And if they do, is the rear bumper identical (enough) to the one on a 1996 Bravada?

The rest of the story ...

Last Friday, I was stopped for a red light in my "new to me" 1996 Bravada. The car following me didn't stop. I was rear ended at about 10-15mph.

The best news is that I was mostly uninjured. My neck and back were a little stiff, and I spent the weekend with icepacks on my neck and sometimes on my back, but by this morning I felt much better.

For the Bravada, the good news is that the damage seems entirely limited to the center section and right hand extension of the rear bumper.

The bad news is the extension piece seems to be no longer available.

When I look at the GM Parts catalog on a few different online dealer parts departments, and I select "1996" for the year, "Oldsmobile" for the make, and "Bravada" for the model, I can see the bumper in the Body->Bumper & components - Rear. The bumper is part # 15031422, and list price is $356.43. Ouch. It also says that this bumper fits 1995-1997 models. What's interesting is that if I drop out of the catalog and go back and select "1995" for the year and "Oldsmobile" for the make, there is no choice for "Bravada" for the models available in 1995.

Now, when I go to my favorite used parts website, and I select 1996 Oldsmobile Bravada, rear bumper, it shows me bumpers 1996 and 1997 models, but no 1995 models. I also found out that every one listed within 200 miles of me is already sold or crushed.

For grins (or maybe out of sheer desperation), I looked specifically for 1995 Olds Bravadas, and a few came up. The used parts websites don't list the 1995 Bravada body parts as interchangeable with 1996.

If I get a bumper and right side bumper extension from a 1995 Bravada, will those parts bolt onto my 1996 Bravada?

 

Glad you're ok. GM didn't offer a bravada in 1995. 2nd gen bravadas were introduced in 1996. If someone advertises a 95, its a misprint.

 

I suspect that either a Blazer or Jimmy bumper and extension are exactly the same as the Bravada's. Might be cheaper to do a little research in that area.

 

Was the person who hit you found at fault? When my blazer got rear ended I just had their insurance fix it. Didn't cost me a dime.

 

That's what I thought. Then I called one of the places that had a "1995 Bravada" bumper. They gave me the VIN and the manufacture date from the door pillar sticker. It has a "S" in the VIN and a build date in November of 1994.

I'm going to look at that bumper today or tomorrow morning. I'll see what the vehicle really is. It could be a Blazer or Jimmy with a Bravada tailgate with the Bravada emblems, I guess. I'll report back after I look at the thing.

The bumpers are identical. Same GM Part # and the "This part also fits" section lists all three makes/models.

The extensions are different. The Jimmy and S10 share a part number, but the Olds has a different part number. I think it's because the contour on the moulding/cladding on the sides is different, and the extension blends from the bumper to that contour near the wheel well. It might fit, but it might look a little different. I might get a set from one of those to get the bumper center section, and search further for the Bravada extension piece.

I'm going to check this alleged "1995 Bravada" today with my own eyes. I'll report back tonight or tomorrow night.

 

Reporting back.

It does exist. It was a late production 1994 model made after the VIN tags switched from "R" to "S".

That makes it a first generation Bravada with the one piece bumper, not useful for my 1996 Bravda..