Bumpers, front and rear, deluxe chromed

Years 1963–79, 1983–89, 1993–94 Models 9 Factory citations 26

Also described as Deluxe bumper stripsDeluxe bumpersBumpers, front and rear, deluxe, chromedBumper impact strips, front and rearRub strips, front and rear bumperBumper rub strips, front and rear

Also documented for Buick GMC

Documented applications

Impala / Full-Size

1963–70s (varies) Confirmed

Nova / Chevy II

1973–1975 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1974 Chevrolet Nova, p.53.

Astro — First generation (1985–1994)

1986–1988, 1993, 1994 Factory-verified

with color-keyed end caps and black rub strips; the 1990 to 1992 option lines print only VES (the 1991 and 1992 pages print VE5 only inside other options' notes), so those years are left out.

GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.12.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.26.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.6.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.12.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.10.

Blazer (full-size, K5) — Square body (1983–1991)

1983, 1984, 1986 Factory-verified

includes black resilient impact strips; not with V31; the 1985 bumper line has no code

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Blazer, p.9.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Blazer RV Full Size, p.5.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Blazer, p.11.

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

1984–1989 Factory-verified

standard on the Caprice Classic sedan and coupe and on the Brougham

GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.41.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.43.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Caprice, p.43.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, p.46.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Caprice, p.68.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Caprice, p.55, p.74.

Citation — X-body (1983–1985)

1984–1985 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Citation, p.35.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Citation, p.34.

Impala — sixth generation, B-body (1983–1985)

1984–1985 Factory-verified

optional on the sedan (1BL69), standard on the Caprice Classic coupe and sedan

GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.41.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.43.

Malibu — fourth generation, A-body (1983)

1983 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.21.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.23.

Suburban — Square body (1983–1991)

1983–1987 Factory-verified

with black resilient impact strips; not with V31; 1983–1985 and 1987 from the custom options feature pages; the 1988 pages print VES; the 1989 option weight table prints VE5, but the 1989 option pages name chromed bumpers only inside YG3, so 1989 is left out

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Suburban, p.25.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Suburban, p.29.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Suburban, p.29.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Suburban, p.18.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Suburban, p.35.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of VE5 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.