Document:

Exhibit 10.4

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                 by and between

                        DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.

                                       and

                                 KENNETH LEVINE

                                   Dated as of

                                 March 31, 1998

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                  This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT,  dated as of March 31, 1998, by and
between KENNETH LEVINE (the "Employee") and DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS,  INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"). As used herein, the term "Companies" shall
refer to the Company and its existing and future subsidiaries.

                  The Company desires to engage Employee to perform services for
the Companies,  and Employee desires to perform such services,  on the terms and
conditions set forth below:

                  NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  foregoing and the
mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto,  intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1.       Employment, Term.

                  The Company will employ the Employee in its business,  and the
Employee will work for the Company, for a term of five (5) years,  commencing as
of March 31,  1998 and ending on March 31,  2003,  upon the terms and subject to
the  conditions  set  forth  in  this  Agreement.  Such  period,  including  any
extensions  or  renewals  thereof,  is  referred  to herein  as the  "Employment
Period".

         2.       Duties.

                  2.1 During the Employment  Period, the Employee shall serve as
the Co-Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  and
perform  duties of an  executive  character  consisting  of  administrative  and
managerial  responsibilities on behalf of the Companies,  and shall perform such
other duties on behalf of the Companies and exercise such  authority as may from
time to time  reasonably  be delegated to the Employee by the Board of Directors
of the Company consistent with his abilities.

                  2.2 The Employee shall discharge his duties from the Company's
facility  in  Kingston,  Pennsylvania.  The  Employee  shall also engage in such
travel in  furtherance  of his  duties  set forth in  Section  2.1,  as shall be
reasonably requested by the Company.

         3.       Devotion of Time.

                  Throughout  the Employment  Period,  the Employee  shall:  (a)
devote  substantially all of his working time to the business and affairs of the
Companies;  (b) faithfully and diligently  perform his duties in conformity with
the directions of the Company; (c) devote his best efforts,  energy and skill to
the services of the Companies and the promotion of their interests; and not take
part in activities known by the Employee to be detrimental to the best interests
of the Companies.

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         4.       Compensation.

                  4.1 In  consideration  for the services to be performed by the
Employee during the Employment  Period  hereunder,  the Company shall compensate
the  Employee at a base salary of $300,000 per annum (the "Base  Salary").  Such
salary  shall be  subject  to  annual  review  based on the  Companies'  and the
Employee's performance.

                  4.2 The Employee shall be eligible to receive, with respect to
each year of the  Employment  Period,  a bonus  (the  "Bonus"),  as set forth in
Exhibit A hereto (the "Bonus Plan").

         5.       Reimbursement of Expenses; Additional Benefits.

                  5.1 The Employee shall receive an automobile allowance for the
use of an automobile  owned or leased by him in accordance with the policies and
procedures established by the Company from time to time for executive employees.

                  5.2 The Company shall pay directly,  or reimburse the Employee
for, all other  reasonable  and necessary  business  expenses and  disbursements
incurred by the Employee for or on behalf of the Company in the  performance  of
his duties under this Agreement. For such purposes, the Employee shall submit to
the Company  itemized  written  reports of such expenses in accordance  with the
policies and procedures established by the Company from time to time.

                  5.3 The Employee  shall be entitled to paid  vacations  during
the Employment  Period in accordance  with the then  prevalent  practices of the
Company for its senior  executives;  provided,  however,  that Employee shall be
entitled to such paid vacations for not less than four (4) weeks per annum.

                  5.4  During  the  Employment  Period,  the  Employee  shall be
entitled to participate in, and to receive benefits under, such employee benefit
plans of the Company (including,  without limitation,  pension,  profit sharing,
bonus, group life insurance and group medical insurance plans) as may exist from
time to time for the Company's senior executives.

         6.       Representations and Warranties of the Employee.

                  The Employee  represents  and warrants to the Company that the
Employee  is under no  contractual  or other  restriction  or  obligation  which
conflicts  with,  violates  or  is  inconsistent  with  the  execution  of  this
Agreement,  the performance of his duties hereunder,  or the other rights of the
Company hereunder.

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         7.       Non-competition.

                  During the Employment Period,  including any unexpired portion
thereof,  and for a period  of one year  thereafter,  the  Employee  shall  not,
directly or indirectly,  own, manage,  operate,  join, control,  participate in,
invest  in or  otherwise  be  connected  or  associated  with,  in  any  manner,
including, without limitation, as an officer, director,  employee,  distributor,
independent  contractor,   independent  representative,   partner,   consultant,
advisor, agent, proprietor,  trustee or investor, any Competing Business located
in any  state or  region  (including  foreign  jurisdictions)  where  any of the
Companies conducts business or is considering doing business; provided, however,
that ownership of 1% or less of the stock or other  securities of a corporation,
the stock of which is listed on a national  securities  exchange or is quoted on
The Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market, shall not constitute a breach of this
Section 7, so long as the  Employee  does not in fact have the power to control,
or direct the  management  of, or is not otherwise  engaged in activities  with,
such corporation.

                  For purposes hereof, the term "Competing  Business" shall mean
any  business  or venture  which is  engaged,  directly  or  indirectly,  in (i)
developing,  manufacturing,  marketing,  selling and/or distributing  (including
wholesale  distribution)  of automobile or truck glass or  windshields  or other
glass  products  utilized  in  vehicles;  repairing,   replacing  or  installing
automobile or truck glass or  windshields  or other glass  products  utilized in
vehicles;   or  selling  or  installing  those  kinds  of  automobile  or  truck
accessories sold by any of the Companies,  (ii) any other business engaged in or
actively being  developed by any of the  Companies,  or (iii) any other business
which is  substantially  similar  to the  whole or any  significant  part of the
business conducted by the Companies.

