I'm going to fabricate my own doors and I'm either going to buy the windows from one or more suppliers, or fabricate the windows also. (I'm even considering doing the windows with hardwood)
I thought that the windows were going to be a piece of cake, since I'm a glazing contractor. Most of the windows that I've looked at so far, are more geared towards the van conversion market. For the most part, they are contoured to match the surface of certain makes and models of vans. I have only found a couple of non-contoured frames. If I go with a prefabricated window, it will definately be with an anodized frame. Mill finish aluminum, here on the coast, just doesn't cut it. I've had some bad experiences with the local powder coating company also, so that is out as well.
I haven't sat down yet and really spent a lot of time searching for the windows yet, just looked at what two of my suppliers had to offer. One supplier did have what I wanted, but everything was considered a special order. (More $$$)
I took a quick peek at different door and window hardware also and that seems to be available in just about every concievable application.
Oh Yaa, another bugaboo about these prefabed windows, is the limited choice for wall thickness application.
When I do get my sources dialed in, If I end up going with prefabs, I'll definately share my results.
My main glazing supplier is:
http://www.crlaurence.com (I don't know if they sell to the general consumer or not)
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