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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:42:23 AM EST

So I've driven cars and SUVs my entire life, considering a truck for my new purchase. Does anyone actually use the sliding rear window for anything, what is the point of it?

I know when I was younger we use to use it for air flow because we smoked, or to throw beer cans in the truck bed, or to yell at whoever we had in the truck bed, maybe so the dog could stick it's head inside the cab, but I see no point in the sliding rear window... So, enlighten me.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:45:12 AM EST

[#1]

1. Open front window
2. Open rear window some
3. Air doesn't make buffeting noises
4. ???
5. Profit

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:45:35 AM EST

[#2]

You answered your own question.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:47:21 AM EST

[#3]

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pretty much. when it's warm out and I want the airflow, I open all 5 windows.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:49:18 AM EST

[#4]

I wish more manufacturers would follow Toyota's lead in this area.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:51:11 AM EST

[#5]

Climb through window to get into bed when camping. Very useful.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:51:35 AM EST

[#6]

They are a throw back to the days of slide in truck campers where they served
as a pass through .

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:51:44 AM EST

[#7]

Stuck some baseboard through it on more than one occasion .

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:54:52 AM EST

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I wish more manufacturers would follow Toyota's lead in this area.

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That's a good design, same as my 4Runner, only available on the crew cab though, not the extended cab (bummer). One of the things that makes the 4R line a great SUV, I've hauled some long pipes and lumber home because I can roll the rear window down.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:55:59 AM EST

[#9]

So your buddies can reach into the cooler in the bed and get another beer.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:56:24 AM EST

[#10]

Use the airflow created while driving to force out mosquitoes that stupidly got in when wife opened the window while stopped in a fucking swampy area while driving to fishing spot.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:57:40 AM EST

[#11]

They should rename it the "glory hole" window.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:59:15 AM EST

[#12]

My truck doesn't have a/c, so the rear window is key in getting tornado like air flow to help out.

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:59:20 AM EST

[#13]

Let the dog out into the bed for a breezin'

Posted: 4/17/2017 12:59:38 AM EST

[#14]

My son is a pole vaulter. Get where the poles went into?

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:03:33 AM EST

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Climb through window to get into bed when camping. Very useful.

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I used to leave my keys in the truck when camping (so I would not drop them in camp) and lock the doors then climb through the rear window to get in I had a topper so it was a bit more secure

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:05:03 AM EST

[#16]

I just flatout like opening it up in nice weather.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:05:51 AM EST

[#17]

Used mine to carry a 6"x8"x16' beam.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:07:41 AM EST

[#18]

If you use a camper, you can crawl through. I drove with it open for longer loads inside he camper. You can also put the keg in the bed and run the hose through it, but not very legal anymore, but no less legal than grabbing beers from an ice chest in the bed.

i slept quite a few nights in a camper shell. But then I got a truck with a fucking 5 1/2' bed. Truck has never let me down, except for sleeping in it.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:11:03 AM EST

[#19]

On some old ones you could punch it just right from outside and undo the latch, nice when you may have locked your'e keys in..

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:11:18 AM EST

[#20]

The only thing mine does for me (98 Ranger extended cab) is an outlet for empty cans and an inlet for empty cans, trash, leaves, etc. while at speed. Whatever the air dynamics are, it brings shit back into the cab, so I never leave it open.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:22:58 AM EST

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I wish more manufacturers would follow Toyota's lead in this area.

http://image.trucktrend.com/f/8252318+re0+ar0+st0/163_0712_57z%2B2008_toyota_tundra_4x4_crewmax_limited%2Broll_up_rear_window.jpg

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Came here to say this.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:25:10 AM EST

[#22]

It's where you throw your empty beer cans that you're saving for later to recycle.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:28:08 AM EST

[#23]

My F150 doesn't have one

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:28:20 AM EST

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i slept quite a few nights in a camper shell. But then I got a truck with a fucking 5 1/2' bed. Truck has never let me down, except for sleeping in it.

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We used to do that, friend had a long bed with a camper shell, when the older guys would kick us out of the cabin at the hunting camp. We put an air mattress in the back. That's what's bugging me about looking at trucks, do I go for the extended cab with a 6'+ bed or a crew cab with a 5.5' bed, get both is just too much length.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:29:13 AM EST

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My F150 doesn't have one

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I wish I could order an F150 w/o one, to be honest... I like a clean read window,

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:35:10 AM EST

[#26]

In my old 2007 Frontier, if it was a nice day, both front windows were opened and I'd slide the rear one too. Fresh air and helped air out the cab after a...uuuuhhh...well lets just say I tried to impress some ladies in bikini tops at an off road park and got a little dirty water inside the cab as I got stuck.

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That's a good design, same as my 4Runner, only available on the crew cab though, not the extended cab (bummer). One of the things that makes the 4R line a great SUV, I've hauled some long pipes and lumber home because I can roll the rear window down.