         8.       No Solicitation.

                  During the Employment Period,  including any unexpired portion
thereof,  and for a period  of one year  thereafter,  the  Employee  shall  not,
directly  or  indirectly,  including  on behalf  of, for the  benefit  of, or in
conjunction  with,  any other  person or entity,  (i) solicit,  assist,  advise,
influence,  induce or otherwise encourage in any way, any employee of any of the
Companies  to  terminate  its  relationship  with any of the  Companies  for any
reason,  nor  assist  any  person or entity  in doing so, or  employ,  engage or
otherwise  contract with any employee or former employee of any of the Companies
in a Competing  Business or any other business unless such former employee shall
not have  been  employed  by any of the  Companies  for a period of at least one
year,  (ii) interfere in any manner with the  relationship  between any employee
and any of the  Companies  or (iii)  contact,  service or solicit  any  existing
clients,  customers or accounts of any of the Companies on behalf of a Competing
Business,  either as an individual on his own account, as an investor,  or as an
officer,  director,  partner,  joint venturer,  consultant,  employee,  agent or
salesman of any other person or entity.

         9.       Confidential Information.

                  9.1 "Confidential Information" shall mean confidential records
and  information,   including,  but  not  limited  to,  development,  marketing,
purchasing,  organizational,  strategic, financial, managerial,  administrative,
manufacturing,  production,  distribution  and sales

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information, distribution methods, data, specifications and processes (including
the Transferred  Property as hereinafter defined) presently owned or at any time
hereafter developed by any of the Companies or its agents or consultants or used
presently  or at any time  hereafter in the course of the business of any of the
Companies, that are not otherwise part of the public domain.

                  9.2 The Employee  hereby  sells,  transfers and assigns to the
Company, or to any person or entity designated by the Company, all of his entire
right,   title  and  interest  in  and  to  all  inventions,   ideas,   methods,
developments,  disclosures and improvements (the "Inventions"), whether patented
or unpatented, and copyrightable material, and all trademarks,  trade names, all
goodwill  associated  therewith  and all  federal  and  state  registrations  or
applications thereof,  made, adopted or conceived by solely or jointly, in whole
or in part (collectively,  the "Transferred  Property"),  prior to or during the
Employment  Period which (i) relate to methods,  apparatus,  designs,  products,
processes or devices sold, leased,  used or under construction or development by
any of the  Companies or (ii)  otherwise  relate to or pertain to the  business,
products,  services,  functions  or  operations  of any of  the  Companies.  The
Employee shall make adequate  written records of all  Inventions,  which records
shall be the Company's  property and shall communicate  promptly and disclose to
the Company, in such form as the Company requests, all information,  details and
data pertaining to the aforementioned Inventions.  Whether during the Employment
Period or thereafter, the Employee shall execute and deliver to the Company such
formal  transfers and  assignments and such other papers and documents as may be
required  of the  Employee  to  permit  the  Company,  or any  person  or entity
designated by the Company, to file and prosecute patent applications (including,
but not limited to, records,  memoranda or instruments  deemed  necessary by the
Company  for the  prosecution  of a patent  application  or the  acquisition  of
letters patent in the United States,  foreign countries or otherwise) and, as to
copyrightable  material, to obtain copyrights thereon, and as to trademarks,  to
record the  transfer  of  ownership  of any  federal or state  registrations  or
applications.

                  9.3 All such Confidential Information is considered secret and
will be disclosed to the Employee in confidence,  and the Employee  acknowledges
that,  as a consequence  of his  employment  and position with the Company,  the
Employee may have access to and become acquainted with Confidential Information.
Except in the  performance  of his duties as an  employee  of the  Company,  the
Employee shall not,  during the Employment  Period and at all times  thereafter,
directly  or  indirectly  for any reason  whatsoever,  disclose  or use any such
Confidential Information. All records, files, drawings, documents, equipment and
other tangible  items,  wherever  located,  relating in any way to or containing
Confidential  Information,  which the Employee has prepared, used or encountered
or shall in the  future  prepare,  use or  encounter,  shall be and  remain  the
Company's sole and exclusive  property and shall be included in the Confidential
Information.  Upon termination of this Agreement,  or whenever  requested by the
Company,  the Employee shall promptly  deliver to the Company any and all of the
Confidential  Information  and copies thereof,  not previously  delivered to the
Company, that may be in the possession or under the control of the Employee. The
foregoing  restrictions  shall not apply to the use,  divulgence,  disclosure or
grant of access  to  Confidential  Information  to the  extent,  but only to the
extent,  (i)  expressly  permitted  or required  pursuant  to any other  written
agreement  between  the  Employee  and  the  Company,   (ii)  such  Confidential
Information has been publicly  disclosed (not due to a breach by the Employee of
his obligations  hereunder,  or by breach of any other person, of a fiduciary or
confidential  obligation  to any of the  Companies)  or (iii)  the

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Employee is required to disclose Confidential  Information by or to any court of
competent  jurisdiction  or  any  governmental  or  quasi-governmental   agency,
authority or instrumentality of competent jurisdiction,  provided, however, that
the Employee shall, prior to any such disclosure, immediately notify the Company
of such requirement and provided further,  however,  that the Company shall have
the  right,  at  its  expense,  to  object  to  such  disclosures  and  to  seek
confidential  treatment of any  Confidential  Information  to be so disclosed on
such terms as it shall determine.

         10.      Acknowledgement; remedies; survival of this Agreement.

                  10.1 The Employee  acknowledges  that  violation of any of the
covenants and  provisions  set forth in this  Agreement  would cause the Company
irreparable damage and agrees that the Company's remedies at law for a breach or
threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement would be inadequate
and, in recognition of this fact, in the event of a breach or threatened  breach
by the Employee of any of the provisions of this  Agreement,  it is agreed that,
in addition to the remedies at law or in equity,  the Company shall be entitled,
without  the  posting of a bond,  to  equitable  relief in the form of  specific
performance,  a temporary restraining order,  temporary or permanent injunction,
or any other  equitable  remedy which may then be available  for the purposes of
restraining the Employee from any actual or threatened breach of such covenants.
Without  limiting the generality of the foregoing,  if the Employee  breaches or
threatens to breach Sections 7, 8, or 9 hereof, such breach or threatened breach
will entitle the Company to enjoin the Employee from disclosing any Confidential
Information  to any Competing  Business,  to enjoin any Competing  Business from
retaining the Employee or using any such Confidential Information, to enjoin the
Employee from engaging in any  activities  prohibited by Section 8 hereof and/or
to enjoin the Employee from rendering personal services to or in connection with
any  Competing  Business.  The rights and  remedies  of the  parties  hereto are
cumulative and shall not be exclusive,  and each such party shall be entitled to
pursue all legal and equitable rights and remedies and to secure  performance of
the  obligations  and  duties  of  the  other  under  this  Agreement,  and  the
enforcement  of one or more of such  rights and  remedies by a party shall in no
way preclude such party from pursuing, at the same time or subsequently, any and
all other rights and remedies available to it.

