EXHIBIT 23.2


                           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption, "Experts" 
and "Selected Financial Data" and to the use of our report dated 
November 11, 1996, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of 
North Star Plating Company included in the Proxy Statement/Information Statement
of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. and North Star Plating Company that is
made a part of the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-18663) and 
Prospectus of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. for the registration of 
2,450,000 shares of its Common Stock.


                             /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 31, 1997