How to get into where my TV is

[Nevermore-Antiques]

I have a 2004 GMC conversion van and the TV is starting to go out.  It is a sharp aquos that goes black when it warms up.  How do i get into the dog house?  Also are these TV's AC or DC?

 

[Wanderer]

Most likely DC...... I was thinking that it only had 2 catches, but that video shows better that the vehicle makers are mean to the owners.....

 

[Nevermore-Antiques]

I made a mistake. lol I am not sure about the lingo. I need to know how to access the area over the drivers head. it isn't a dog house not sure what it is called but I need to access the TV.

 

[tx2sturgis]

Yeah the 'doghouse' is the cover over the engine.


We will probably need to see some pictures...but I think there should be some screws that need to be removed....

 

[Wanderer]

I made a mistake.  lol I am not sure about the lingo.  I need to know how to access the area over the drivers head.   it isn't a dog house not sure what it is called but I need to access the TV.

MIght check youtube since they had the doghouse...They do have other videos for the TV that I can see....

 

[PineyCruisin]

We purchased a 2005 Chevy conversion van this past summer with only one opening in the overhead compartment above the cab that housed the TV, so there was no other way to get into that area without first removing the TV. I was able to remove the TV easily by removing the wood trim on the paneling surrounding the console and exposing a face plate that attached the TV to the paneling that could then be unscrewed and detached. 

Even if we would have had doors/openings on either side of the TV, we still wouldn't have been able to get to the area behind the TV because there were wooden vertical walled supports on either side of the TV that kept it firmly in place in the overhead compartment.

The TV that I removed from our 2005 ran off 110V and had a small 75W inverter hardwired into the car battery.