2001 STS loaded but in an accident.

[MIke D]

A family friend had a 2001 STS black with beige interior. His daughter hit someone and took out the front end. It did NOT do any suspension or engine dammage However it did take out the core support forward and the windshield with the deploying of the airbags... He did not have collision and does not want to fix the car.

I was trying to swap the front end of my 93sts to make it an airport car but someone said it would not work. To repair it someone said the windshield alone was $2000. To me that is tough. SO we are debating about parting it out. I'm not talking about doing a Light switch here and some other knob there. I'm talking about who needs an engine, tranny, computers, suspension. Big things... He's been offered some money from a salvage yard and is wanting to just do that. I tell him it's worth more in parts... Or since it still runs does someone just want to buy it and fix it themselves...

So here it goes. If you need things and are serious about it Please email me @ Davism4@juno.com. Lets see what people need and what other questions we have.

Thanks in advance

Mike D

[Cadillac Jim]

A windshield for the E/K bodies (1992-1999) is about $225, and that includes the rain sensor. You can fix this car. Get three estimates from reputable body shops.

It's a well-known secret that most cars are worth more parted out than on the lot, but the difference is largely the labor of disassembling, cleaning up, and checking out the parts. That's why insurance companies like to total out later model cars rather than fix them, because they can get more for them as parts cars.

[MIke D]

I know the 93-99 are less because they are not the same as the 2001. With the rain sensing wipers and heated windshield the price goes up...

[MIke D]

Instead of putting HID's back in this car, can I put the regular lights back in from a 99? Will the computer recognize it or will it have problems?

[WarrenJ]

To repair it someone said the windshield alone was $2000. To me that is tough.

Back in the mid-90s Cadillac used a heated windshield that is no longer available at *any* price.

It used to command prices in the $1500+ range. Folk simply replaced them with non-heated windshields.

Perhaps that's what "someone" was speaking about?

Regards,

Warren

[Cadillac Jim]

The rain sensor was standard for E/K bodies in my year (1997). The price of $225 is installed, with rain sensor. I've had a star on my windshield for 8 years and keep current in case it spreads or I ever just get irritated with it.