DOT tempered glass for on-road vehicle manufacturers

Side and rear glazing for on-road builds and upfits. DOT-approved tempered lites, cut to your pattern, blackout-printed for urethane bonding, and marked for compliance.

DOT APPROVED
AS-2 / AS-3 LOCATIONS
BOND-READY FRIT
MARKED & DOCUMENTED

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WHAT WE MAKE

Part families we run for on-road builders and upfitters

Side & rear lites

Shaped tempered glazing for cab, box and conversion openings.

Bonded-in glass

Blackout frit band for urethane adhesion and UV protection at the bond line.

Sliding & vent lites

Small lites with the notches and holes the frame set requires.

Tinted glazing

Light gray or bronze, held to the transmittance that location allows. GL-20 is usually too dark for a vision area, and we will say so before we cut it.

SPECIFICATIONS

On-road vehicle glass specs

Glazing type	Tempered safety glazing for AS-2 / AS-3 locations
Thickness	1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 1/4" (3–6 mm)
Marking	DOT legend, model designation and manufacturer identification
Decoration	Ceramic frit blackout band, 1–2 color
Fabrication	CNC shape cut, holes, 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
Programs	First article approval then scheduled production

Need a spec not listed? We quote off your drawing. Colors we usually keep on hand.

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.
Tempering under the same roof Cut, printed and tempered in one building, so a print revision doesn't ripple through three subcontractors.
Scheduled releases Blanket POs with weekly pulls. We hold the released glass so your line can take it on schedule.

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A drawing beats a phone call

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.

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FAQ

Questions we get about on-road vehicle glazing

Missing something? Call the shop. You will reach someone who has run the furnace.

Can you supply windshields?

No. Windshields are laminated glass, and we do not laminate. We supply tempered glazing for the side and rear locations where tempered glass is allowed.