Specifications

Vancouver Police Service
Command
Production Specification
SVI #847 Page 55 of 107 September 18, 2012
REAR ENTRY DOOR
Access to the interior body compartment shall be provided through a rear entry door. The door opening shall be
approximately 32" wide x 77" high.
Construction of the rear entry door shall be with 1/8" aluminum exterior smooth plate, the interior door pan shall be
constructed from 1/8" aluminum treadplate.
The door shall be hung on full height 14 gauge stainless steel hinges with 1/4" stainless steel pins. The hinge shall be
bolted to the door and body with stainless steel machine screws at 5" offset centers. The hinge shall be slotted
horizontally and vertically for ease of adjustment. A polyester barrier film gasket shall be placed between the stainless
steel hinge and door.
A polyester barrier film gasket shall be placed between the stainless steel handles and the aluminum door panels. The
door latch shall be a double catch two-point safety slam latch recessed inside the double panel door with strike plate
mounted top and bottom of the door frame.
The latch mechanism shall include a stainless steel paddle handle on the inside.
The hinged door(s) shall have a stainless steel 6" offset bent D-ring locking handle. A gasket shall be placed between
stainless steel handle and door. Door latches shall be a two-point rotary slam, double-catch latch, recessed inside the
double panel door with striker plate.
FOLD-DOWN STEP
There shall be one (1) fold-down step located at the bottom of the roof access stairway mounted on top of bumper to
reduce the distance from the ground to the first step. The step surface shall be NFPA compliant aluminum treadplate and
shall manually fold up into the stairway with an over-center gas shock to hold step in position during travel. The step shall
activate the "Hazard Warning Light" in the cab when not in the stowed position.
ENTRY HANDRAILS
There shall be two (2) handrails provided at entry door, one (1) vertical on exterior of body on door handle side, and one
(1) on inside of door. The interior handrail shall be angled for optimum use when entering or exiting the walk-in portion of
the body.
Handrails shall be NFPA compliant 1-1/4" knurled 304 stainless steel with welded end stanchions.
WINDOW(S)
There shall be one (1) 18"wide x 22" high, double-paned insulated, vertical sliding window(s) installed in the entrance
door. Each window shall have dark, reflective Limo type automotive type safety glass mounted in an extruded
aluminum frame. The frame shall have a black anodized finish.