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                                                                  Exhibit 10-183




                                    AGREEMENT

         This Agreement dated as of January 31, 2002 (the "Agreement"), between
Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "LPC"), and The CIT
Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. ("Lender").

         WHEREAS, Lender and LPC have entered into a certain Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of March 19, 1997, including Rider A thereto, as amended, and
certain supplements, documents, instruments, and agreements in connection
therewith and LPC has executed certain promissory notes in connection therewith
(all of the foregoing, as amended, modified, and supplemented, being referred to
collectively as the "Loan Documents").

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1. WAIVER. Subject to paragraph 2, hereof, the Lender hereby waives,
until April 30, 2002, any Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan
Documents, resulting solely from the failure of LPC to pay any principal or
interest due on February 1, 2000, May 1, 2000, August 1, 2000, November 1, 2000,
February 1, 2001, May 1, 2001, August 1, 2001, November 1, 2001, or February 1,
2002, in respect of (a) LPC's 14% Junior Subordinated Notes due February 1,
2002, (b) LPC's Junior Subordinated Convertible Increasing Rate Notes due May 1,
2000, and/or (c) LPC's 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000
(the indebtedness referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) is referred to herein
as the "Other Indebtedness").

         2. RESCISSION OF WAIVERS. The foregoing waivers shall be automatically
rescinded, without notice to LPC, in the event that the holder of any Other
Indebtedness or trustee in respect thereof seeks to accelerate the maturity of
any such Other Indebtedness or to enforce or exercise any remedies in respect
thereto.

         3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

            This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of January 31, 2002.

         4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the parties represents and
warrants that: (a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all requisite action on its part; and (b) this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal,
valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the
enforceability of creditors' rights generally or by general equitable
principles.

         5. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS.

            Except as set forth herein, all terms and provisions of the
Loan Documents among Lender and LPC shall remain in full force and effect.
Except as expressly set forth herein, no other or further amendment, waiver or
consent is implied by, and LPC shall not be entitled to, any other or further
amendment, waiver or consent by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement. In
addition, without limiting the foregoing, the waivers of Lender set forth herein
do not constitute an agreement to, and LPC


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acknowledges that Lender may decline to, grant any other or further waivers with
respect to the subject matter hereof or any other matters regardless of whether
or not there occurs any change in facts or circumstances relating to LPC.

   6.    GENERAL PROVISIONS.

         (a) DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise
defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Documents.

         (b) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in any
number of counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed
by facsimile transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof.

         (c) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.

         (d) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

         (e) HEADINGS. The paragraph headings of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this
Agreement.


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, LPC and Lender have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

                                   LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION



                                   By:     Michael A. Lubin
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                                   Name:   Michael A. Lubin
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                                   Title:  Chairman of the Board
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                                   THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.



                                   By:     Lee R. McDermid
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                                   Name:   Lee R. McDermid
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                                   Title:  Vice President
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