EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-17821 on Form S-8, in Registration Statement No. 333-71483-1 on Form S-8 and
in Registration Statement No. 333-75277 on Form S-8 of Dura Automotive Systems,
Inc. of our reports dated March 24, 2003, appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002
(which reports express an unqualified opinion and include an explanatory
paragraph relating to the change in the Company's method of accounting for
goodwill and other intangible assets).

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 24, 2003