The "E" means that the glass has been approved for road use in Europe on European member licensed automobiles by the Economic Committee of Europe (ECE). The number next to the "E" indicates the country which approved the item. The numbers are as follows: 1 - Germany; 2 - France; 3 - Italy; 4 - Netherlands; 5 - Sweden; 6 - Belgium; 7 - Hungary; 8 - Czech Republic; 9 - Spain; 10 - Yugoslavia; 11 - United Kingdom; 12 - Austria; 13 - Luxembourg; 14 - Switzerland; 15 - (vacant); 16 - Norway; 17 - Finland; 18 - Denmark; 19- Romania; 20 - Poland; 21 - Portugal; 22 - Russian Federation; 23 - Greece; 24 - (vacant); 25 - (vacant); and 26 - Slovenia.
1. Temperlite-LT is the brand name for this type of glass. This is the registered brand of Asahi India's fully tempered safety glass for use as side and back glass.
2. ISI Specifications.
3. Logo of Asahi
4. Manufacturing Licence of unit conplying with IS specifications. This particular number in the picture translates to - 2081844 Asahi India Glass Ltd, 94.4Kms. National Highway-8, Vill.-Jaliawas,Tehsil-Bawal, Rewari, Haryana, Pin - 123501
5. E code. indicates the country that certified the windshield. E2 is France
6. TP-M33A - This is the model number of the glass. TP here means tempered, 33 means 3.3mm thickness and A means for use in Automobiles. Since tempered glass has other than auto use as well the 'A' is used. This is unique to the manufacturer.
7. 43R-001264 - certification according to EU standards
8. Identification of the manufaturing time frame of the glass. Not sure how to dechiper this code, but let me try and guess. My car was purchased in Dec 2007. Manufactured in Oct 2007.
FUYAO (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
Fuyao Group is a joint venture corporation founded in 1987 in Fuzhou specialized in production of automotive safety glass, and is the first company of the trade in China listed in the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1993. Fuyao (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. established in Hong Kong in December 1994, the company is responsible for import and export business of the Fuyao Group. Fuyao Group is the largest, most advanced manufacturer, and the biggest exporter of the automotive glass in China. Today, FUYAO automotive glass are successfully exported to Asia, America, Australia, Europe, including Ukraine and Russia.