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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated March 10, 1997, with respect to the financial
statements of Valley Industries Inc. included in the Registration Statement
(Form S-4 No. 333-      ) and related Prospectus of Advanced Accessory Systems,
LLC and AAS Capital Corporation for the registration of $125,000,000 of their
9 3/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007.
 
                                         /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Detroit, Michigan
March 30, 1998