Ikea TV Cabinet Besta Wall Mount

have you already assembled your TV stand? Mine is now set up and I have gotten suitable dowels (Poroton wall). There are 4 screws intended for the TV stand. However, I would like to do something to "hook" it instead of laying the TV stand against the wall and screwing it in place. But maybe I am less risk-taking and will first put the TV stand on feet :rolleyes:

Besta has its own rail system; whether you use it or not is up to you.

Why don’t you just use the rail? It costs 15€. You can also mount several next to each other. That’s where the shelf is then hooked in.

have you already assembled your TV stand? Mine is now set up and I have got suitable plugs (Poroton wall). There are 4 screws intended for the TV stand. However, I would like to make something to "hang" it instead of placing the TV stand against the wall and screwing it on. But maybe I am less risk-taking and will first put the TV stand on feet :rolleyes:

Can you please show a photo of your stand? Including the plugs you used.^^

Hello everyone,

Yesterday I also assembled my Besta TV bench - I will mount it on the wall during the course of next week.

I have a cable duct and the sockets as well as LAN ports at the height of the cable duct (I think about 30-40cm from the floor).

In other words: The TV stand has to be mounted on the wall exactly at this height so that these connections are covered.

Problem: The sockets / LAN ports, as well as the cable duct, are of course sitting quite "wildly" right behind the TV bench, thus behind the Pax back panel.

Has anyone had similar problems and can share how they solved this?

Maybe leave the back panel completely off so that the sockets jut into the inner space? Maybe just cut holes?

Problem: All sockets / LAN ports are then only in the middle compartment (a total of 3 compartments), so I would also have to drill a hole in each side panel on the inside so that I can lay the cables inside.

Maybe there are tips/tricks on how to best solve this.

Maybe just saw out holes?

Exactly. A jigsaw is enough, or just use a hole saw.

Problem: All sockets / LAN ports are then only located in the middle compartment (a total of 3 sections), so I would also have to drill a hole in each side panel on the inside, so that I can also route the cables inside.

In the living room, we were lucky and the back panel of the shelf was recessed about 1-2 cm towards the middle. So you had a clean finish at the top, but enough space behind for the cables. Unfortunately, it was not like that in the bedroom, and I simply drilled several holes in the side panel with the largest wood drill bit. In the end, I just placed the devices so that the thick power plug was not necessarily passed through the holes, but rather LAN cables and thinner cables, e.g., for AppleTV. If you drill the holes just above the shelf board, you won’t see any of it at all.