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10-27-2020, 09:54 AM
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Doe Run
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M.O.C. #27408
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Entertainment center smoked glass
Recently purchased a 2021 Montana 3121RL. Absolutely love the coach , still learning things . The issue I noticed this week trip is the smoked glass door over the entertainment center won’t stay open . You have to hold the glass open and try to load dvd. Makes it a little difficult . I saw a couple videos online where the glass door actually swings down . Wondering if mine just might be installed wrong . Any suggestion appreciated .
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10-27-2020, 11:05 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Lamesa
Posts: 621
M.O.C. #26010
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Others with the same model can probably shed some light on your specific issue with the glass but our 331RL MHC has the glass that swings down. Trying to hold it up seems illogical.
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2019 Ram Laramie 3500 6.4 4x4 CC 4.10 SRW
2020 Montana High Country 331RL
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10-27-2020, 11:30 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Hixson
Posts: 3,436
M.O.C. #11397
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The one on our 2018.5 3791RD also opened upward and was a PAIN.
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10-27-2020, 02:59 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: USA
Posts: 610
M.O.C. #25842
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Ours swung up too. But I removed it and the Jensen stereo replaced everything with a filler panel, Blu-ray and Bose Solo 5. Much happier with this setup.
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10-27-2020, 05:30 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
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M.O.C. #11455
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A lot of folks have added small gas shocks to those doors that open up.
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10-27-2020, 05:42 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Austin
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M.O.C. #21044
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Mine stays up sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t. I have never figured out the trick to how it is supposed to work. I recently took the glass off to work on the antenna to the radio. I did not see any springs or special do-dads on the hinges. I think I will try “talking sweet” and positive reinforcement to see if it stays up better.
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10-27-2020, 06:12 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Doe Run
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M.O.C. #27408
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I didn’t see any do dads or gadgets either . After a few minutes of holding it up and trying to turn off the speaker Zones and loading a DVD , my talk wasn’t so sweet , maybe I’ll try talking sweeter next time.
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10-27-2020, 06:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Alton
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M.O.C. #24086
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You can take it off and turn it upside down. Now it will open down.
The "downside" to this is it opens when you are driving down the road.
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10-28-2020, 09:46 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: home base IL, OTR anywhere
Posts: 533
M.O.C. #19382
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daryles
You can take it off and turn it upside down. Now it will open down.
The "downside" to this is it opens when you are driving down the road.
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That is easy to fix. We flipped ours so it opens down rather than lifting it up. Many ways to restrain that door from opening while in travel mode. We don't have time to create a more permanent solution yet (other pressing needs), but for now we are using a bent coathangar that slips under the TV and over the edge low enough to hold the glass from falling down. Works like a charm. Cheap looking but for a temporary fix it does the job. Glass did not fall on first/only trip since we did the mod. I have other ideas but I'm not going to over think this minor problem. The radio is worthless anyway so another solution that works with a new A/V receiver is in the works.
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10-30-2020, 09:22 AM
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Doe Run
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M.O.C. #27408
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Thanks for all the replies . I have some ideas now.
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11-01-2020, 02:11 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 58
M.O.C. #26252
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I removed mine at the git go, don’t miss it either.
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2019 GMC 3500 CC Denali Duramax DRW
2020 Montana 3120RL Legacy
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11-01-2020, 02:29 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Sebring
Posts: 6
M.O.C. #26429
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In older models this panel use to open down. People would forget to close it when closing slides and destroy them among other things. Then in the infinite wisdom of some engineer they changed it to open up so it will self close to prevent damage. I personally removed mine. I think it looks fine without it. We have a 2020 3790RD
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11-01-2020, 02:48 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Orlando
Posts: 338
M.O.C. #22589
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I took mine off.
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11-01-2020, 03:41 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Howell
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M.O.C. #26835
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Has anyone hooked up their TV to the speakers on the front by the radio? We asked at the dealership that we bought our 3121RL and they didn’t think so.
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11-01-2020, 03:57 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Orlando
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M.O.C. #22589
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seadiverjoe
Has anyone hooked up their TV to the speakers on the front by the radio? We asked at the dealership that we bought our 3121RL and they didn’t think so.
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They come hooked up to the tv. See zones a, b, and c
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11-01-2020, 04:05 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: BEAVERTON
Posts: 30
M.O.C. #24480
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A lot of people take it off, others add gas struts. Ours works fine because ours uses a compression hinge. Not sure if they all do or not but you can adjust these to hold the glass panel up. There should be a M5 threaded screw that you can adjust behind a plug. If not add one of these: https://hingesandlatches.com/products/96-10-572
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11-01-2020, 04:32 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Howell
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M.O.C. #26835
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The sound on Our tv does not come thru the speakers The radio does, zone a, b &c. Where snd how do we hook it up?
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11-01-2020, 05:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Lamesa
Posts: 621
M.O.C. #26010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seadiverjoe
The sound on Our tv does not come thru the speakers The radio does, zone a, b &c. Where snd how do we hook it up?
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If you just have the speakers in the front and not in the ceiling route the sound output from the TV to the aux input on the receiver. Should work.
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Danny and Susan wife of 55 years
2019 Ram Laramie 3500 6.4 4x4 CC 4.10 SRW
2020 Montana High Country 331RL
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11-01-2020, 06:55 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Orlando
Posts: 338
M.O.C. #22589
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I used the HDMI ARC connection
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11-03-2020, 07:11 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: El Cajon
Posts: 87
M.O.C. #23160
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The HDMI cable between the TV and AV unit was not plugged into the AV unit on our new rig. That prevented the HDMI ARC link from providing TV audio to the AV unit speakers. After plugging it in to the AV unit, the DVD player video would work as well. The cable was routed but not plugged in.
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