Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Annual Report of Bell Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Tracy A. Edwards, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

•  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

•  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated the 26th day of March, 2004

/s/ TRACY A. EDWARDS

Tracy A. Edwards

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer