Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in Amendment No. 1 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.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
November 22, 2002