EXHIBIT 4.5

                               FORM OF SENIOR NOTE

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO
THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND
ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER
NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

     TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE,
BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH
SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE
LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE
INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

No. 001                                                             $200,000,000
                                                           CUSIP No. 216762 AB 0
                                                           ISIN No. US216762AB07

                         COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.
                            7% Senior Notes due 2012

     Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., an Ohio corporation, promises to pay to
Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of the amount listed on the
Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached hereto on
December 15, 2012.

     Interest Payment Dates: June 15 and December 15.

     Record Dates: June 1 and December 1.

     Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of
this Security.

                            [Signature page follows]



Dated:

                                       COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.,


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:  Allen J. Campbell
                                          Title: Vice President


TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
      AUTHENTICATION

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
     as Trustee, certifies
         that this is one of
         the Securities referred
         to in the Indenture.
By
   -----------------------------------
   Authorized Signatory



                             7% Senior Note due 2012

1.   Interest
     --------

     Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., an Ohio corporation (such corporation, and
its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being
herein called the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount
of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay
interest semiannually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing June
15, 2005. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from December 23,
2004. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months.

2.   Method of Payment
     -----------------

     The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest)
to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at the close of business
on the June 1 or December 1 next preceding the interest payment date even if
Securities are canceled after the record date and on or before the interest
payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect
principal payments. The Company will pay principal (and premium, if any) and
interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of the
Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal, premium and
interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
accounts specified by the Depository. The Company will make all payments in
respect of a certificated Security (including principal, premium and interest)
by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof; provided,
however, that payments on a certificated Security may be made by wire transfer
to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United
States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice
to the Trustee or the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no
later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or
such other date as the Trustee may accept in its discretion).

3.   Paying Agent and Registrar
     --------------------------

     Initially, Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation (the
"Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and
change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice. The Company
or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as
Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.

4.   Indenture
     ---------

     The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of December
23, 2004 ("Indenture"), among the Company, Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors and
the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture
and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 (15 U.S.C. ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture
(the "Act"). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Securities include all such
terms, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a
statement of those terms.



     The Securities are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The Company
shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.03 of the Indenture,
to issue Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Indenture. The
Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, any Additional Securities and all
Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities issued in exchange therefor
will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture. The
Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the
Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness; pay dividends or
distributions on, or redeem or repurchase capital stock; make investments;
engage in transactions with affiliates; transfer or sell assets; guarantee
indebtedness; restrict dividends or other payments of subsidiaries; and
consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of its assets and the
assets of its subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to important exceptions
and qualifications.

5.   Optional Redemption
     -------------------

     Except as set forth below, the Company shall not be entitled to redeem the
Securities.

     On and after December 15, 2008, the Company shall be entitled at its option
to redeem all or a portion of the Securities upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal
amount on the redemption date), plus accrued interest to the redemption date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during
the 12-month period commencing on December 15th of the years set forth below:

                                                    Redemption
        Period                                         Price
        ------                                         -----
        2008                                         103.500%
        2009                                         101.750%
        2010 and thereafter                          100.000%

     In addition, prior to December 15, 2007, the Company shall be entitled at
its option on one or more occasions to redeem Securities (which includes
Additional Securities, if any) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (which includes
Additional Securities, if any) originally issued at a redemption price
(expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 107%, plus accrued and unpaid
interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds from one or more
Equity Offerings (provided that, if the Equity Offering is an offering by
Parent, a portion of the net cash proceeds thereof equal to the amount required
to redeem any such Securities is contributed to the equity capital of the
Company or used to acquire Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified
Stock) from the Company); provided, however, that (1) at least 65% of such
aggregate principal amount of Securities (which includes Additional Securities,
if any) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such
redemption (other than Securities held, directly or indirectly, by the Company
or its Affiliates); and (2) each such redemption occurs within 90 days after the
date of the related Equity Offering.



     Prior to December 15, 2008, the Company shall be entitled at its option to
redeem all or any portion of the Securities at a redemption price equal to 100%
of the principal amount of the Securities plus the Applicable Premium as of, and
any accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date (subject to the right of
Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date).

6.   Notice of Redemption
     --------------------

     Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60
days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at
his registered address. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000 principal
amount may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Securities
(or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with
the Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and certain other conditions
are satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue on such
Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.

7.   Put Provisions
     --------------

     Upon a Change of Control, any Holder of Securities will have the right to
cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Securities of such Holder
at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Securities to
be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase
(subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the related interest payment date) as provided in, and
subject to the terms of, the Indenture.

8.   Guaranty
     --------

     The payment by the Company of the principal of, and premium and interest
on, the Securities is fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and
several senior basis by each of the Guarantors to the extent set forth in the
Indenture.

9.   Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
     ---------------------------------

     The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations of
$1,000 principal amount and whole multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or
exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require
a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer
documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the
Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be
redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any
Securities for a period of 15 days before a selection of Securities to be
redeemed or 15 days before an interest payment date.



10.  Persons Deemed Owners
     ---------------------

     The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of it
for all purposes.

