EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report of Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2005 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Lawrence A. Denton, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to sec. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
     or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
     Company.

                                        /s/ Lawrence A. Denton
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                                        Lawrence A. Denton
                                        Chairman of the Board of Directors,
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
                                        (Principal Executive Officer)

March 10, 2006

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