                  10.2  The  provisions  of this  Agreement  shall  survive  the
termination of the Employee's employment with the Company.

         11.      Termination of Employment.

                  11.1  Termination.  The Company may terminate  the  Employee's
employment for Cause (as hereinafter  defined),  in which case the provisions of
Section  11.2  shall  apply.  The  Company  may also  terminate  the  Employee's
employment in the event of the Employee's  death or Disability  (as  hereinafter
defined),  in which case the provisions of Section 11.3 shall apply. The Company
may also  terminate the  Employee's  employment  for any other reason by written
notice to the  Employee,  in which case the  provisions  of  Section  11.4 shall
apply.  If the  Employee's  employment is terminated by reason of the Employee's
resignation,  the  provisions  of Section  11.2 shall  apply,  provided  that no
termination of this Agreement  shall relieve the Employee from liability for any
breach of this  Agreement or defeat or impair the right

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of the Company to pursue such relief as may  otherwise  be  available to it as a
result  of any  breach of this  Agreement  or any term,  provision  or  covenant
contained  herein.

                  11.2  Termination  for  Cause;  Resignation.   Notwithstanding
anything to the  contrary  contained  herein,  in the event that the  Employee's
employment  hereunder is terminated during the Agreement Term (x) by the Company
for Cause or (y) by reason of the Employee's resignation, then the Company shall
pay to the Employee,  within  thirty (30) days of the date of such  termination,
only the Base Salary  through  such date of  termination.  For  purposes of this
Agreement,  "Cause" shall mean (i) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere (no
contest) to, any crime  (whether or not  involving the Company)  constituting  a
felony in the  jurisdiction  involved;  (ii) engaging in any act involving moral
turpitude;  (iii) conduct related to the Employee's  employment for which either
criminal or civil penalties  against the Employee or any of the Companies may be
sought;  (iv)  gross  neglect  in  the  performance  of  the  Employee's  duties
hereunder; (v) misconduct in the performance of the Employee's duties hereunder,
which misconduct  continues after notice thereof is given to the Employee by the
Board of Directors of the  Company,  (vi) willful  failure or refusal to perform
such duties as may be delegated to the Employee commensurate with the Employee's
position,  which  misconduct  continues  after  notice  thereof  is given to the
Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company,  (vii) material  violation of
the Company's policies,  including, without limitation, those relating to sexual
harassment, the disclosure or misuse of Confidential Information (as hereinafter
defined),  or those set forth in Company manuals or statements of policy,  which
violation  continues  after notice thereof is given to the Employee by the Board
of Directors of the Company  (viii)  engaging in any conduct which is materially
injurious or materially  damaging to any of the  Companies or the  reputation of
any of the Companies; or (ix) material breach of any provision of this Agreement
by the Employee.

                  11.3 Death or  Disability.  If, as a result of the  Employee's
incapacity  due to  physical or mental  illness,  the  Employee  shall have been
absent from the  Employee's  duties  hereunder for either (i) one hundred eighty
(180) days within any three  hundred  sixty-five  (365) day period,  or (ii) one
hundred twenty (120) consecutive days, and within thirty (30) days after written
notice of termination is given shall not have returned to the performance of the
Employee's  duties hereunder on a full time basis, the Company may terminate the
Employee's  employment  hereunder for "Disability." In the event, this Agreement
is terminated by reason of the Employee's death or Disability, the Company shall
pay to the Employee (i) the Base Salary for a period of twelve months (but in no
event beyond March 31, 2003),  which Base Salary shall be paid  commencing  with
such date of  termination at the times and in the amounts such Base Salary would
have been paid,  and (ii) the amount of any Bonus  payable  under the Bonus Plan
through such date of  termination,  which Bonus, if any, shall be payable at the
time  provided in the Bonus Plan.  During any period that the Employee  fails to
perform  the  Employee's  duties  hereunder  as a result  of  incapacity  due to
physical or mental illness (a "Disability Period"),  the Employee shall continue
to receive the  compensation  and benefits  provided by Section 5.4 hereof until
the Employee's employment hereunder is terminated;  provided,  however, that the
amount  of  compensation  and  benefits  received  by the  Employee  during  the
Disability Period shall be reduced by the aggregate amounts,  if any, payable to
the  Employee  pursuant  to Section  5.4 hereof or under the Social  Security or
state disability insurance programs.

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                  11.4  Termination By the Company For Any Other Reason.  In the
event that the  Employee's  employment  hereunder is  terminated  by the Company
during the  Employment  Period for any reason other than as provided in Sections
11.2 or 11.3  hereof,  then the Company  shall pay to the  Employee,  (i) within
thirty (30) days of the date of such  termination,  the Base Salary through such
date of  termination,  (ii) the amount of any Bonus payable under the Bonus Plan
through such date of  termination,  which Bonus, if any, shall be payable at the
time provided in the Bonus Plan, and (iii) in lieu of any further  compensation,
benefits or other amounts for the balance of the  Employment  Period,  severance
pay equal only to the Base Salary that Executive  would have otherwise  received
during  the  period  beginning  on such date of  termination  and  ending on the
earlier of (i) the scheduled  termination  date of the  Employment  Period under
this  Agreement  and  (ii)  such  time  as  Employee   obtains  other  permanent
employment,  which  severance  pay  shall be paid  commencing  with such date of
termination  at the times and in the amounts  such Base  Salary  would have been
paid.

         12.      Assignment.

                  This  Agreement,  as it  relates  to  the  employment  of  the
Employee,  is a personal  contract and the rights,  interests and obligations of
the  Employee  hereunder  may  not be sold  transferred,  assigned,  pledged  or
hypothecated.  Except as otherwise  herein  expressly  provided,  this Agreement
shall be binding  upon and inure to the benefit of the Employee and his personal
representatives  and  shall  inure to the  benefit  of and be  binding  upon the
Company and its  successors  and  assigns,  including  without  limitation,  any
corporation  or other entity into which the Company is merged or which  acquires
all  of the  outstanding  shares  of  the  Company's  capital  stock,  or all or
substantially  all of the assets of the Company.  This Agreement may be assigned
by the  Company  to, any  existing  or future  subsidiary  or  affiliate  of the
Company,  any purchaser of all or substantially all of the Company's business or
assets,  any successor to the Company or any assignee thereof (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise).

