TotalyHucked
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- Location
- Auburn, Georgia
- First Name
- Zach
- Truck Year
- 1985
- Truck Model
- Sierra 1500
- Engine Size
- 5.3
Unfortunately, looking at that picture, you have a hodge podge truck. '86 would have the headlight switch slightly further up than where it is with no switch above it. There would be a multifunction turn signal switch that has the wiper controls on it as well as the cruise button (if so equipped). You do have the later column in your truck, the big square on the side with the missing turn signal lever is the giveaway. An '83-down column would be smooth/round there. You also have a dimmer switch on the floor, which went away after '83. I think you have an '81-83 truck that's been re-VIN'd. Or an '86 that someone swapped an '81-83 cab onto. Only way to know for sure is to lift the cab up enough to check the VIN on the top of the frame rail and also take the dash pad off and look at the VIN plate and it's rivets. The manufacturers use a specific type of rivet for that VIN plate and most people just use regular pop rivets when swapping VINs.Now I’m even more confused!? The title shows an 86 and matches the VIN number on the dash…are you suggesting the steering column has been replaced with an 83 or older model?
Here is an '83 interior. It has the wiper controls above the headlight switch, the headlight switch is lower in the dash and has the floor mounted dimmer switch.
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Here's my '85 interior, which would be the same for '84-91. You can see the multifunction turn signal lever and lack of floor mounted dimmer switch. You can also see how the headlight switch moved up in the dash
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