Sliding rear window. Did you order it for your Maverick? Is it useful?

[Grand Nat.]

Everyone has their preferences I find the sliding rear window useful.

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[OceanMan]

I have it... it's ok. Not as good as the sliding rear window on my 02 frontier. It's a pretty small opening. I wish it was the older design where the entire "square" pane slid, not a smaller cutout

 

[huunvubu]

I had the "Manual Rear Sliding Window" on my 2022 Maverick but it turned out not being useful at all.
It also blocked out rear visibility because of the dark frame which draws your eyes to it.

On my 1998 Ford Ranger XLT SuperCab the "Manual Rear Sliding Window" was very useful. But the Ranger's window opening was full height and wider than the Maverick's.

On my 2023 Maverick I did not order the "Manual Rear Sliding Window".

I love not having it as rear visibility is now great.

 

[TacoTanium]

Must have feature IMO. Have it on mine and every truck I've ever had since the 1970's which is quite a few. Awesome flow thru ventilation and you don't get that wind buffeting noise like you get with rear windows opened. I've carried lots of trim size lumber, pvc pipe, 1x2 lumber etc but I keep several of those Styrofoam shipping pieces like large screen tv's are enclosed in inside the cardboard box. Lay it on top of tri-fold bed cover so the material doesn't contact the frame or glass, a few towels folded up to protect dash etc and strap it down at the end of the bed.

I also have one of the extenders that connects to the trailer hitch which i use for heavy objects which I will not put thru the window

This sounds very very useful but also very risky, lol. Great ideal though.

 

[TacoTanium]

This cheap Bed Extender is one I use and is more than enough to do the job with my SUP and Sailboat Dinghy.

Also on the Rear window, I've been tossing around the idea of ordering one of these https://breezerwindows.com/

How long is that sailboat? Do you think you could have strap it down and not use the bed extender? It looks like the tailgate edge past beyond the half way point of the boat.

 

[Decayed]

I have one, it was a fairly cheap add that would be prohibitively expensive to add in the aftermarket. It's moderately useful for putting things like 2 x 4's through it. More useful for ventilating the truck on hot days - coupled with the moonroof being popped up it knocks a good 15-20 degrees off of the interior temperature when it's sunny out.

As a safe place for letting the dog stick their noses out, it's priceless.

 

[hungliketictacs]

How long is that sailboat? Do you think you could have strap it down and not use the bed extender? It looks like the tailgate edge past beyond the half way point of the boat.

it's 14ft long.

 

[Samus]

Mine was standard on the Lariat, but yeah, I use it and the moonroof on just about every drive. Since the cab isn't as big as my Chevy Volt's was and it's brand spanken new, the cab warms up super quick, even at lowest fan setting. So I vent the moonroof and open the sliding window to get a breeze in there.

 

[spyderman01]

I was hoping I had ordered it 2 weeks ago when I had to bring back 10 feet piece of MDF baseboard! It would have been nice to push it into the cabin through the window.

Exactly, and it works great for that. Much better than hanging out the side window or 5 feet out the bed!

 

[cyberdog]

Also came on my Lariat, and absolutely love that little window in warm weather. Slide it open while driving, and you get wonderful air circulation, without having to turn on the AC. Also handy if you have a dog in the back seat, which lets them safely have some air movement, without risk of flying debri striking them. (I shudder when I see a dog's head out the side window at speeds over 25 or so, knowing it wouldn't take much to injury them if it struck their eye).

I'd be leery of placing anything hard and heavy through the opening for fear it bangs and shatters the glass, but for long light items (trim, vinyl flooring or similar), it would be fine.

 

[Ham57]

I didn't order it... I couldn't really think of a purpose to have it (for me!)

Not ordering it, don’t want to look at it through the center mirror and I can haul 16’ lumber with my load extender attached to the hitch. Easy !

 

[WALSTIB]

I'm thinking of a hitch-mounted bed extender for long loads.
About $100.
Anyone have good or bad experience with one of these?

i have used these for kayaks and for plywood. They work well.

 

[Waterick]

Beautiful, sunny, low sixties December day here in SC. Had a 90 mile round trip to make. Turned off all HVAC and opened rear window. No wind noise, fresh air, just right temp and 52 MPG with my hybrid on mostly rural secondary roads.

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

More useful for ventilating the truck on hot days - coupled with the moonroof being popped up it knocks a good 15-20 degrees off of the interior temperature when it's sunny out.

As a safe place for letting the dog stick their noses out, it's priceless.

My two reasons too.... combo sunroof/rear slider for hot day heat evacuation.. and dogs peak out when in the cabin... or peak in when riding in the bed... well, don't have the maverick yet, (2 more weeks) but those were the reasons for ordering sunroof/rear slider (well rear slider is std w/ Lariat and not available for XL/XLT in mY2024)...

 

[Decayed]

My two reasons too.... combo sunroof/rear slider for hot day heat evacuation.. and dogs peak out when in the cabin... or peak in when riding in the bed... well, don't have the maverick yet, (2 more weeks) but those were the reasons for ordering sunroof/rear slider (well rear slider is std w/ Lariat and not available for XL/XLT in mY2024)...

Hey it is kind of small. I though it would be a bit bigger but seeing how they did it, a larger opening window would be more complicated and expensive. And it does serve the most basic purposes. One thing I like about it's size is that it's too small for someone to crawl in and open the car, so you can leave it wide open and not worry about security.

Mine gets parked in a fairly busy parking lot at work - lots of randos going by. They would have to do things that would attract attention to get into the truck.

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