EX-99.2 75 file067.htm FORM OF LETTER TO BROKERS, DEALERS


                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                         COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.

                                OFFER TO EXCHANGE
            ALL OUTSTANDING PRIVATELY PLACED 7% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2012
               FOR AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF ITS 7% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2012
                           WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
                  UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED

                                                                 _________, 2005

To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
   Trust Companies and other Nominees:

     As described in the enclosed Prospectus, dated _____________, 2005 (as the
same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus"), and
Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), Cooper-Standard Automotive
Inc. (the "Company"), Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. and certain subsidiaries of
the Company (together with Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the "Guarantors"), are
offering to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") up to $200,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Company's 7% Senior Notes due 2012 that have been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as guaranteed by the
Guarantors (collectively, the "Exchange Notes"), for any and all of its
outstanding 7% Senior Notes due 2012, guaranteed by the Guarantors
(collectively, the "Outstanding Notes") in integral multiples of $1,000 upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of the enclosed Prospectus and related
Letter of Transmittal. The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical in all
material respects (including principal amount, interest rate and maturity) to
the terms of the Outstanding Notes for which they may be exchanged pursuant to
the Exchange Offer, except that the Exchange Notes are freely transferable by
holders thereof. The Outstanding Notes are unconditionally guaranteed (the "Old
Guarantees") by the Guarantors, and the Exchange Notes will be unconditionally
guaranteed (the "New Guarantees") by the Guarantors. Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, the
Guarantors offer to issue the New Guarantees with respect to all Exchange Notes
issued in the Exchange Offer in exchange for the Old Guarantees of the
Outstanding Notes for which such Exchange Notes are issued in the Exchange
Offer. Throughout this letter, unless the context otherwise requires and whether
so expressed or not, references to the "Exchange Offer" include the Guarantors'
offer to exchange the New Guarantees for the Old Guarantees, references to the
"Exchange Notes" include the related New Guarantees and references to the
"Outstanding Notes" include the related Old Guarantees. The Company will accept
for exchange any and all Outstanding Notes properly tendered according to the
terms of the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. Consummation of the
Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions described in the Prospectus.

     WE URGE YOU TO PROMPTLY CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS FOR WHOM YOU HOLD OUTSTANDING
NOTES REGISTERED IN YOUR NAME OR IN THE NAME OF YOUR NOMINEE. PLEASE BRING THE
EXCHANGE OFFER TO THEIR ATTENTION AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE.

     Enclosed are copies of the following documents:

     1.   The Prospectus;

     2.   The Letter of Transmittal for your use in connection with the tender
          of Outstanding Notes and for the information of your clients,
          including a Substitute Form W-9 and Guidelines for Certification of
          Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 (providing
          information relating to U.S. federal income tax backup withholding);

     3.   A form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery; and

     4.   A form of letter, including a Letter of Instructions, which you may
          use to correspond with your clients for whose accounts you hold
          Outstanding Notes held registered in your name or the name of your
          nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients' instructions
          regarding the Exchange Offer.



     Your prompt action is requested. Please note that the Exchange Offer will
expire at 12:00 a.m. midnight, New York City time, on _____________, 2005 (the
"Expiration Date"), unless the Company otherwise extends the Exchange Offer.

     To participate in the Exchange Offer, certificates for Outstanding Notes,
together with a duly executed and properly completed Letter of Transmittal or
facsimile thereof, or a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such
Outstanding Notes into the account of Wilmington Trust Company (the "Exchange
Agent"), at the book-entry transfer facility, with any required signature
guarantees, and any other required documents, must be received by the Exchange
Agent by the Expiration Date as indicated in the Prospectus and the Letter of
Transmittal.

     The Company will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or
to any other persons (other than the Exchange Agent) in connection with the
solicitation of tenders of the Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
However, the Company will pay or cause to be paid any transfer taxes, if any,
applicable to the tender of the Outstanding Notes to it or its order, except as
otherwise provided in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal.

     If holders of the Outstanding Notes wish to tender, but it is impracticable
for them to forward their Outstanding Notes prior to the Expiration Date or to
comply with the book-entry transfer procedures on a timely basis, a tender may
be effected by following the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the
Prospectus and in the Letter of Transmittal.

     Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Exchange Offer should be
addressed to the Exchange Agent its address and telephone number set forth in
the enclosed Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal. Additional copies of the
enclosed materials may be obtained from the Exchange Agent.

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.

     NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU
OR ANY OTHER PERSON AS AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR
AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON
BEHALF OF EITHER OF THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE OFFER, OTHER THAN THE
DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED HEREWITH AND THE STATEMENTS EXPRESSLY CONTAINED THEREIN.


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