# Bus glass: DOT tempered side, rear, and door lites

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.

Group: Vehicle glass (DOT)

Source: https://www.temperededge.com/industries/bus/

## Part families

- **Side window lites**: Repeat-pattern tempered lites for transit, school and shuttle bodies.
- **Rear & upper glazing**: Large-format shaped lites cut on the CNC from your pattern.
- **Emergency exit glass**: Exit-location glazing printed with the required legend and instructions.
- **Tinted passenger glass**: Gray or bronze passenger glass from stock, inside the spec for that opening. Exit lites stay clear.

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 |

## What we handle here

- **DOT-approved vehicle glazing** Marked and documented automotive and recreational vehicle glass, including the legend for that opening.
- **Ceramic frit screen printing** Borders, blackout bands, logos and legends fired into the glass during tempering. Permanent.
- **Large-format CNC cutting** Shapes, notches and radii cut from your DXF or DWG on lites up to 90" × 144".
- **Scheduled releases** Blanket POs with weekly pulls. We hold the released glass so your line can take it on schedule.

## FAQ

### Can you print emergency exit legends?

Yes. Exit instructions and any required legend go on as ceramic frit and fire in during tempering. They do not scrape off.

### Do you handle fleet rebuild quantities?

Yes. Give us the pattern set and quantities per bus and we'll schedule the run and rack it by position.

### Can you match glass on an older body?

Send a template or the old lite. We build the pattern and send a first article before running the fleet.

## Related industries

- [bus-doors](https://www.temperededge.com/industries/bus-doors/index.md)
- [on-road](https://www.temperededge.com/industries/on-road/index.md)
- [specialty-vehicles](https://www.temperededge.com/industries/specialty-vehicles/index.md)
- [off-road](https://www.temperededge.com/industries/off-road/index.md)