SIlverado or Scottsdale? How to tell

[CapnDean]

Greetings:

I have recently purchased a 1992 Chevrolet C3500 Extended Cab Dually. I am having a great time restoring it. As I move from one project to the next I am learning a bunch but there is one thing that I cannot seem to figure out.

When I search for parts online, at Oreillys, Advanced auto and places like that, I am always asked: "Is your truck a Scottsdale?" I am never asked if it is a Silverado.

The VIN decoder does not tell me. None of the RPO codes specify scottsdale or silverado as far as I can tell.

The truck has Silverado badging behind the doors, BUT: This truck was repainted before and there have been multiple changes that I have found.

It is clear that this truck started life as an RV (Camper Special) - It has the TP2 Dual battery set up and some kind of serious cooler ( its electric and I am not sure if it helps the AC or the Manual Trans) in front of the radiator.

It wouldnt surpise me if somewhere along the line somebody stuck silverado badges on a scottsdale - but.... Anybody know a sure fire way to tell?

 

[RawbDidIt]

Greetings:

I have recently purchased a 1992 Chevrolet C3500 Extended Cab Dually. I am having a great time restoring it. As I move from one project to the next I am learning a bunch but there is one thing that I cannot seem to figure out.

When I search for parts online, at Oreillys, Advanced auto and places like that, I am always asked: "Is your truck a Scottsdale?" I am never asked if it is a Silverado.

The VIN decoder does not tell me. None of the RPO codes specify scottsdale or silverado as far as I can tell.

The truck has Silverado badging behind the doors, BUT: This truck was repainted before and there have been multiple changes that I have found.

It is clear that this truck started life as an RV (Camper Special) - It has the TP2 Dual battery set up and some kind of serious cooler ( its electric and I am not sure if it helps the AC or the Manual Trans) in front of the radiator.

It wouldnt surpise me if somewhere along the line somebody stuck silverado badges on a scottsdale - but.... Anybody know a sure fire way to tell?

Did you try going straight to GM? They have a phone number as well, but couldn't find that in the time I've got now, but the site below might help.

https://www.genuinegmparts.com/resources/vin-lookup

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[east302]

You can look through the dealer info packet for 1992, it has a list of Scottsdale vs Silverado features.

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/do...its/Chevrolet-Trucks/1992-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits.html

At a glance, Silverado was RPO code YE9 and Scottsdale Z62.

 

[CapnDean]

EAST302 Thank you! - The heritage page indicated YE9 RPO code as Silverado package. My RPO decoder simply called it YE9 convenience group.