11.  Unclaimed Money
     ---------------

     If money for the payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest
remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money
back to the Company at its request unless an abandoned property law designates
another Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look
only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.

12.  Discharge and Defeasance
     ------------------------

     Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time shall be entitled to
terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture
if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations
for the payment of principal (and premium, if any) and interest on the
Securities to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.

13.  Amendment, Waiver
     -----------------

     Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (1) the Indenture
and the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in principal amount outstanding of the Securities and (2) any
default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written
consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount outstanding of the
Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without
the consent of any Securityholder, the Company, Parent, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee shall be entitled to amend the Indenture or the
Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect, mistake or
inconsistency, (ii) to comply with Article 5 of the Indenture, (iii) to provide
for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated
Securities, (iv) to add guarantees with respect to the Securities, including
Subsidiary Guaranties, (v) to secure the Securities, (vi) to add additional
covenants or surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company, Parent or the
Subsidiary Guarantors, (vii) to comply with any requirement of the SEC in
connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Act, (viii) to make any
change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder, or (ix)
to make amendments to provisions of the Indenture relating to the form,
authentication, transfer and legending of the Securities.

14.  Defaults and Remedies
     ---------------------

     Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (a) default for 30 days in
payment of interest on the Securities; (b) default in payment of principal on
the Securities at maturity, upon redemption pursuant to paragraph 5 of the
Securities, upon acceleration or otherwise, or failure by the Company to redeem
or purchase Securities when required; (c) failure by the Company, Parent or any
Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the
Securities, in certain cases subject to notice and lapse of time; (d) certain
accelerations



(including failure to pay within any grace period after final maturity) of other
Indebtedness of the Company if the amount accelerated (or so unpaid) exceeds
$17.5 million; (e) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to
the Company, Parent and any Significant Subsidiaries; (f) certain judgments or
decrees for the payment of money in excess of $17.5 million and (g) certain
defaults with respect to the Parent Guaranty or any Subsidiary Guaranty. If an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of the Securities may declare all the Securities
to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency
are Events of Default which will result in the Securities being due and payable
immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.

     Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as
provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or
the Securities unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The
Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default
(except a Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in the interest of the Holders.

15.  Trustee Dealings with the Company
     ---------------------------------

     Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the
Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed
to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company
or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

16.  No Recourse Against Others
     --------------------------

     A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder, as such, of the
Company or any Guarantor or the Trustee shall not have any liability for any
obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Securities, the Indenture,
any Guaranty or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of the Securities.

17.  Authentication
     --------------

     This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the
Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Security.

18.  Abbreviations
     -------------

     Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an
assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the
entireties), JT



TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common),
CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

19.  CUSIP Numbers
     -------------

     Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers
to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and
ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on
the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

20.  Holders' Compliance with Registration Rights Agreement
     ------------------------------------------------------

     Each Holder of a Security, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges and agrees to
the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, including the obligations
of the Holders with respect to a registration and the indemnification of the
Company to the extent provided therein.

21.  Governing Law
     -------------

     THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



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                                 ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

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  (Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)

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     (Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)


and irrevocably appoint         agent to transfer this Security on the books of
the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

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Date:                        Your Signature:
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Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.

In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this
certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act after the later of the date of original issuance
of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were
owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms
that such Securities are being transferred in accordance with its terms:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

     to the Company; or

     (1)  pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
          Act of 1933; or

     (2)  inside the United States to a "qualified institutional buyer" (as
          defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases
          for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional
          buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in
          reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with
          Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or

     (3)  outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the
          meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with
          Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933; or

     (4)  pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under
          the Securities Act of 1933.



     Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any
     of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person
     other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box
     (4) is checked, the Trustee shall be entitled to require, prior to
     registering any such transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions,
     certifications and other information as the Company has reasonably
     requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an
     exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
     requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, such as the exemption provided
     by Rule 144 under such Act.


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                                       Signature

Signature Guarantee:

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Signature must be guaranteed           Signature

     Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution"
meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar
in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


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              TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

     The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security
for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole
investment discretion and that it and any such account is a "qualified
institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A
and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as
the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to
request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying
upon the undersigned's foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption
from registration provided by Rule 144A.

Dated:
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                                       Notice:  To be executed by an executive
                                                officer



              SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY

     The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $200,000,000. The
following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:



                                                              Principal         Signature of
                      Amount of            Amount of       amount of this        authorized
                     decrease in          increase in      Global Security       officer of
                      principal            principal       following such        Trustee or
   Date of         amount of this       amount of this       decrease or         Securities
  Exchange         Global Security      Global Security       increase)           Custodian
  --------         ---------------      ---------------       ---------           ---------








                       OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

     If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.09 (Change of Control) of the
Indenture, check the box: [  ]

     If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.09 (Change of Control) of the
Indenture, state the amount in principal amount: ($1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof): $[   ]

Dated:                                 Your Signature:
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                                       (Sign exactly as your name appears on the
                                       other side of this Security.)

Signature Guarantee:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                            (Signature must be guaranteed)

     Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution"
meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar
in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.