CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Standard Motor Products, Inc.:


We have issued our reports dated March 15, 2006, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements and schedule and management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the
Annual Report of Standard Motor Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2005. We hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of said reports in the Registration Statement of Standard Motor
Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File No. 333-125600, effective June
7, 2005).



GRANT THORNTON LLP


New York, New York
March 15, 2006