Sunstar 27 Ideas for AV hatch above entrance

[Quandt]

Howdy

We have a 20' Sunstar 27PE. Above the door is a hatch/cabinet thats only function seems to be to hide AV wires.

This cabinet squeeks like crazy when driving, so much so we jam t-shirts in it and then close it. The door is held up by a really poor latch that pops open easily.

I would like to use it for shoe storage, am hoping someone on the forum has already tackled this poor design.

Thanks!

BQ

[powercat_ras]

It is a location for a Sat TV receiver or DVD Player, there is a HDMI cable run there from the main TV and Coaxes run there. There is a 120V outlet there, too. If I remember right the plate with the power on button to send power to the TV antenna's amplifier is in there too.

My experience with things that squeak or make noise on my Winnebago is that you can figure out what is moving and or hitting and use some felt pads to eliminate the movement / touching to stop it.

Don't know what to say about the latch, Mine is a 2015 and Winnebago had not yet started doing that wacky hatch above the door yet in 2015.

[GearJerker]

I haven't had any noise issues from mine but I can not get it to latch anymore. All that holds it up is the extra safety to the right side. Any advice would be appreciated...

Regarding noise in that area I did have some from the battery cover on the steps right in that area but nothing from the A/V cabinet.

[JLUSoCal]

Regarding the latch, I have a 2017 29ve; you can reach up in there and adjust it. If I recall, two Philips screws are holding onto the "latching" mechanism where the cable release is, you have to adjust in or out to get a tighter close.

Not easy, and I have to use my phone's flashlight to reach in there to find the screws.

I, too, would like to use that area if anyone figures it out.

[staggerlee]

Originally Posted by JLUSoCal

Regarding the latch, I have a 2017 29ve; you can reach up in there and adjust it. If I recall, two Philips screws are holding onto the "latching" mechanism where the cable release is, you have to adjust in or out to get a tighter close.

Not easy, and I have to use my phone's flashlight to reach in there to find the screws.

I, too, would like to use that area if anyone figures it out.

Could you use some velcro and glue it and staple it to stay there?

[edju]

Originally Posted by Quandt

Howdy

We have a 20' Sunstar 27PE. Above the door is a hatch/cabinet thats only function seems to be to hide AV wires.

This cabinet squeeks like crazy when driving, so much so we jam t-shirts in it and then close it. The door is held up by a really poor latch that pops open easily.

I would like to use it for shoe storage, am hoping someone on the forum has already tackled this poor design.

Thanks!

BQ

I've got the 29VE with a similar cabinet above the door. I found on my unit that the squeaks were coming from the option blank covers where the DVD or Sat units would go. I took them off and put foam rubber weather stripping on the edges and reinstalled them. That helped a lot. I also put some towels between the metal covers on the screen door and the main door to quiet that rattle. I still have some squeaks, but it's better.

I'm not having any problems with the latch, sorry, no help there.

Ed

[powercat_ras]

In my Vista 27N a lot of the creaking noise comes from the screen door / main door boundary, upper corner area and I have placed stacked felt pads between the screen and main door and a felt pad between the screen door and the door frame. That helped a lot. I wrap a piece of black electric tape around the latch post as some of the noise seemed to be from the door latch moving metal to metal on that door frame latch post. The black tape does not last long I have to replace it pretty much before every driving trip.

I also got some noise from the long slideout next to the door, the slideout would creep out slightly in particular on rough pavement (the Lippert motor "locks" would not hold solidly).
The noise would start after the slide had creeped out slightly.

I made slide lock blocks out of 2x4 material that I put right above the bottom slide rail and and right below the top slide rail, they are held in place with large squares of velcro on the slide box wall and on the back side of the 2x4 blocks.

[kamphiker2]

Our 2020 27P same AV Cabinet. No squeaks or rattle. As others have stated it houses various components for connecting the TV's (we have 3 TV's) there is a HDMI to CAT 6 cable converter (This connects to the TV over the Table) that is Powered 12V and uses a Wall transformer from a 120V outlet located on the very back wall at ceiling level . There is also 4x1 HDMI splitter to connect the outside & Bedroom TV's on the same Circuit.



Perhaps if you check all the various fasteners that holds the metal panels together you might find some loose ones causing squeaks rattles. I removed my panels as I have used part of the openings to house 3 gauges to monitor House 12v usage and 2 for monitoring the 2 different legs of 120V AC (we have 50 Amp service). Also I bundled various wires that were running loose and or just in a mess to tighten up and clean up looks.



Also look for any obvious "wear" spots that indicate any panel rubbing between the drop down drawer and the main Cabinet.


Also double check how tight the various fasteners are that hole the main cabinet to the Back Wall & Ceiling.