Cool new high tech sliding rear window to debut on the 2015.
08-16-2014, 02:35 PM
#21
Retired and loving it!
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From what I've read here, there is a whole negative pressure area throughout the bed on the F-150 created by the air after it flows over the passenger compartment. You could lay a piece of paper in the bed right at the front of the bed on the floor, pull out on the highway and watch it just sit there.
I have no doubt that exhaust gases could be pulled into that area from behind the tailgate............
08-16-2014, 02:48 PM
#22
Senior Member
Vehicle aerodynamics, the way that air travels over the body and the low and high pressure areas that are then created vary vastly from vehicle to vehicle.
From what I've read here, there is a whole negative pressure area throughout the bed on the F-150 created by the air after it flows over the passenger compartment. You could lay a piece of paper in the bed right at the front of the bed on the floor, pull out on the highway and watch it just sit there.
I have no doubt that exhaust gases could be pulled into that area from behind the tailgate............
From what I've read here, there is a whole negative pressure area throughout the bed on the F-150 created by the air after it flows over the passenger compartment. You could lay a piece of paper in the bed right at the front of the bed on the floor, pull out on the highway and watch it just sit there.
I have no doubt that exhaust gases could be pulled into that area from behind the tailgate............
Absolutely correct...I've observed piles of dried leaves tucked against the forward area of my truck bed just sitting there at highway speeds. The same principle is the reason for both aftermarket & OEM air deflectors on SUVs & station wagons. For the same reason, I haven't ordered a rear window on my pickups for the past two models...I dislike the backdraft into the cab.
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08-17-2014, 03:12 PM
#24
Senior Member
Up here those rear windows in the 4runners never lasted well. The tracks/motors would rust and seize causing the window to at best get stuck in its upward position, or worse drop the window into the tailgate and shatter when you hit a good pothole. Don't see them anymore as all have turned to rusty piles, common with old Toyotas here in the north.
08-18-2014, 05:19 AM
#25
08-18-2014, 04:41 PM
#26
Could Ford make the rear slider any smaller? Only thing I like about the Tundra is the full open mode which is awesome. So now the only thing I hate about the new F150 is the rear slider...lol. I also realize its all about weight savings so I can live with it.
Last edited by Lord-of-Ford; 08-18-2014 at 04:45 PM.
08-22-2014, 12:17 AM
#27
I replaced one of those Toyota 4 Runner rear window track and motors. It was a long day. There is a very strong spring in there. The arm the glass fastens to rusts off and lets the window fall into the door because the seal on the glass leaks.
08-25-2014, 01:15 AM
#28
Master Electrician
Don't lump me into your blanket statement of all of us wanting the entire window to come down. That design has had a few updates over the years; due to the window always leaking, rocks getting in the window track and jamming things up.
So no, I don't want an entire window to come down.
So no, I don't want an entire window to come down.
08-25-2014, 01:16 AM
#29
Master Electrician
08-25-2014, 02:33 AM
#30
Same way you tint literally any other window.