SANUS VLT16B1 VLT16-B1 Series Tilt Mount 51 BLACK (Open Box)

Let me start by saying I've bought and installed around 6 different Sanus mounts in my lifetime. I like them, and continue to buy them... but this one is sub-par at best. The problem with this one is they used cheap plastic safety latches on an otherwise all metal mount (I've included a picture of my broken latch, it's hard to see but the circled area shows the broken plastic piece I'm describing) . The safety latch is the really important component that keeps the TV from inadvertently falling off the mount and crushing your kid that's trying to hang from it. So it's kind of important. Why they would cheap out with just this part of the mount is beyond me. In my experience I finally got this TV mounted and hung just where I wanted it, but the second I pulled both of the safety cords to move the TV and run my cables, one of the safety latches snapped. Like, spring flying, broke in half snapped. Ok... not ideal, at least I still had one latch holding it on, maybe that will be enough. Guess what happened the very next time I tried to pull the safety latch? Yep, the other one snapped just like the first. Unfortunately for me I waited over the 30 days to install this thing so I can't return it. It's sitting on my desk waiting for trash day. In the end I was able to use a different mount I had that I didn't think would work in this space, but with a little ingenuity works just fine. Wish I would have tried it first before wasting money on this junk! Don't buy it!