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Just left a dealer with a 23 OB date of 11-22-22. Same part number as my 22 with a 10-21-22 date. Part number
M2DB-S501C22-D.
Looks a little better than mine, but nowhere near flat. I don’t think they changed anything.
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FYI
The reason why they are/get wavy... is... because when you tilt the back up to get inside your rig... the plastic stretches (kind of from a square rectangle to a trapezoid) and, therefore, that's how it gets "wavy"...

I have never.... ever have seen such a perfect rear window!!! that is amazing!!!
Try to keep it perfect... just don't lift your rear top section.
Mine are no waiver than when new so I don't buy your how it becomes wavy
They are wavy because the bottom of the window is multilevel. The sliders are not at same distance from top of fender and you can even see it in the sticking that is tri level
 

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At $650+ per pair and still needing to buy a new set of receiver rails at the right level I will pass
 

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At $650+ per pair and still needing to buy a new set of receiver rails at the right level I will pass
So did the rails change part numbers at one point?
 

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Just left a dealer with a 23 OB date of 11-22-22. Same part number as my 22 with a 10-21-22 date. Part number
M2DB-S501C22-D.
Looks a little better than mine, but nowhere near flat. I don’t think they changed anything.
It’s obvious the early 23s got the remaining inventory of same old windows. They absolutely changed at some point.
 

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Took delivery of a 2023 Badlands on Monday, and the soft top side windows are the least wavy I've ever seen on a new Bronco. Did I just get lucky? Anyone else taken delivery on a '23 and notice this? They'll probably get wavy as time passes anyhow, but still.

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Looks awesome. Mine look like total ass.
 

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They are near useless. How would canvas sides look?
 

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Took delivery of a 2023 Badlands on Monday, and the soft top side windows are the least wavy I've ever seen on a new Bronco. Did I just get lucky? Anyone else taken delivery on a '23 and notice this? They'll probably get wavy as time passes anyhow, but still.

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Does look nice! If that were a boat, I'd guess that they changed the quality of the plastic, ie, made it thicker and a more UV resistant polymer, like an upgrade to Isenglass. The problem with upgrading the plastic window is that it won't wrinkle or fold when, say, raising the rear "window". Trade-offs.
 

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BuT ThEy HaVe To Be WaVy So ThE BaCK CaN OpEn!!! 🤪 Glad they figured it out. The wrinkled ones and the apologists for them were embarrassing.
It is a design problem with plastic windows, same as on boats.
 

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I realize I may be in the minority but I’ve never had concern over the slightly wavy windows 🤷‍♂️ And I’ve been told by many that I’m very anal/OCD 😜
 

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Slowly but surely the bronco is getting there , later 2023 models are getting lots of little issues fixed behind the scenes, get those issues ironed out and a refresh with a proper digital dash , 2.3 manual with port injection, active exhaust , bump in hp and torque , better colours , sound system improvement, better quality interior , ford might get my money before
Toyota with the new 4 runner hybrid or tacoma , big maybe
 

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I realize I may be in the minority but I’ve never had concern over the slightly wavy windows 🤷‍♂️ And I’ve been told by many that I’m very anal/OCD 😜
The windows never bothered me either. Heretics we are.
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