         13.      Notices.

                  Any notice, request, consent or approval required or permitted
to be given under this  Agreement or pursuant to law shall be  sufficient  if in
writing,  and if and when sent by certified or registered  mail,  return receipt
requested, with postage prepaid, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier
service to the Employee's residence (as reflected in the Company's records or as
otherwise  designated by the Employee on thirty (30) days' prior written  notice
to the  Company) or to the  Company's  principal  executive  office,  attention:
President  (with  copies to the General  Counsel),  as the case may be. All such
notices,  requests,  consents  and  approvals  shall  be  effective  upon  being
deposited in the United States mail or upon delivery to such  overnight  courier
service.  Rejection  or other  refusal to accept,  or the  inability  to deliver
because of changed  address  of which no notice  was given as  provided  herein,
shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice, request, consent or approval sent.

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                           (a)      if to the Employee:

                                    Kenneth Levine
                                    RD1 Box 411C
                                    Dalton, Pennsylvania  18414

                  With a copy to:

                                    Cooperman Levitt Winikoff
                                    Lester & Newman, P.C.
                                    800 Third Avenue
                                    New York, New York 10022
                                    Attn.:  Ira I. Roxland, Esq.

                           (b)      if to the Company:

                                    Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc.
                                    220 Division Street
                                    Kingston, Pennsylvania  18704
                                    Attn.:  President

                  With a copy to:

                                    Green Equity Investors II, L.P.
                                    c/o Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
                                    11111 Santa Monica Blvd., (Suite 2000)
                                    Los Angeles, California 90025
                                    Attn.: Gregory J. Annick

or to such other address as any such party shall  designate by written notice to
the other party.

         14.      Non-waiver.

                  Neither  any course of dealing  nor any  failure or neglect of
either party  hereto in any  instance to exercise any right,  power or privilege
hereunder or under law shall  constitute  a waiver of any other right,  power or
privilege or of the same right,  power or privilege in any other  instance.  All
waivers by either party hereto must be contained in a written  instrument signed
by the  party  to be  charged  and,  in the  case of the  Company,  by its  duly
authorized officer.

         15.      Entire Agreement.

                  This  Agreement  together with the  Non-Competition  Agreement
entered into between the Employee and the Company,  the Stock Purchase Agreement
(as defined in Exhibit A hereto),  and the agreements entered into in connection
therewith  contain the entire  agreement of the parties  relating to the subject
matter hereof and  supersede all prior  agreements  and  understandings  between
them.

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         16.      Severability; Reasonableness of Agreement.

                  If any term,  provision or covenant of this  Agreement or part
thereof, or the application  thereof to any person,  place or circumstance shall
be  held  to  be  invalid,  unenforceable  or  void  by  a  court  of  competent
jurisdiction,  the  remainder  of this  Agreement  and such term,  provision  or
covenant  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect,  and  any  such  invalid,
unenforceable  or void term,  provision  or  covenant  shall be deemed,  without
further action on the part of the parties hereto, modified, amended and limited,
and the court  shall  have the power to  modify,  amend and limit any such term,
provision  or  covenant,  to the  extent  necessary  to render  the same and the
remainder of this Agreement valid,  enforceable and lawful. In this regard,  the
Employee  understands  that the provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10 may limit
his  ability  to earn a  livelihood  in a  business  similar  or  related to the
business of the Company,  but nevertheless  agrees and acknowledges that (i) the
provisions  of Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof are  reasonable  and necessary for
the  protection of the Company,  and do not impose a greater  restraint  than is
necessary  to protect the goodwill or other  business  interests of the Company;
(ii) such provisions contain reasonable limitations as to the time and the scope
of activity to be  restrained;  and (iii) the  consideration  provided under the
Stock  Purchase  Agreement  is  sufficient  to  compensate  the Employee for the
restrictions  contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof.  In  consideration of
the foregoing and in light of the  Employee's  education,  skills and abilities,
the Employee agrees that all defenses by the Employee to the strict  enforcement
of such provisions are hereby waived by the Employee.

         17.      Headings.

                  The  headings of the sections of this  Agreement  are provided
for  convenience  only and are  intended  to have no  effect  in  construing  or
interpreting this Agreement.

         18.      Governing Law.

                  This  Agreement,   including  the  validity,   interpretation,
construction  and  performance  of this  Agreement,  shall  be  governed  by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without
regard to principles of conflicts of law. All actions and  proceedings  relating
directly or indirectly to this  Agreement  shall be litigated in any state court
or federal court located in New York,  New York.  The parties  hereto  expressly
consent to the  jurisdiction  of any such court and to venue therein and consent
to the  service of process in any such  action or  proceeding  by  certified  or
registered mailing of the summons and complaint therein directed to the Employee
or the Company at the address as provided in Section 13 hereof.

         19.      Amendment.

                  This  Agreement  may be amended only by a writing  which makes
express  reference to this  Agreement as the subject of such amendment and which
is signed by the Employee and, on behalf of the Company,  by its duly authorized
officer.

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         20.      Costs and Expenses.

                  Each  party  shall  pay all of its  own  costs  and  expenses,
including  reasonable  legal fees, in connection  with the execution,  delivery,
performance  and compliance  with this Agreement by such party.  If an action or
proceeding is commenced by a party to enforce or interpret any provision of this
Agreement,  the  non-prevailing  party shall  promptly  reimburse the prevailing
party for the prevailing party's reasonable costs and expenses of such action or
proceeding, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

         21.      Counterparts.

                  This  Agreement  may be executed in one or more  counterparts,
all of which together shall be deemed one original.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as
of the date and year first written above.

                                            DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Richard Rutta
                                               -----------------------------
                                               Name:  Richard Rutta
                                               Title: Co-Chairman & Co-Chief
                                                        Executive Officer

                                            /s/ Kenneth Levine
                                            ---------------------------------
                                                Kenneth Levine

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<PAGE>Exhibit 10.5

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                 by and between

                        DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.

