EXHIBIT 31.2

                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, R. Jeffrey Ornstein, certify that:

   1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Superior Industries
       International, Inc.;

   2.  Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
       statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
       to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
       such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
       covered by this annual report;

   3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
       information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
       material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
       flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
       annual report;

   4.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
       establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
       defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant
       and have:

       a.  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
           disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
           supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
           registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
           us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
           which this annual report is being prepared;

       b.  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
           and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions
           about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as
           of the end of the period covered by the annual report based on our
           evaluation; and

       d.  disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant's
           internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
           registrant's fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or
           is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
           control over financial reporting; and

   5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
       our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
       to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
       board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

       a.  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
           operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
           reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
           record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

       b.  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
           employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
           control over financial reporting.

Date: March 11, 2004                 /s/ R. Jeffrey Ornstein
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                                     R. Jeffrey Ornstein
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer