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                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each
of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to such officer's knowledge:

          (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
               material respects, the financial condition and results of
               operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
               expressed in the Report.


Date:  March 11, 2005
                                                 /s/Thomas A. Dattilo
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                                                 Name:   Thomas A. Dattilo
                                                 Title:  Chief Executive Officer


                                                 /s/Philip G. Weaver
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                                                 Name:   Philip G. Weaver
                                                 Title:  Chief Financial Officer










The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure document.




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