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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4
    
 
   
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Advanced Accessory Systems, LLC and AAS Capital Corporation of our report dated
December 5, 1997 relating to the financial statements of Valley Industries,
Inc., which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
    
 
   
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    
 
   
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    
   
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
    
   
April 22, 1999