EXHIBIT 23.4

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


    We consent to the inclusion in the registration statement on Form S-4 dated
August 9, 1999 of Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. of our report dated 7 September
1998, in respect of the consolidated balance sheets of Adwest Automotive Plc and
its subsidiaries at 30 June 1998 and 30 June 1997, and the related consolidated
profit and loss accounts, reconciliations of movements in shareholders' funds
and consolidated cash flow statements for each of the years in the three year
period ended 30 June 1998 and to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in the Form S-4 dated August 9, 1999.


KPMG Audit Plc


August 6, 1999