EXHIBIT 99.3


                                  INSTRUCTIONS

                           TO REGISTERED HOLDER AND/OR
         BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY PARTICIPANT FROM BENEFICIAL OWNER
                                       OF
                      J.L. FRENCH AUTOMOTIVE CASTINGS, INC.
                   11-1/2% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2009

     To Registered Holder and/or Participant of the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility:

     The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus, dated
__________________, 1999 (the "Prospectus") of J.L. French Automotive
Castings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the accompanying
Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), that together constitute
the Company's offer (the "Exchange Offer"). Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

     This will instruct you, the registered holder and/or book-entry transfer
facility participant, as to action to be taken by you relating to the
Exchange Offer with respect to the 11-1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
(the "Notes") held by you for the account of the undersigned.

     The aggregate face amount of the Notes held by you for the account of the
undersigned is (FILL IN AMOUNT):

     $                   of the 11-1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009

     With respect to the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby
instructs you (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX):

     / / TO TENDER the following Notes held by you for the account of the
         undersigned (INSERT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES TO BE TENDERED,
         IF ANY): $

     / / NOT TO TENDER any Notes held by you for the account of the
         undersigned.

     If the undersigned instruct you to tender the Notes held by you for the
account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized (a) to
make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature
below, hereby makes to you), the representation and warranties contained in
the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned
as a beneficial owner, including but not limited to the representations that
the undersigned's principal residence is in the state of (FILL IN STATE)
                  , (i) the undersigned is acquiring the Exchange Notes in
the ordinary course of business of the undersigned, (ii) the undersigned is
not participating, does not participate, and has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the
Exchange Notes, (iii) the undersigned acknowledges that any person
participating in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the
Exchange Notes must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), in
connection with a secondary resale transaction of the Exchange Notes acquired
by such person and cannot rely on the position of the Staff of the Securities
and Exchange Commission set forth in no-action letters that are discussed in
the section of the Prospectus entitled "The Exchange Offer - Resale of the
Exchange Notes," and the undersigned is not an "affiliate," as defined in
Rule 405 under the Act, of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; (b) to
agree, on behalf of the undersigned, as set forth in the Letter of
Transmittal; and (c) to take such other action as necessary under the
Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal to effect the valid tender of such
Notes.


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             Check this box if the Beneficial Owner of the Notes is a
             Participating Broker-Dealer and such Participating Broker-Dealer
             acquired the Notes for its own account as a result of market-making
    /  /     activities or other trading activities. IF THIS BOX IS CHECKED, A
             COPY OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS
             DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE BY J.L. FRENCH AUTOMOTIVE CASTINGS,
             INC., ATTENTION THOMAS C. DINOLFO, FACSIMILE (920) 458-4861.

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                                    SIGN HERE

Name of beneficial owner(s): ________________________________________________

Signature(s): _______________________________________________________________

Name (PLEASE PRINT): ________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________

         ____________________________________________________________________

         ____________________________________________________________________

Telephone number: ___________________________________________________________

Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number: __________________________

Date: _______________________________________________________________________

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