Mine were the old square tube sets, so out they go after some lobbying with the wife( It's all for her you know).
Anyway other than weight the TV's were EZ to take out, make sure you have a second person on the bigger one, four screws and out they came.
Measured the square hole and had a nice finished(not needed) piece of 3/4 inch plywood big enough for both.
Cut them to within 3/8" of the hole size in both directions. Got some carpet runner from Home Depot, thin blackish(has mostly black and some white fibers) and glued it to the cut board with two and a half inchs extra on all side but top cut flush. Then turned the rest of the runner around the edge and onto what will be the back and tacked the back edge down.
Now used piano hinge for the top edge. Then screwed the hinge to the top of the box TV was removed from, now have door that swings up.
Drill holes for power and cable to new TV, mount new TV.
Now I have two new TV's( well got the small one now have to purchase front larger one) and lots of storage space for video's and Cd's or what ever in the old box's.
Think I lost about 30-40# and have the latest and greatest at minimum cost. I picked up good used flat screen TV's at pawn shop.
Will get Pic's in Album in a couple.
LEN
Anyway other than weight the TV's were EZ to take out, make sure you have a second person on the bigger one, four screws and out they came.
Measured the square hole and had a nice finished(not needed) piece of 3/4 inch plywood big enough for both.
Cut them to within 3/8" of the hole size in both directions. Got some carpet runner from Home Depot, thin blackish(has mostly black and some white fibers) and glued it to the cut board with two and a half inchs extra on all side but top cut flush. Then turned the rest of the runner around the edge and onto what will be the back and tacked the back edge down.
Now used piano hinge for the top edge. Then screwed the hinge to the top of the box TV was removed from, now have door that swings up.
Drill holes for power and cable to new TV, mount new TV.
Now I have two new TV's( well got the small one now have to purchase front larger one) and lots of storage space for video's and Cd's or what ever in the old box's.
Think I lost about 30-40# and have the latest and greatest at minimum cost. I picked up good used flat screen TV's at pawn shop.
Will get Pic's in Album in a couple.
LEN