Exhibit 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Bell Industries, Inc. of our report dated February 17,
2003 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of
Bell Industries, Inc. which appears in Bell Industries, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Los Angeles, California
July 8, 2003