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I love the roll down rear window on my 4Runner, probably my most favorite feature. On a pretty day, like its been the last three weekends down here, all the windows are down. Something about that fresh air makes you drive a bit slower and take your time getting to your destination.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:40:06 AM EST

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They are a throw back to the days of slide in truck campers where they served
as a pass through .

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I can carry a 12' 2x4 or stick of conduit thanks to mine. The front of my camper shell has a matching slider so all I have to do is open both.

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:49:07 AM EST

[#28]

Helps clear farts out. Duh.

Posted: 4/17/2017 2:11:18 AM EST

[#29]

Theoretically, one could put a pony keg in a tub of ice in the back and run the hose through the rear window.

Posted: 4/17/2017 2:13:17 AM EST

[#30]

I liked it on my 99 S10. Rather the wind blowing on my left ear, It sort of changed the air flow so I wouldn't be deaf from the wind.

Posted: 4/17/2017 2:22:46 AM EST

[#31]

The rear sliding window on my new f150 is nowhere near big enough for me to "crawl through".

Are you guys all midgets?

Posted: 4/17/2017 2:30:04 AM EST

[#32]

To shoot out of. Duh.

Posted: 4/17/2017 2:54:45 AM EST

[#33]

It does make it a little bit easier to break in.

My friend is constantly sticking his fishing poles through that window and he can reach some stuff in the cab while sleeping in the bed/shell.

Posted: 4/17/2017 2:59:21 AM EST

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My truck doesn't have a/c, so the rear window is key in getting tornado like air flow to help out.

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They came about, during the days, when most trucks didn't have air conditioning, open the rear slider, roll the door window down a bit and you had a free flow of air through the cab..

Posted: 4/17/2017 3:01:20 AM EST

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Use the airflow created while driving to force out mosquitoes that stupidly got in when wife opened the window while stopped in a fucking swampy area while driving to fishing spot.

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Child window lock isn't for children..

Posted: 4/17/2017 3:06:06 AM EST

[#36]

I have the power slider on my 13 F150. All my buddies who have trucks without one are jealous. It's great on a hot ass day for getting maximum air flow while cruising.

Posted: 4/17/2017 3:15:14 AM EST

[#37]

I open the moon roof and the rear slider and it lowers wind noise and still get fresh air.

Posted: 4/17/2017 3:22:33 AM EST

[#38]

You toss your empty beer cans through it.

Posted: 4/17/2017 3:37:31 AM EST

[#39]

I use it to fit 7-8 ft long fishing rods inside the truck (regular cab). Then I tie a loop of Paracord around the bundle of rods just above the reel and anchor that to the seat adjustment bar near the floor.

Keeps dirtbags from pulling the fishing rods out the back window while I'm inside getting food or whatever.

Posted: 4/17/2017 4:00:12 AM EST

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So your buddies can reach into the cooler in the bed and get another beer.

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Also, so the empties have a place to go.

Can't be hit with open container if the open containers are in the bed.

Posted: 4/17/2017 4:08:24 AM EST

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I wish I could order an F150 w/o one, to be honest... I like a clean read window,

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My F150 doesn't have one

I wish I could order an F150 w/o one, to be honest... I like a clean read window,

Tons of new ones have solid rear windows

Posted: 4/17/2017 4:25:57 AM EST

[#42]

My Lab likes sicking his nose out the back window.

Posted: 4/17/2017 4:56:28 AM EST

[#43]

So you can yell at your kids that are riding in the bed to sit back down and to pass you a beer from the cooler.

Atleast that's what my dad used it for.

Posted: 4/17/2017 4:58:56 AM EST

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I wish more manufacturers would follow Toyota's lead in this area.

http://image.trucktrend.com/f/8252318+re0+ar0+st0/163_0712_57z%2B2008_toyota_tundra_4x4_crewmax_limited%2Broll_up_rear_window.jpg

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This I love the power rear window

Posted: 4/17/2017 5:00:26 AM EST

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I wish more manufacturers would follow Toyota's lead in this area.

http://image.trucktrend.com/f/8252318+re0+ar0+st0/163_0712_57z%2B2008_toyota_tundra_4x4_crewmax_limited%2Broll_up_rear_window.jpg

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Yes, 360 air is best air.

Posted: 4/17/2017 5:00:46 AM EST

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Tons of new ones have solid rear windows

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Problem is once you hit a certain trim level it becomes a feature not an option.
I wanted a solid window but I didn't have a choice. I have come to appreciate it, but I've also left it open a few times too.

Posted: 4/17/2017 5:09:38 AM EST

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The rear sliding window on my new f150 is nowhere near big enough for me to "crawl through".

Are you guys all midgets?

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They are much smaller on new F150s than in the olden days.

Posted: 4/17/2017 5:11:01 AM EST

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It's how I haul 8, 12 and 16 foot long materials. I only have a five and a half foot long box. Works perfectly since I also have a hard shell tonneau cover (undercover) so the material sits on top of the bed, goes through the back window, and rests up on top of the instrument panel/dash board