Barn doors and grill

[76Blue_Beast]

Hello guys and gals,

I've bought a new edition to the family. I've a 91 suburban. Came with a crate 350 and has 115 on the body and 15k on the motor. Love this beast but it has a barn door that is white and bent at the top. I was looking to see what years will fit this last year of the square bodies? Also can I use a tailgate from a blazer?

Next question would be about the grill. I wanted to clean the front up and wanted to know what grill years will fit the 91 and will a blazer one fit or a truck and can I use what years? I wanted to throw different lights in it and wanted to maybe swap for an older year single light instead of the double.

[Burbnasty]

That's a great find.

I'm pretty sure that any of the barn doors from any year burb will work. If you are asking about switching to a tailgate (from either a burb or a blazer) any year will also work, however you have a decent amount of work involved in the swap. I personally like the gate better, I think most like the barn doors better.

The easiest thing for a tailgate swap would be a doner vehicle, this way you would have all parts. I believe that up to a certain year, all of the holes that you need are pre drilled from the factory ( someone else can chime in on this) I think it would be easier to find a non power tailgate, this way you wouldn't have to run wiring to the dash and to a switch. Again I'm not 100 percent on this but its what I remember.

As far as the front clip, once again I think your is the one that everyone likes the best. I am with you and like the older style better. I think that the 80s style grille/ core support will bolt right up to your fenders, but I wasn't sure how old you meant by "single style". If you went to the 70s style you would need the entire front clip. This is something I have considered doing to my 86 if I could ever find a clean 70s front. I personally like that style the best.

Easiest thing to do would be to get a nice set of aftermarket bright lights for your grill, and find another barn door, but I like where your heads at with the swap idea.

Best of luck

[76Blue_Beast]

Burbnasty, thanks for the insight. Yeah it had a gate before my time and then was converted to the barn doors. So I'm pretty lucky to have both options. As far as the grill goes, I like the 80's grills so I'd be interested but also willing to find a good set of lights too for an alternative. Just wasn't sure what years would fit for parts as I've always had trucks and not a Burb.

[dragonball98312]

If you want a tail gate you'll need one from a suburban not a blazer. They are completely different

[76Blue_Beast]

Ok cool I'm open to either or. Just wanted to get a color match or something.

[special-K]

There may be some sort of aftermarket composite lights offered somewhere, but nothing GM. Many go back to the glass bulbs of the early GMT400s on the later ones.

[kwin]

I have a barn door suburban and a tailgate suburban. In my opinion the tailgate is a pain in the a**. The electric windows are prone for problems, crawling across them to reach into the cargo area is a pain and the big one is the rear glass.
When I bought my 91 my uncle who owned several said find a spare rear window because sooner or later it will explode.
I re did my interior last year and when I replaced the carpet in the cargo area the pad under the carpet had glass in it.
It had blown out once already. I will convert my tailgate burb to barn doors as soon as I find the parts.
Which ever way you go good luck and nice find.

Keith