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                                  EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS








We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 File No. 333-______), being filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") by The Coast Distribution System, Inc. pertaining
to The Coast Distribution System, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, of our report
dated March 15, 2000, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of The
Coast Distribution System and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and
the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Coast Distribution System for
the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2000.


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San Jose, California
December 19, 2000