Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-86394) and related
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement of Collins & Aikman Corporation for the
issuance of 40,000,000 shares of Collins & Aikman Corporation Common Stock, and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August 24, 2001,
with respect to the combined financial statements of the Operating Businesses of
the Becker Group and its Predecessors included in Collins & Aikman Corporation's
Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on September 17, 2001.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Detroit, Michigan
May 20, 2002