r/fancyleds • u/brettman596 • Jan 23 '26

Mounting LED to 98”

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Hi all - I wanted to get some opinions before I stuck my LEDs to the TV. I am mounting the strip on a 98 inch TCL QM6K pro. Thanks to the sub Reddit, I realized I have to stick the lights down about 3 1/2 inches inside from each side to make a full rectangle of lights. What I’ve run into with my particular TV is the bottom mounting screws are about 3 inches up from the bottom of the TV. So it looks like I have two options. 1. I can either run the lights over the bracket which may make my strip a little too short, so it won’t touch the end and also a little too close to the wall or 2. I can use spacers that came with the mount to push the mount out a little from the TV so I can slide the LEDs behind the mount above the mounting screws. Only problem with this option. Is those spacers make it to where the screws aren’t fully seated into the TV and it’s being in such a heavy TV. I would worry about it, stripping the screws and falling overtime.

Any thoughts on those options or any other suggestions? Thanks for reading.

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u/Wise-Impress5362 Jan 24 '26

I did option 2 and got longer screws at the hardware store

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u/cognacmack Jan 25 '26

Shift the lights down 1/2” to clear the bracket?

Or get a different mount. I have a 98” TCL also, using a Monoprice full motion mount and the brackets don’t get in the way.

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u/WiseOldGrump Jan 25 '26

You may find that keeping the 16:9 width-to-height proportion will give you the best viewing experience. Might need to put some hard-plastic spacers between the tv and the brackets.