If you bought the rough country trifold aluminum cover I can guarantee you it's lightweight it doesn't weigh anywhere near 70 lb maybe 30 tops.
I've taken it off and on multiple times myself with ease it's not at all heavy.
OEM set up sounds best, I've never in my life heard an aftermarket exhaust on a four banger that sounded good and didn't make it sound like a Honda Civic struggling to hit 70 on the highway.
Been that way for decades regardless and it won't change anytime soon. That's why my last three new vehicles I've negotiated everything online and only had to go to the dealership to sign the paperwork and bring the vehicle home.
I hate dealing with moronic salesman and playing their bullshit...
Agreed there's many things Ford could offer in the Maverick that they don't or no longer due such as blinkers in the mireorcaps, power passenger seat, door sail installed keyless entry keypad, full led taillights, rear defroster on the back glass.
The sale is next to useless as almost all the bulbs being offered for sale Don't work nor fit with the Mavericks.
As the Mavericks headlights are all LED non-replaceable bulbs The interior bulbs can't be swapped form hasn't yet released the heads or tail lights for the Maverick yet and you say...
And remember these drops slower in colder temperatures versus the warmer weather. When it was 8° out mine took forever to come down versus 74° today. They work the same on my f-150s as they do on the Maverick, no difference with the weight of the tailgate.
Slow in the winter, twice as fast...
You need to realign your mount that installs to the driver side tail light area it should be vertical not slanted outward towards the tailgate like you have it. Just saying...
Yes, it was the easiest route to install my ambient lighting in the area of the front cubby below the HVAC controls the cup holder area and the rear of the console.
Would have been very difficult to do it with the console and the truck still.