!st gen front end conversion to 2nd gen?

[808SPACECRUZ]

really want the 84 van to have the factory fogs and wrap around lights as the 86 and up vans..... has any one done this yet and anybody got info?

[ninz30]

They look fairly identical. Can you get your hands on a 86-89 bezels?

[llamavan]

Everything forward of the front door hinges (plus the windshield) is different and non-interchangeable between 84-85 (first generation) and 86-89 (second generation) vans. If you are really serious about getting cornering lights of some kind, you could investigate the non-US markets. Some of those briefly got 1st gen bodies with cornering lights. But the easier way is to just buy a 2nd gen van.

Gwen

[808SPACECRUZ]

Everything forward of the front door hinges (plus the windshield) is different and non-interchangeable between 84-85 (first generation) and 86-89 (second generation) vans. If you are really serious about getting cornering lights of some kind, you could investigate the non-US markets. Some of those briefly got 1st gen bodies with cornering lights. But the easier way is to just buy a 2nd gen van.

Gwen

ahhh darnit.. thanks Gwen... i read your swap compatability list on tvp and was hoping i could pull it off because i have a 89 le with a blown engine and really bad rust and might pick up a 84 van soon.. really love my 89 front end more but i cant be too picky.... thanx again... wow windshield is different also huh? whats your honest thoughts on the first gens?