                                       and

                                  RICHARD RUTTA

                                   Dated as of

                                 March 31, 1998

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                  This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT,  dated as of March 31, 1998, by and
between RICHARD RUTTA (the  "Employee") and DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS,  INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"). As used herein, the term "Companies" shall
refer to the Company and its existing and future subsidiaries.

                  The Company desires to engage Employee to perform services for
the Companies,  and Employee desires to perform such services,  on the terms and
conditions set forth below:

                  NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  foregoing and the
mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto,  intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1.       Employment, Term.

                  The Company will employ the Employee in its business,  and the
Employee will work for the Company, for a term of five (5) years,  commencing as
of March 31,  1998 and ending on March 31,  2003,  upon the terms and subject to
the  conditions  set  forth  in  this  Agreement.  Such  period,  including  any
extensions  or  renewals  thereof,  is  referred  to herein  as the  "Employment
Period".

         2.       Duties.

                  2.1 During the Employment  Period, the Employee shall serve as
the Co-Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  and
perform  duties of an  executive  character  consisting  of  administrative  and
managerial  responsibilities on behalf of the Companies,  and shall perform such
other duties on behalf of the Companies and exercise such  authority as may from
time to time  reasonably  be delegated to the Employee by the Board of Directors
of the Company consistent with his abilities.

                  2.2 The Employee shall discharge his duties from the Company's
facility  in  Scranton,  Pennsylvania.  The  Employee  shall also engage in such
travel in  furtherance  of his  duties  set forth in  Section  2.1,  as shall be
reasonably requested by the Company.

         3.       Devotion of Time.

                  Throughout  the Employment  Period,  the Employee  shall:  (a)
devote  substantially all of his working time to the business and affairs of the
Companies;  (b) faithfully and diligently  perform his duties in conformity with
the directions of the Company; (c) devote his best efforts,  energy and skill to
the services of the Companies and the promotion of their interests; and not take
part in activities known by the Employee to be detrimental to the best interests
of the Companies.

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         4.       Compensation.

                  4.1 In  consideration  for the services to be performed by the
Employee during the Employment  Period  hereunder,  the Company shall compensate
the  Employee at a base salary of $300,000 per annum (the "Base  Salary").  Such
salary  shall be  subject  to  annual  review  based on the  Companies'  and the
Employee's performance.

                  4.2 The Employee shall be eligible to receive, with respect to
each year of the  Employment  Period,  a bonus  (the  "Bonus"),  as set forth in
Exhibit A hereto (the "Bonus Plan").

         5.       Reimbursement of Expenses; Additional Benefits.

                  5.1 The Employee shall receive an automobile allowance for the
use of an automobile  owned or leased by him in accordance with the policies and
procedures established by the Company from time to time for executive employees.

                  5.2 The Company shall pay directly,  or reimburse the Employee
for, all other  reasonable  and necessary  business  expenses and  disbursements
incurred by the Employee for or on behalf of the Company in the  performance  of
his duties under this Agreement. For such purposes, the Employee shall submit to
the Company  itemized  written  reports of such expenses in accordance  with the
policies and procedures established by the Company from time to time.

                  5.3 The Employee  shall be entitled to paid  vacations  during
the Employment  Period in accordance  with the then  prevalent  practices of the
Company for its senior  executives;  provided,  however,  that Employee shall be
entitled to such paid vacations for not less than four (4) weeks per annum.

                  5.4  During  the  Employment  Period,  the  Employee  shall be
entitled to participate in, and to receive benefits under, such employee benefit
plans of the Company (including,  without limitation,  pension,  profit sharing,
bonus, group life insurance and group medical insurance plans) as may exist from
time to time for the Company's senior executives.

         6.       Representations and Warranties of the Employee.

                  The Employee  represents  and warrants to the Company that the
Employee  is under no  contractual  or other  restriction  or  obligation  which
conflicts  with,  violates  or  is  inconsistent  with  the  execution  of  this
Agreement,  the performance of his duties hereunder,  or the other rights of the
Company hereunder.

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         7.       Non-competition.

                  During the Employment Period,  including any unexpired portion
thereof,  and for a period  of one year  thereafter,  the  Employee  shall  not,
directly or indirectly,  own, manage,  operate,  join, control,  participate in,
invest  in or  otherwise  be  connected  or  associated  with,  in  any  manner,
including, without limitation, as an officer, director,  employee,  distributor,
independent  contractor,   independent  representative,   partner,   consultant,
advisor, agent, proprietor,  trustee or investor, any Competing Business located
in any  state or  region  (including  foreign  jurisdictions)  where  any of the
Companies conducts business or is considering doing business; provided, however,
that ownership of 1% or less of the stock or other  securities of a corporation,
the stock of which is listed on a national  securities  exchange or is quoted on
The Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market, shall not constitute a breach of this
Section 7, so long as the  Employee  does not in fact have the power to control,
or direct the  management  of, or is not otherwise  engaged in activities  with,
such corporation.

                  For purposes hereof, the term "Competing  Business" shall mean
any  business  or venture  which is  engaged,  directly  or  indirectly,  in (i)
developing,  manufacturing,  marketing,  selling and/or distributing  (including
wholesale  distribution)  of automobile or truck glass or  windshields  or other
glass  products  utilized  in  vehicles;  repairing,   replacing  or  installing
automobile or truck glass or  windshields  or other glass  products  utilized in
vehicles;   or  selling  or  installing  those  kinds  of  automobile  or  truck
accessories sold by any of the Companies,  (ii) any other business engaged in or
actively being  developed by any of the  Companies,  or (iii) any other business
which is  substantially  similar  to the  whole or any  significant  part of the
business conducted by the Companies.

