner and i am putting a headliner in it I thought about trying to mout the tv to where the dome light would be since it would not go through the roof, but i dont think its wide enough to hold the tv up. Its a 15" fold down one and its not very light.

pig rig · 02-11-2009, 12:29 AM

there is a support that runs from side to side look at your ceiling see the sheet metal screws that run across thats where its at its a channle and all crew cabs have it
if I had a crew cab setting here with out a head liner in it I'd take a picture so you'll have to trust me on this one cause Ive replaced iner and outer skins and that support channle

msgross · 02-11-2009, 12:32 AM

maybe epoxy some kind of mounts to the metal roof?

02-10-2009, 03:34 AM	#1
lester622 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans, La. Posts: 229	mounting a ceiling mounted tv ..... anybody have a celiing mounted tv in there truck? I have one left over form my last truck and was thinking of mounting it in my 87 dually to get it out of my closet. I really see no way in mounting it, my old truck had an inner structure which hung kinda low under the roof skin but on my dually i dont believe it has anything to screw into without going through the roof skin. and the headliner alone will not hold it up since it is pretty heavy. anybody have any ideas?

02-10-2009, 09:56 AM	#2
James McClure One shot, one kill. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saratoga Springs NY Posts: 859	Re: mounting a ceiling mounted tv ..... Lester my good fellow, you have answered your own question. Your going to have to drop the headliner and install your own crossmember to the rails just above the door and attach the TV to that. I have my CB attached to the roof of my 84. I cheated though. Mine is held up by 4 rare earth magnets, but I don't think that will work for you. Mach up everything with cardboard first!! If all looks well, build the support and install it and your good to go. jim __________________ 1984 K20 350M engine with 465,000 miles. Well, it's finally done!! Almost 2 years of work, but it was really worth the effort. Little stuff left to do is mount winch, wet sand & buff out and build belly pan\running boards. Body work takes lots and LOTS of beer!!!! God, Guts and Guns made America and God, Guts and Guns will preserve it! The worst thing you could do is get into my sights, but that don't matter, you'll never know it, cause you'll never hear the shotJim or Paladin whichever you choose.

02-10-2009, 02:14 PM	#3
BLE 'BURBAN In the Forgotten far North. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,627	Re: mounting a ceiling mounted tv ..... You could do what I did for my hooker overhead console in my suburban http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=288988 __________________ 1987 R3500 CREW CAB DUALLY (BIG RED)Acquired 06/12/2015 1990 chevy suburban V2500 5.7L My cluster Mods-Nov 2007 overhead console Stereo install Round 2 Aug 2009 Heated/turn signal mirror upgrade

02-10-2009, 10:36 PM	#6
BLE 'BURBAN In the Forgotten far North. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,627	Re: mounting a ceiling mounted tv ..... Is yours a crew cab? __________________ 1987 R3500 CREW CAB DUALLY (BIG RED)Acquired 06/12/2015 1990 chevy suburban V2500 5.7L My cluster Mods-Nov 2007 overhead console Stereo install Round 2 Aug 2009 Heated/turn signal mirror upgrade

02-11-2009, 12:29 AM	#8
pig rig Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: washington the state Posts: 730	Re: mounting a ceiling mounted tv ..... there is a support that runs from side to side look at your ceiling see the sheet metal screws that run across thats where its at its a channle and all crew cabs have it if I had a crew cab setting here with out a head liner in it I'd take a picture so you'll have to trust me on this one cause Ive replaced iner and outer skins and that support channle __________________ my sports car rolls on six wheels only because I'm to fat to get in and out of new corvette http://hubgarage.s3.amazonaws.com/ph...ped_detail.JPG

02-11-2009, 12:32 AM	#9
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: mounting a ceiling mounted tv ..... maybe epoxy some kind of mounts to the metal roof? __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"



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