Replacing a Minnie Winnie Bunk TV With a Smart TV

[bcoldpro]

Currently I have a 27" old school "dumb" TV over the upper bunk of my 2016 Minnie Winnie 22r. Currently there is an excellent deal at Walmart for a 33" Smart TV at $88. Can I remove the 27" TV and replace it with a 33" TV? Will it fit from anyone's experience doing something similar?
If I need to move the mounting bracket over a couple of inches, is it just a matter of drilling new mounting screws?

 

[Waterbug]

Currently I have a 27" old school "dumb" TV over the upper bunk of my 2016 Minnie Winnie 22r. Currently there is an excellent deal at Walmart for a 33" Smart TV at $88. Can I remove the 27" TV and replace it with a 33" TV? Will it fit from anyone's experience doing something similar?
If I need to move the mounting bracket over a couple of inches, is it just a matter of drilling new mounting screws?

Winnebago makes most of their own TV mounting brackets, so their compatibility with different sized TVs varies with each situation. Even replacements with the same size TV can be iffy. The mounting holes for the same size TV are universal, but electronic cable connection locations aren't. I've replaced all 3 TVs in my 2012 RV and had to modify the mounting brackets on 2, to be able to connect the inputs.

 

[Joeinwa]

I replaced the TV in my ‘21 MinnieWinnie 26T, with a 32” Smart Roku TV, was easy but as Waterbug said, it’s all about using the mounting plate to line everything up, then make sure that position allows for input/output connections. I’d want to use the original positions for the screws holding the mount to the wall unless I was real sure what was behind any new mounting holes beforehand…

 

[bcoldpro]

I replaced the TV in my ‘21 MinnieWinnie 26T, with a 32” Smart Roku TV, was easy but as Waterbug said, it’s all about using the mounting plate to line everything up, then make sure that position allows for input/output connections. I’d want to use the original positions for the screws holding the mount to the wall unless I was real sure what was behind any new mounting holes beforehand…

We've had our Minnie Winnie for 5.5 years, Never once used the TV or the oven for that matter! If my wife wants to watch videos I usually download them onto our laptop from Netflix or Amazon Prime. Great deal right now at Walmart on a 32" TCL Smart TV. I could always set it up outside of my RV and use my Starlink for Internet service. My wife has been trying to teach me how to play cards for a few years now. She kicks my butt in checkers! She likes to read. Who needs a TV anyway!?

 

[Morich]

One way to deal with things that you may want and appear to be on a good sale is to buy it and see if it fits. If not take it back!
In your case it appears that you may have the early year build with only the one front TV?
If that is correct, it appears to have the TV on a swivel mount, so that may make the fit something that is hard to figure without getting the new TV on hand. Small points like how much space is left around the current TV when it is pushed back and "parked" against the wall may be one of the things to look at carefully? With the mount likely to be mounted to the wall at a spot where there was a solid wooden support built into the wall, it may not work to move the mount off that wood. Also hanging a new TV that is moved to make it off center on the mount will put a lot of stress to try to twist the mount as we hit bumps?
For the change in weight, I might guess the newer, larger TV could weight a bit less as materials tend to get thinner on newer. But the weight difference is one to compare when we install things that swing out from the wall!
That's where I might favor getting the two TV side by side to look at a lot of the small points involved.

 

[Jeff and Scott]

Currently I have a 27" old school "dumb" TV over the upper bunk of my 2016 Minnie Winnie 22r. Currently there is an excellent deal at Walmart for a 33" Smart TV at $88. Can I remove the 27" TV and replace it with a 33" TV? Will it fit from anyone's experience doing something similar?
If I need to move the mounting bracket over a couple of inches, is it just a matter of drilling new mounting screws?

We replaced our TV with a Roku Smart TV. We used the original mounting bracket but the holes did not line up (as others commented). We took a thin piece of luann and used it to attach to the back of the TV and then to the original bracket. Then, we just affixed the bracket back to its original position.

If you are replacing with a different size TV, this allows you to position it however you wish to have it situated on your wall.

 

[Fishin_Fool]

I replaced my 25" CRT boat anchor TV in my Outlook 31C last year with a Samsung smart TV. Here are the steps that I followed. I installed a 2x8 cross piece for the mount, installed the mount, installed the TV, then, made a filler plate below the TV for the sound to pass through as the speakers are on the bottom of the TV. I wrapped the peg board with speaker cover material to make it look more "professional." A lot of measuring and a little luck involved. There's a reason I didn't choose carpentry as a career.