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everyone else has rattled off all the good reasons already, but I'll still chime in and say I would never buy a truck without one.
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ll 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. View Quote its so can grab a beef from the cooler w/o stopping |
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I feel like we should save this thread next time a DUI thread comes around and everyone thinks you should be killed for even looking in the general direction of a beer and driving...
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Use mine all the time for hauling long material like trim and whatnot
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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 View Quote Wish they would make the crewmax with the fuckin 6 foot bed.. or the dc with the sliding rear window. |
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I think someone at Cola Warrior TX used it to put an A/C unit in it.
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Put slide in camper in the bed. Put wife in camper. Wife can yack to friends on cell phone for hours. Wife can hand you hot sammys through the window. Everybody's happy.
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I have owned several trucks over the years that have sliding rear windows but never use them.
So I could live without it but at the same time don't mind them either. |
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Let's me carry boards longer than 10ft.
I find it extremely helpful. |
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Absolutely; it's a fantastic heat vent. When I get into my Tundra in warm weather, I open all 5 windows (including the full rear window), turn on the air conditioner, and drive. In a few hundred feet, I roll up the windows. It's one of the best features of the truck in addition to the cargo it can carry and tow. The worst features are parking the thing in most downtown parking structures and the gas it eats.
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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 View Quote |
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I use mine all the time. I like riding with the windows down.
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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 View Quote Sliders are a thief's dream. |
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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 View Quote |
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Back before rear truck seats it was handy to reach the beer cooler in the bed of the truck.
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In the vent windows + no A/C days, it was very useful. Now, not so much.
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They're good for making a truck easier to break into, making scraping ice off more difficult, and making the window harder to clean. In a standard cab they are OK, but I'll never buy an extended cab with one again.
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During the summer I leave the rear window open when I'm parked if it's not supposed to rain; between that and leaving the windows cracked (I have rain guards on hem) it helps with interior heat. I have no idea what I was thinking when I bought a black truck living in the south.
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Opened the one in my dad's '68 Ford all the time. Anything that actually has air conditioning...not so much.
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Wing windows + rear slider = heaven
My f250 has a rear slider, but I never use it since it's a damn crew cab and I can't reach it. |
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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. View Quote You just answered your own question. |
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in the Summer, open back window, turn a/c to high, start moving = hot air removed from the cab
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Power slider in my truck. I love it. Sunroof open, slider open about 2-3 inches gives absolutely perfect airflow in the cab.
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When I had a short bed Frontier I used it a couple of times to slide lumber through it, into the cab, when I didn't want it hanging out of the bed.
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Tundra definitely wins the award for best rear window. I've never owned a Ford where the rear electric slider worked for more than the first year of ownership. The electric slider in my GMC's has always worked fine for as long as I've owned them but like the Fords slider it's just the old school size that is only good for moving air through. I don't really ride around with the windows down or the sunroof open that much anymore.
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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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dog likes to stick his head out the rear window
back seat only has vent windows if you lock your keys in you can crawl in through the slider if you don't have air conditioning its a good for air flow easier to break into |
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Those sliding windows are targeted by thieves. They used mine to break in. Police said it was common. I put a dowel in track to stop it.
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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 View Quote |
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Roll down rear window, stick in kayak.
Also, airflow means I rarely use the AC to keep comfortable. All the other perks already mentioned. I too, have a problem leaving the window down and having it rain. |
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I strongly prefer the air flow I get with the rear sliding window open. Just having the side windows only down in my truck can be a little annoying, as soon as you open that back window the flow changes.
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I had three trucks that had them the first a ranger with no A/C, pretty much kept it open in the summer. Had a full size Chevy and a GMC with A/C and never used the sliding window. I usually get long beds so hauling lumber, molding or pipe lengths isn't much of a problem. So with A/C and long bed I never use them anyways.
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They are a throw back to the days of slide in truck campers where they served as a pass through . View Quote |
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We use mine for communicating when we're putting the boat in or taking the boat out of the water. Just easier.
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my dad uses his to throw empties/piss bottles/trash into the bed.
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Why wouldn't you want more options.
I'd rather have it and not use it than not have it and need it. |
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Not really. In high school my truck had a solid rear window. Thieves cut it out and took the back glass and the stereo equipment. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Yes. Sliders are a thief's dream. I did it several times after accidentally locking my keys in my 80s toyota pickup. |
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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. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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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? View Quote The airflow argument doesn't do much for me. I paid for air conditioning and use it. |
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