         8.       No Solicitation.

                  During the Employment Period,  including any unexpired portion
thereof,  and for a period  of one year  thereafter,  the  Employee  shall  not,
directly  or  indirectly,  including  on behalf  of, for the  benefit  of, or in
conjunction  with,  any other  person or entity,  (i) solicit,  assist,  advise,
influence,  induce or otherwise encourage in any way, any employee of any of the
Companies  to  terminate  its  relationship  with any of the  Companies  for any
reason,  nor  assist  any  person or entity  in doing so, or  employ,  engage or
otherwise  contract with any employee or former employee of any of the Companies
in a Competing  Business or any other business unless such former employee shall
not have  been  employed  by any of the  Companies  for a period of at least one
year,  (ii) interfere in any manner with the  relationship  between any employee
and any of the  Companies  or (iii)  contact,  service or solicit  any  existing
clients,  customers or accounts of any of the Companies on behalf of a Competing
Business,  either as an individual on his own account, as an investor,  or as an
officer,  director,  partner,  joint venturer,  consultant,  employee,  agent or
salesman of any other person or entity.

         9.       Confidential Information.

                  9.1 "Confidential Information" shall mean confidential records
and  information,   including,  but  not  limited  to,  development,  marketing,
purchasing,  organizational,  strategic, financial, managerial,  administrative,
manufacturing,  production,  distribution  and sales

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information, distribution methods, data, specifications and processes (including
the Transferred  Property as hereinafter defined) presently owned or at any time
hereafter developed by any of the Companies or its agents or consultants or used
presently  or at any time  hereafter in the course of the business of any of the
Companies, that are not otherwise part of the public domain.

                  9.2 The Employee  hereby  sells,  transfers and assigns to the
Company, or to any person or entity designated by the Company, all of his entire
right,   title  and  interest  in  and  to  all  inventions,   ideas,   methods,
developments,  disclosures and improvements (the "Inventions"), whether patented
or unpatented, and copyrightable material, and all trademarks,  trade names, all
goodwill  associated  therewith  and all  federal  and  state  registrations  or
applications thereof,  made, adopted or conceived by solely or jointly, in whole
or in part (collectively,  the "Transferred  Property"),  prior to or during the
Employment  Period which (i) relate to methods,  apparatus,  designs,  products,
processes or devices sold, leased,  used or under construction or development by
any of the  Companies or (ii)  otherwise  relate to or pertain to the  business,
products,  services,  functions  or  operations  of any of  the  Companies.  The
Employee shall make adequate  written records of all  Inventions,  which records
shall be the Company's  property and shall communicate  promptly and disclose to
the Company, in such form as the Company requests, all information,  details and
data pertaining to the aforementioned Inventions.  Whether during the Employment
Period or thereafter, the Employee shall execute and deliver to the Company such
formal  transfers and  assignments and such other papers and documents as may be
required  of the  Employee  to  permit  the  Company,  or any  person  or entity
designated by the Company, to file and prosecute patent applications (including,
but not limited to, records,  memoranda or instruments  deemed  necessary by the
Company  for the  prosecution  of a patent  application  or the  acquisition  of
letters patent in the United States,  foreign countries or otherwise) and, as to
copyrightable  material, to obtain copyrights thereon, and as to trademarks,  to
record the  transfer  of  ownership  of any  federal or state  registrations  or
applications.

                  9.3 All such Confidential Information is considered secret and
will be disclosed to the Employee in confidence,  and the Employee  acknowledges
that,  as a consequence  of his  employment  and position with the Company,  the
Employee may have access to and become acquainted with Confidential Information.
Except in the  performance  of his duties as an  employee  of the  Company,  the
Employee shall not,  during the Employment  Period and at all times  thereafter,
directly  or  indirectly  for any reason  whatsoever,  disclose  or use any such
Confidential Information. All records, files, drawings, documents, equipment and
other tangible  items,  wherever  located,  relating in any way to or containing
Confidential  Information,  which the Employee has prepared, used or encountered
or shall in the  future  prepare,  use or  encounter,  shall be and  remain  the
Company's sole and exclusive  property and shall be included in the Confidential
Information.  Upon termination of this Agreement,  or whenever  requested by the
Company,  the Employee shall promptly  deliver to the Company any and all of the
Confidential  Information  and copies thereof,  not previously  delivered to the
Company, that may be in the possession or under the control of the Employee. The
foregoing  restrictions  shall not apply to the use,  divulgence,  disclosure or
grant of access  to  Confidential  Information  to the  extent,  but only to the
extent,  (i)  expressly  permitted  or required  pursuant  to any other  written
agreement  between  the  Employee  and  the  Company,   (ii)  such  Confidential
Information has been publicly  disclosed (not due to a breach by the Employee of
his obligations  hereunder,  or by breach of any other person, of a fiduciary or
confidential  obligation  to any of the  Companies)  or (iii)  the

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Employee is required to disclose Confidential  Information by or to any court of
competent  jurisdiction  or  any  governmental  or  quasi-governmental   agency,
authority or instrumentality of competent jurisdiction,  provided, however, that
the Employee shall, prior to any such disclosure, immediately notify the Company
of such requirement and provided further,  however,  that the Company shall have
the  right,  at  its  expense,  to  object  to  such  disclosures  and  to  seek
confidential  treatment of any  Confidential  Information  to be so disclosed on
such terms as it shall determine.

         10.      Acknowledgement; remedies; survival of this Agreement.

                  10.1 The Employee  acknowledges  that  violation of any of the
covenants and  provisions  set forth in this  Agreement  would cause the Company
irreparable damage and agrees that the Company's remedies at law for a breach or
threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement would be inadequate
and, in recognition of this fact, in the event of a breach or threatened  breach
by the Employee of any of the provisions of this  Agreement,  it is agreed that,
in addition to the remedies at law or in equity,  the Company shall be entitled,
without  the  posting of a bond,  to  equitable  relief in the form of  specific
performance,  a temporary restraining order,  temporary or permanent injunction,
or any other  equitable  remedy which may then be available  for the purposes of
restraining the Employee from any actual or threatened breach of such covenants.
Without  limiting the generality of the foregoing,  if the Employee  breaches or
threatens to breach Sections 7, 8, or 9 hereof, such breach or threatened breach
will entitle the Company to enjoin the Employee from disclosing any Confidential
Information  to any Competing  Business,  to enjoin any Competing  Business from
retaining the Employee or using any such Confidential Information, to enjoin the
Employee from engaging in any  activities  prohibited by Section 8 hereof and/or
to enjoin the Employee from rendering personal services to or in connection with
any  Competing  Business.  The rights and  remedies  of the  parties  hereto are
cumulative and shall not be exclusive,  and each such party shall be entitled to
pursue all legal and equitable rights and remedies and to secure  performance of
the  obligations  and  duties  of  the  other  under  this  Agreement,  and  the
enforcement  of one or more of such  rights and  remedies by a party shall in no
way preclude such party from pursuing, at the same time or subsequently, any and
all other rights and remedies available to it.

