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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): MARCH 16, 2005


                          DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)





            DELAWARE                   000-21139                38-3185711
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)




              2791 RESEARCH DRIVE, ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN 48309
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)




                                 (248) 299-7500
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)




                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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230.425)

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Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)

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ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On March 16, 2005, Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. issued a press release
discussing its earnings guidance. A copy of the press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.


ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (a) None

     (b) None

     (c) Exhibits

     99.1       Press release issued March 16, 2005, filed herewith.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     According to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on March 16, 2005.

                               Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.

Date: March 16, 2005           /s/ Keith R. Marchiando
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                               By:  Keith R. Marchiando
                               Its: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                    (principal accounting and financial officer)


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     EXHIBIT      DESCRIPTION
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     99.1         Press release issued March 16, 2005, filed herewith.










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