Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in Amendment No. 3 to this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-100351) of TriMas Corporation of our report dated
April 30, 2002 (except for Note 19, as to which the date is June 6, 2002)
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of TriMas
Corporation, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Experts", "Summary Historical Financial
Data," and "Selected Historical Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Detroit, Michigan
January 28, 2003