                  10.2  The  provisions  of this  Agreement  shall  survive  the
termination of the Employee's employment with the Company.

         11.      Termination of Employment.

                        11.1   Termination.   The  Company  may   terminate  the
Employee's  employment  for Cause (as  hereinafter  defined),  in which case the
provisions  of Section  11.2 shall  apply.  The Company may also  terminate  the
Employee's  employment in the event of the  Employee's  death or Disability  (as
hereinafter  defined), in which case the provisions of Section 11.3 shall apply.
The Company may also terminate the Employee's employment for any other reason by
written  notice to the  Employee,  in which case the  provisions of Section 11.4
shall  apply.  If the  Employee's  employment  is  terminated  by  reason of the
Employee's  resignation,  the  provisions of Section 11.2 shall apply,  provided
that no termination of this Agreement  shall relieve the Employee from liability
for any breach of this Agreement or defeat or impair the right

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of the Company to pursue such relief as may  otherwise  be  available to it as a
result  of any  breach of this  Agreement  or any term,  provision  or  covenant
contained herein.

                        11.2 Termination for Cause; Resignation. Notwithstanding
anything to the  contrary  contained  herein,  in the event that the  Employee's
employment  hereunder is terminated during the Agreement Term (x) by the Company
for Cause or (y) by reason of the Employee's resignation, then the Company shall
pay to the Employee,  within  thirty (30) days of the date of such  termination,
only the Base Salary  through  such date of  termination.  For  purposes of this
Agreement,  "Cause" shall mean (i) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere (no
contest) to, any crime  (whether or not  involving the Company)  constituting  a
felony in the  jurisdiction  involved;  (ii) engaging in any act involving moral
turpitude;  (iii) conduct related to the Employee's  employment for which either
criminal or civil penalties  against the Employee or any of the Companies may be
sought;  (iv)  gross  neglect  in  the  performance  of  the  Employee's  duties
hereunder; (v) misconduct in the performance of the Employee's duties hereunder,
which misconduct  continues after notice thereof is given to the Employee by the
Board of Directors of the  Company,  (vi) willful  failure or refusal to perform
such duties as may be delegated to the Employee commensurate with the Employee's
position,  which  misconduct  continues  after  notice  thereof  is given to the
Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company,  (vii) material  violation of
the Company's policies,  including, without limitation, those relating to sexual
harassment, the disclosure or misuse of Confidential Information (as hereinafter
defined),  or those set forth in Company manuals or statements of policy,  which
violation  continues  after notice thereof is given to the Employee by the Board
of Directors of the Company  (viii)  engaging in any conduct which is materially
injurious or materially  damaging to any of the  Companies or the  reputation of
any of the Companies; or (ix) material breach of any provision of this Agreement
by the Employee.

                        11.3  Death  or  Disability.  If,  as a  result  of  the
Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, the Employee shall have
been  absent from the  Employee's  duties  hereunder  for either (i) one hundred
eighty (180) days within any three hundred  sixty-five (365) day period, or (ii)
one hundred  twenty (120)  consecutive  days,  and within thirty (30) days after
written  notice  of  termination  is  given  shall  not  have  returned  to  the
performance of the Employee's duties hereunder on a full time basis, the Company
may terminate the  Employee's  employment  hereunder  for  "Disability."  In the
event,  this  Agreement  is  terminated  by  reason of the  Employee's  death or
Disability,  the  Company  shall pay to the  Employee  (i) the Base Salary for a
period of twelve  months (but in no event  beyond  March 31,  2003),  which Base
Salary shall be paid  commencing  with such date of termination at the times and
in the amounts such Base Salary would have been paid, and (ii) the amount of any
Bonus  payable  under the Bonus Plan  through  such date of  termination,  which
Bonus,  if any, shall be payable at the time provided in the Bonus Plan.  During
any period that the Employee fails to perform the Employee's duties hereunder as
a result  of  incapacity  due to  physical  or  mental  illness  (a  "Disability
Period"),  the Employee shall continue to receive the  compensation and benefits
provided by Section 5.4 hereof  until the  Employee's  employment  hereunder  is
terminated;  provided,  however,  that the amount of  compensation  and benefits
received by the Employee  during the  Disability  Period shall be reduced by the
aggregate  amounts,  if any,  payable to the  Employee  pursuant  to Section 5.4
hereof or under the Social Security or state disability insurance programs.

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                        11.4 Termination By the Company For Any Other Reason. In
the event that the Employee's  employment hereunder is terminated by the Company
during the  Employment  Period for any reason other than as provided in Sections
11.2 or 11.3  hereof,  then the Company  shall pay to the  Employee,  (i) within
thirty (30) days of the date of such  termination,  the Base Salary through such
date of  termination,  (ii) the amount of any Bonus payable under the Bonus Plan
through such date of  termination,  which Bonus, if any, shall be payable at the
time provided in the Bonus Plan, and (iii) in lieu of any further  compensation,
benefits or other amounts for the balance of the  Employment  Period,  severance
pay equal only to the Base Salary that Executive  would have otherwise  received
during  the  period  beginning  on such date of  termination  and  ending on the
earlier of (i) the scheduled  termination  date of the  Employment  Period under
this  Agreement  and  (ii)  such  time  as  Employee   obtains  other  permanent
employment,  which  severance  pay  shall be paid  commencing  with such date of
termination  at the times and in the amounts  such Base  Salary  would have been
paid.

         12.      Assignment.

                  This  Agreement,  as it  relates  to  the  employment  of  the
Employee,  is a personal  contract and the rights,  interests and obligations of
the  Employee  hereunder  may  not be sold  transferred,  assigned,  pledged  or
hypothecated.  Except as otherwise  herein  expressly  provided,  this Agreement
shall be binding  upon and inure to the benefit of the Employee and his personal
representatives  and  shall  inure to the  benefit  of and be  binding  upon the
Company and its  successors  and  assigns,  including  without  limitation,  any
corporation  or other entity into which the Company is merged or which  acquires
all  of the  outstanding  shares  of  the  Company's  capital  stock,  or all or
substantially  all of the assets of the Company.  This Agreement may be assigned
by the  Company  to, any  existing  or future  subsidiary  or  affiliate  of the
Company,  any purchaser of all or substantially all of the Company's business or
assets,  any successor to the Company or any assignee thereof (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise).

