Side window lites
Repeat-pattern tempered lites for transit, school and shuttle bodies.
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Side, rear, and emergency-exit glazing for bus builders and fleet rebuilders. DOT-approved tempered lites, cut to pattern, printed with the required legends, and packed to arrive in one piece.
Repeat-pattern tempered lites for transit, school and shuttle bodies.
Large-format shaped lites cut on the CNC from your pattern.
Exit-location glazing printed with the required legend and instructions.
Gray or bronze passenger glass from stock, inside the spec for that opening. Exit lites stay clear.
| Glazing type | Tempered safety glazing for permitted locations |
| Max lite size | 90" × 144" |
| Thickness | 5/32", 3/16", 1/4" (4–6 mm) typical |
| Marking | DOT legend plus exit instruction and branding printing |
| Fabrication | CNC shape cut, radius corners, holes and notches |
| Size tolerance | ± 1/32" on cut size; squareness within 1/16" |
| Standards | ANSI/SAE Z26.1-1996 · FMVSS 205 · AS-2 / AS-3 TEMP · DOT 2050 · permanent temper mark |
| Packaging | Racked with interleaving for fleet quantities |
Need a spec not listed? We quote off your drawing. Colors we usually keep on hand.
DXF, DWG, PDF, a dimensioned sketch, or a photo of the part. We check holes and edge distances against the tempering limits before we price it, so the number is for a part we can actually make.
Start a quote →Missing something? Call the shop. You will reach someone who has run the furnace.
Yes. Exit instructions and any required legend go on as ceramic frit and fire in during tempering. They do not scrape off.
Yes. Give us the pattern set and quantities per bus and we'll schedule the run and rack it by position.
Send a template or the old lite. We build the pattern and send a first article before running the fleet.
A short note on the part is enough for a first number. Drawings and photos welcome.