Rear slider window

How hard is it to remove the rear window in one piece? I just bought a canopy with no front window and want to remove the back window from the truck and cut an opening in the canopy. TIA Cheers, Dave

 

Are you wanting to connect them as in one big open space? If so, really dumb idea. You'll need a flexible boot between the two, which will end up leaking, it'll be loud as hell and your heat and A/C will work overtime trying to make the cab comfortable.

 

Tell me how you really feel ;-) I would like to be able to pass between the 2 spaces. Just spitballin' at this point. The other choice is to go on a diet so I can squeeze thru the slider. Thanks for the reply. I had considered most of those things, but thought maybe someone might have tried something different. Cheers, Dave

 

Back when you could get dual windows that slid to the sides you could climb through but yeah the single windows are too small for most of us (they're kinda fragile too). You might be able to come up with some sort of flip up window but I think you'd have trouble with keeping it weather tight.

Years ago there was the custom made Nissan Bushmaster and before that there was a Toyota version (I'm brain farting on what it was called, most of them were yellow IIRC; it supposedly inspired the 4Runner/Surf) where the bed was attached to the cab. The heating/cooling issues were supposedly a big issue as was the flex between the bed and cab. There have been some custom show trucks where they've done it as well, usually full sized though.

I can see the appeal in some limited situations, stealth camping or having to climb from the back into the cab to leave quickly, but I just can't seen it being done well enough to make it worthwhile. JMHO

 

The rear window is held in place with two bolts / nuts at the bottom corners and two clips at the top. It is also glued in place all around. It would have to be cut out using standard removal tools to cut through the rubber sealant.

 

And as someone who watched his rear window being replaced by the glass guy, it's a complete PITA.

The bolts are behind the interior plastic on the bottom. The clips are kind of a pain as well. They use a really strong adhesive that will probably make you bend up the window frame.

 

Not something that you want to do on purpose. It is an ugly job.

I remember when they just used a big rubber gasket, twine and some lubricant. I thought that was a pain in the @ss. I knew nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L0H-saeriY

 

Thanks all, great info. I was thinking of stealth camping and having the dogs so I could communicate with them. But, oh well. I'll still put a window in the front of the canopy for rear view vision. Cheers, Dave

 

I honestly can't recall the last time I used the sliding window in my cab. I used it a lot in my 1st gen since I could reach it from the driver's seat (extra cab) but on the second gen (access cab) I have to open the little back door to get to it and then opening the slider on the shell is kind of a pain as well. I do open the camper shell front window when I'm sleeping back there if the bugs aren't bad.