         13.      Notices.

                  Any notice, request, consent or approval required or permitted
to be given under this  Agreement or pursuant to law shall be  sufficient  if in
writing,  and if and when sent by certified or registered  mail,  return receipt
requested, with postage prepaid, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier
service to the Employee's residence (as reflected in the Company's records or as
otherwise  designated by the Employee on thirty (30) days' prior written  notice
to the  Company) or to the  Company's  principal  executive  office,  attention:
President  (with  copies to the General  Counsel),  as the case may be. All such
notices,  requests,  consents  and  approvals  shall  be  effective  upon  being
deposited in the United States mail or upon delivery to such  overnight  courier
service.  Rejection  or other  refusal to accept,  or the  inability  to deliver
because of changed  address  of which no notice  was given as  provided  herein,
shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice, request, consent or approval sent.

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                           a)       if to the Employee:

                                    Richard Rutta
                                    626 Taylor Avenue
                                    Scranton, Pennsylvania  18510

                  With a copy to:

                                    Cooperman Levitt Winikoff
                                    Lester & Newman, P.C.
                                    800 Third Avenue
                                    New York, New York 10022
                                    Attn.:  Ira I. Roxland, Esq.

                           (b)      if to the Company:

                                    Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc.
                                    220 Division Street
                                    Kingston, Pennsylvania  18704
                                    Attn.:  President

                  With a copy to:

                                    Green Equity Investors II, L.P.
                                    c/o Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
                                    11111 Santa Monica Blvd., (Suite 2000)
                                    Los Angeles, California 90025
                                    Attn.: Gregory J. Annick

or to such other address as any such party shall  designate by written notice to
the other party.

         14.      Non-waiver.

                  Neither  any course of dealing  nor any  failure or neglect of
either party  hereto in any  instance to exercise any right,  power or privilege
hereunder or under law shall  constitute  a waiver of any other right,  power or
privilege or of the same right,  power or privilege in any other  instance.  All
waivers by either party hereto must be contained in a written  instrument signed
by the  party  to be  charged  and,  in the  case of the  Company,  by its  duly
authorized officer.

         15.      Entire Agreement.

                  This  Agreement  together with the  Non-Competition  Agreement
entered into between the Employee and the Company,  the Stock Purchase Agreement
(as defined in Exhibit A hereto),  and the agreements entered into in connection
therewith  contain the entire  agreement of the parties  relating to the subject
matter hereof and  supersede all prior  agreements  and  understandings  between
them.

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         16.      Severability; Reasonableness of Agreement.

                  If any term,  provision or covenant of this  Agreement or part
thereof, or the application  thereof to any person,  place or circumstance shall
be  held  to  be  invalid,  unenforceable  or  void  by  a  court  of  competent
jurisdiction,  the  remainder  of this  Agreement  and such term,  provision  or
covenant  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect,  and  any  such  invalid,
unenforceable  or void term,  provision  or  covenant  shall be deemed,  without
further action on the part of the parties hereto, modified, amended and limited,
and the court  shall  have the power to  modify,  amend and limit any such term,
provision  or  covenant,  to the  extent  necessary  to render  the same and the
remainder of this Agreement valid,  enforceable and lawful. In this regard,  the
Employee  understands  that the provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10 may limit
his  ability  to earn a  livelihood  in a  business  similar  or  related to the
business of the Company,  but nevertheless  agrees and acknowledges that (i) the
provisions  of Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof are  reasonable  and necessary for
the  protection of the Company,  and do not impose a greater  restraint  than is
necessary  to protect the goodwill or other  business  interests of the Company;
(ii) such provisions contain reasonable limitations as to the time and the scope
of activity to be  restrained;  and (iii) the  consideration  provided under the
Stock  Purchase  Agreement  is  sufficient  to  compensate  the Employee for the
restrictions  contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof.  In  consideration of
the foregoing and in light of the  Employee's  education,  skills and abilities,
the Employee agrees that all defenses by the Employee to the strict  enforcement
of such provisions are hereby waived by the Employee.

         17.      Headings.

                  The  headings of the sections of this  Agreement  are provided
for  convenience  only and are  intended  to have no  effect  in  construing  or
interpreting this Agreement.

         18.      Governing Law.

                  This  Agreement,   including  the  validity,   interpretation,
construction  and  performance  of this  Agreement,  shall  be  governed  by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without
regard to principles of conflicts of law. All actions and  proceedings  relating
directly or indirectly to this  Agreement  shall be litigated in any state court
or federal court located in New York,  New York.  The parties  hereto  expressly
consent to the  jurisdiction  of any such court and to venue therein and consent
to the  service of process in any such  action or  proceeding  by  certified  or
registered mailing of the summons and complaint therein directed to the Employee
or the Company at the address as provided in Section 13 hereof.

         19.      Amendment.

                  This  Agreement  may be amended only by a writing  which makes
express  reference to this  Agreement as the subject of such amendment and which
is signed by the Employee and, on behalf of the Company,  by its duly authorized
officer.

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         20.      Costs and Expenses.

                  Each  party  shall  pay all of its  own  costs  and  expenses,
including  reasonable  legal fees, in connection  with the execution,  delivery,
performance  and compliance  with this Agreement by such party.  If an action or
proceeding is commenced by a party to enforce or interpret any provision of this
Agreement,  the  non-prevailing  party shall  promptly  reimburse the prevailing
party for the prevailing party's reasonable costs and expenses of such action or
proceeding, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

         21.      Counterparts.

                  This  Agreement  may be executed in one or more  counterparts,
all of which together shall be deemed one original.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as
of the date and year first written above.

                                         DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Levine
                                            -----------------------------
                                            Name:  Kenneth Levine
                                            Title: Co-Chairman & Co-Chief
                                                     Executive Officer

                                         /s/ Richard Rutta
                                         --------------------------------
                                             Richard Rutta

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