Chevy & GMC Vans

i think i have seen some early astros (pre 95) with what looks like an all steel front bumper and some that look to have a plastic top cover on them
is this true, are they from different years or trims?
do they intechange?
thanks

I have a 91 shorty with what I think are aluminum bumpers front and rear. They could be steel though not sure. Their is no plastic trim, just a bumper.

Look through this thread. There are all different years of vans in there.

thanks
looked at l the vans there
like the pre 95 body that has the plain steel bumper with out plastic cover
not sure what years or trims they came on though

my cargo has a plain steel front bumper, it's pretty basic, i think a radio and a/c were the only options on it...i would think you could put a chrome with plastic or abs end bumper like some passenger vans have on without much hassle...

From what i've seen & owned,the earlier cargos used a basic steel front bumper,
the earlier shorty/EXT's used a wider (fatter) chromed steel front bumper using
bumperettes(some not)/upper plastic/side skirt trim.The upper/side plastic trim is bolted on
& can be removed.RS & GT's are simillar but used color match paint opposed to
chrome & used color pinstripe insert in the upper plastic.
Interchangeability is easy to do.

Reaper is right, except I'm fairly sure that all of the bumpers on 85-94 vans are the same. The visual difference is that some have more plastic added to them than others. I did use a plain bumper from a cargo van on an my 91 and added all of the plastic stuff so it would look original. I had to drill all the holes, other than that, it was easy.

This is a pic of my 94, the bumper is the same as the one in death's picture except it has a bunch of plastic bolted to it.

I saw a rear bumper on ebay last year I wanted to buy but did not have the cash. It was from Astros built for export and had mounts molded in for reverse lights. I know this doesn't answer your question, but I thought it was cool.