1999 Silverado - New or Old Body Style

'new body style' is the one they used in 2000, 'old body style' is the one they used in '98. In 99, they used both.

I may be wrong, but I believe all '99 Silverado's were new body style. The old body style trucks weren't Silverado's in '99. H

You're right, but some people still just refer to both body styles as "chevy half ton pickup" or some such drabble....and it's then that the clarification as to "new" or "old" is needed......"new" is "Silverado", and "old" is "C/K".....

So up until 1999 Silverado meant a towing package and cloth seats?

~KJ~

No.

the silverado was the highest level trim package offered in a C/K truck. GMC's equivilent I *think* is the XLE.

the trim levels offered (in order, bottom to top) were W/T, Cheyenne, Scottsdale (all the 88-98's chev's I have ever driven have been these, including the one I own) and Silverado.

-Bret

GMC equivalent is SIERRA.

"Silverado",

ERRRR WRONGO...

the equivilent trim level was XLE... all GMC C/K's (88-98) were sierra's.

-Bret

EEERRR.... We were both wrong. Should be *SLE* H

often times the old body style would be referred to as the '1500 classic', and if i remember right, it's actually worded that way on the logos. the easiest way to tell, is by looking at your front doorpanels...

old body style has a small grille for a tweeter just forward of the power locks, window, and mirror switches, and a separate round grille for the midrange in the front lower corner of the door (not applicable in the 'heater and keys' models, but they will still have a mostly round midrange grill in the bottom corner)

new body style has one large oddly shaped grill in the lower front corner of the door covering all speakers

I would think the easiest way to tell if you have a Silverado would be to read the emblem saying "SILVERADO" If there isn't one, your truck more than likely isn't one...

actually that can just make it worse... towards the end of the C/K, trucks with the Silverado trim package said silverado under the name Chevrolet on the tailgate.

-Bret