EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Keystone
Automotive Industries, Inc. of our report dated February 27, 1998 appearing on
page 11 of the Republic Automotive Parts, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1997. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
May 18, 1998