“Upgrading Wall Mount? I currently have my tv on this wall mount and want to upgrade to the full motion mount. My question is, can I leave the screws from the current bracket in place, slide the bracket off and replace it with the new one? Or would I have to screw new holes into the studs of the wall?”
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.All mounts must hit a stud 16ish inches apart so the factory for mounts will have holes or channels for the screws you have now. Might have to pull two screws out but use the same holes
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It would depend on the brand of wall mount that you have now and where the bolts are. Off hand I'd say you would have to drill at least 2 more holes. All mounts have 4 bolts, two top and bottom. If the new mount is taller you can probably use the top mounting holes to situate it then use that as a template to drill the lower ones.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I actually installed the full motion on one of my 60" Samsung LCD's. Sanus Website has a function that lets you put in your model number and they will tell you which model number mounts you can use. Since my 60" leds are fairly light they recommended mounts that say they are for smaller tv's. The full motion mount that I used only used one stud. I am not sure if both lag bolts are distanced exactly the same but at a minimum you could use one of bolts in one of the studs and then reinstall if necessary the other lag bolt. I ended up replacing my full motion with just the tilting. I did not like how the TV could be in so many different positions and easily looked uneven since the TV could rotate 90 degrees it always seemed a little off.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You have to check weight limit and physically survey( more likely measuring) the symmetry of the brackets involved. Good luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello John, Thanks so much for asking. Unfortunately, you will need to replace the entire mount including the wall plate if upgrading to full-motion. Please check out our MountFinder tool: http://www.sanus.com/en_US/mountfinder/ The SANUS MountFinder is the perfect way to determine exactly which TV wall mount will work for your TV. Thanks again, Michael with the SANUS Care Team
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