EXHIBIT 99.2


                       CERTIFICATE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL
                          OFFICER OF GENTEX CORPORATION


Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350):

I, Enoch C. Jen, Chief Financial Officer of Gentex Corporation, certify, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350), that:

         (1)      The annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                  2002, which this statement accompanies, fully complies with
                  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and
                  Exchange Act of 1934 and;
         (2)      The information contained in this annual report on Form 10-K
                  for the year ended December 31, 2002, fairly presents, in all
                  material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of Gentex Corporation.

                               GENTEX CORPORATION



Dated:  February 27, 2003      By:      /s/ Enoch C. Jen
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                                        Enoch C. Jen

                               Its:     Vice President - Finance




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