What is claimed is:
1. A limo hire vehicle side including an elongated opening in the side which receives therein a window pane seated in the opening, said elongated opening having opposed ends with an internal panel adjacent at least one end and positioned so that a portion of the panel overlies the opening,
an essentially opaque material disposed between at least an end portion of an interior surface portion of the window pane and the portion of the panel overlying the opening, and at least one lamp attached to the window pane on an exterior surface portion of the window pane opposite the panel.
2. The vehicle side of claim 1 where there are at least two spaced apart holes in the window pane in the portion of the window pane opposite the panel, and a fastener extending through each of the holes and connected to said at least one lamp to secure the lamp to the window pane, and a grommet member positioned within each of the holes and surrounding each of the fasteners.
3. The vehicle side of claim 1 where there is a gasket disposed between an underside of said at least one lamp and the exterior surface portion of the window pane, said gasket having one side which is bonded by an adhesive to the underside of the lamp and another side which is bonded by an adhesive to the exterior surface portion of the window pane.
4. The vehicle side of claim 1 where said at least one lamp comprises a lens detachably mounted to a base which is secured to the exterior surface portion of the window pane by a fastener which is accessed upon detaching the lens to allow the fastener to be disconnected for removal of the lamp from the window pane.
5. The limousine vehicle side of claim 1 where the window pane has edges defining a substantially rhomboid configuration and the elongated opening has a shape substantially the same as the window pane with a perimeter having a seal along essentially the entire perimeter, said seal having a slot therein which receives the edges of the window pane.
6. The vehicle side of claim 1 including a lower body side wall positioned below the window pane, said window pane having sealed edges with a window molding strip along the sealed edge of the window adjacent the lower body side wall.
7. The vehicle side of claim 6 having along side the window pane a door with a substantially horizontal door molding strip along an intermediate exterior portion of the door, said window molding strip along the sealed edge of the window pane being horizontally aligned with the door molding strip.
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8. The vehicle side of claim 7 where the window molding strip along the sealed edge of the window pane and the door molding strip each have an exterior substantially similar in appearance.
9. The vehicle side of claim 1 including a top wall positioned above the window pane, said window pane having sealed edges with a window molding strip along the sealed edge of the window adjacent the top wall.
10. The limousine vehicle side of claim 9 having along side the window pane a door with a substantially horizontal door molding strip along an upper exterior portion of the door, said window molding strip along the sealed edge of the window pane being horizontally aligned with the door molding strip and having an exterior substantially similar in appearance to the appearance of the door molding strip.
11. A limousine vehicle side including
an elongated opening in the side which receives therein a window pane,
an elongated window pane seated in the opening, said window pane having an exterior surface, and
at least one lamp attached directly to the window pane on the exterior surface of the window pane.
12. The limousine vehicle side of claim 11 where there are at least two spaced apart holes in the window pane in the portion of the window pane opposite the panel, and a fastener extending through each of the holes and connected to said at least one lamp to secure the lamp to the window pane, and a seal member positioned within each of the holes and surrounding each of the fasteners.
13. The vehicle side of claim 11 where there is a gasket disposed between an underside of the lamp and the exterior surface portion of the window pane, said gasket having one side which is bonded by an adhesive to the underside of the lamp and another side which is bonded by an adhesive to the exterior surface portion of the window pane.
14. The vehicle side of claim 11 where said at least one lamp comprises a lens detachably mounted to a base which is secured to the exterior surface portion of the window pane by a fastener which is accessed upon detaching the lens to allow the fastener to be disconnected for removal of the lamp from the window pane.
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