1
                                                                EXHIBIT 23


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Code-Alarm, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-8 of our report dated April 14,
1997 (which includes explanatory paragraphs relating to an uncertainty
concerning the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and the
existence of significant litigation) appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-K of Code-Alarm, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1996. 



Deloitte & Touche LLP
Detroit, Michigan
April 14, 1997

                                     E-8