A "Sasquatch" type package could include some sort of rail system.
Bed racks are really cool and I think we are going to see so many options like this at SEMA. The Maverick is going to be the prince of the show.Skip the roof rack, install a bed rack.
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A bed rack on the ranger makes sense, that very unfortunate antenna location will make this less of an option though.Skip the roof rack, install a bed rack.
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Now we are talking! sasquatch for the Maverick!!!!!!A "Sasquatch" type package could include some sort of rail system.
My Mini Cooper has roof antennae. I just unscrew it when I put my kayak up there. Will the Maverick antennae not unscrew?When Ford talks about the "target audience" for this " lifestyle vehicle" meant for "young people who mountain bike and kayak" I really have to wonder if they actually know anyone who really is into kayaking.
I've yet to see a roof rack in any pictures, and there's no way a 4.5 foot bed will hold a 12 foot kayak safely.
The idiotic roof mounted antenna says to me that they're trying to discourage anyone from putting anything on the roof. I suffered with one on my '12 Focus and am still amazed that I didn't break it off while loading and unloading my kayaks over the years.
The Maverick has handyman, parts delivery, and company service vehicle written all over it, especially the base XL model. However if it doesn't have roof rails from the factory that interface with common cross bars, they're missing a big chunk of sales.
The noticable step up to the top of their factory cap, combined with the stupid spoiler bump at the back, once again says, "don't mount anything here, you'll scratch the spoiler putting ladders or canoes up here".
I know one guy said his 500 had a 50lbs roof weight limit because of the sunroof, which is fine for a car, but pathetically stupid for any truck.
A roof rack would obviously lower MPG slightly, but if they want to actually sell this to kayakers, they absolutely need a good solid factory roof rail as an option.
The baby bronco and escape have roof racks last I knew, why not the Maverick?
It seems they're ignoring a great market segment, and ruining it with that stupid antenna that they claimed was a "design element" targeted at city dwellers...
That Ranger has the same shark fin+antenna setup as the Maverick.
The pics i have seen of the ranger show it with the OLD black antennae set-up??? Will that be gone at time of production?That Ranger has the same shark fin+antenna setup as the Maverick.
I know Yakima and Tule and others make good products, but I hate the idea of drilling holes into the roof of a brand new $25,000 truck. It should be a factory option to be included with the warranty. If they had bothered to do that, they would've figured out really quickly that no one wants a shark fin antenna. I'd rather have a metal whip antenna like my 1993 Explorer had.I am hoping to see options from either Yakima, Tule or the other brands.
Those will be no drill installs. I considered them briefly for my CumminsI know Yakima and Tule and others make good products, but I hate the idea of drilling holes into the roof of a brand new $25,000 truck. It should be a factory option to be included with the warranty. If they had bothered to do that, they would've figured out really quickly that no one wants a shark fin antenna. I'd rather have a metal whip antenna like my 1993 Explorer had.
Can you please explain? How are roof rails mounted, if not drilled into the metal? Superglue?Those will be no drill installs. I considered them briefly for my Cummins
Can you please explain? How are roof rails mounted, if not drilled into the metal? Superglue?
My '12 Focus had the same roof mounted antenna and it could barely pick up anything. I live just north of Boston and there's a million radio stations on FM or AM with a good radio, the focus got very few and lost them easily. My '02 Focus had much better radio reception. Personally I've never seen a stub fin antenna that worked the way a regular old whip did.bare roofs are the norm for pickup trucks. Thule/Yakima/Rhino Rack will give you rack options very soon after launch that cling onto the sides and under your doors if you want stuff on the roof, and I'm sure their existing lineup of bed racks can work with the Maverick bed. I prefer a centered antenna because you can mount stuff on either side as long as you clear the antenna height. For people who don't want a roof rack, which is most truck owners from what I see on the road, the antenna on the roof (at the highest point of the vehicle) gives the best signal for all the services it provides signal for.
Weird, the Sharkfin on my LX gives me no issuesMy '12 Focus had the same roof mounted antenna and it could barely pick up anything. I live just north of Boston and there's a million radio stations on FM or AM with a good radio, the focus got very few and lost them easily. My '02 Focus had much better radio reception. Personally I've never seen a stub fin antenna that worked the way a regular old whip did.