Striping, pin, body

Years 1963–79, 1983–92, 1998 Models 14 Factory citations 30

Also described as Body side pin stripingStriping, bodyStripe, body side lower accentStriping, pinStripe, body side, lower accent

Also documented for Buick GMC Oldsmobile Pontiac

Documented applications

Impala / Full-Size

1963–70s (varies) Confirmed

Nova / Chevy II

1976–1979 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1976 Chevrolet Nova, p.22.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1979 Chevrolet Nova, p.25.

Astro — First generation (1985–1994)

1986–1990 Factory-verified

with ZY1 solid paint a stripe color is required; included with ZY3 (1986 to 1988) or ZY4 (1990). 1986 from the 1986 cargo van pages in the kit file labelled 1985.

GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.29.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.29.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.9.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.14.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.8.

Blazer (full-size, K Blazer) — GMT400 (1992–1994)

1992 Factory-verified

the 1992 page prints striping; requires ZY1 or ZY2 paint; not with BYP

GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Blazer, p.15.

S-10 Blazer — First generation (1983–1994)

1986–1987 Factory-verified

with ZY1 solid paint and a stripe color; GM's later lists read D85 as a lower body side accent stripe

GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.9.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.45.

Caprice — third generation, B-body (1983–1990)

1988, 1990 Factory-verified

not with D84

GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Caprice, p.8.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Caprice, p.11.

Caprice — fourth generation, B-body (1991–1996)

1991 Factory-verified

body side and rear; standard on the Caprice Classic sedan, optional on the Caprice sedan and wagon

GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Caprice, p.2, p.4.

Corsica — L-body (1987–1996)

1989 Factory-verified

base Corsica; stripe colors by paint and trim on the color page; GM's 1998–2002 lists read D85 as a lower accent body side stripe

GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Corsica, p.15.

Chevy Van — Second generation G-series (1983–1996)

1984, 1986, 1989 Factory-verified

included with ZY5; 1984 from the 1984 data book pages in the kit file labelled 1985.

GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet G Van, p.49.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet G Van, p.28.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet G Van, p.34.

Malibu — fourth generation, A-body (1983)

1983 Factory-verified

on body sides and fenders; not with D84 or BX3; stripe color ordered separately (p.24; see Paint)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.7.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.23.

Malibu — Fifth generation (1997–2005)

1998 Factory-verified

platform-list code; the Malibu 1997–1999 kit order guides do not show it.

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.

Monte Carlo — fourth generation (1983–1988)

1983–1988 Factory-verified

not on the SS; not ordered with D84, whose custom two-tone includes pin striping; 1988 from the stripe chart heading, as the guide's pin-striping line prints no legible code

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.30.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.36.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.30.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.34.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.40.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.37.

S-10 pickup — First generation (1982–1993)

1986–1988 Factory-verified

1986–1987 from the color chart headings; discontinued for 1989 (the 1989 what's-new page)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet S 10, p.31.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet S 10, p.39.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet S 10, p.24.

Suburban — GMT400 (1992–1999)

1992 Factory-verified

Requires ZY1 or ZY2 paint

GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Suburban, p.19.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of D85 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.