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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                 FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CONTINGENT WARRANT AGREEMENT

         THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CONTINGENT WARRANT AGREEMENT ("Fifth
Amendment"), dated as of March 31, 2002 is among Advanced Lighting Technologies,
Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), General Electric Company, a New York
corporation ("Purchaser"), Wayne R. Hellman ("Hellman"), Hellman, Ltd., an Ohio
limited liability company ("Hellman Ltd."), Wayne R. Hellman, as voting trustee
under Voting Trust Agreement dated October 10, 1995, Alan J. Ruud ("Ruud"), and
Alan J. Ruud, as voting trustee under Voting Trust Agreement dated January 2,
1998.

         WHEREAS, the parties entered into a Contingent Warrant Agreement dated
September 30, 1999, as amended by an Amendment to Contingent Warrant Agreement
dated as of August 31, 2000, a Second Amendment to Contingent Warrant Agreement
dated as of June 29, 2001, a Third Amendment to Contingent Warrant Agreement
dated as of September 28, 2001 and a Fourth Amendment to Contingent Warrant
Agreement dated as of December 31, 2001 (the "Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement as provided in this
Fifth Amendment;

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

         1. The Section 2.2a of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:

                  a. The Company shall not permit the average of the Company's
         EBITDA Ratio for any two consecutive fiscal quarters, commencing with
         the average for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 1999 and
         December 31, 1999, and continuing each fiscal quarter thereafter (each,
         a "Determination Period") to be less than the Required Ratio. The
         following periods, which would otherwise be "Determination Periods" for
         the purpose of this Agreement, will not be considered "Determination
         Periods": the two consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2000, the
         two consecutive fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2000, the two
         consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2001, the two consecutive
         fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2001, the two consecutive fiscal
         quarters ended December 31, 2001 and the two consecutive fiscal
         quarters ended March 31, 2002. Notwithstanding the fact that the two
         fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2000, the two fiscal quarters ended
         September 30, 2000, the two fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2001, the
         two consecutive fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2001, the two
         consecutive fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2001 and the two
         consecutive fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2002 do not constitute
         Determination Periods, (i) the quarter ended September 30, 2000 shall
         be included in the Company's EBITDA Ratio for the Determination Period
         ended December 31, 2000, (ii) the quarter ended March 31, 2002

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         shall be included in the Company's EBITDA Ratio for the Determination
         Period ended June 30, 2002, (iii) each of the quarters ended June 30,
         2000, September 30, 2000, June 30, 2001, September 30,2001, December
         31, 2001 and March 31, 2002 shall be a fiscal quarter for purposes of
         Section 2.2e of this Agreement, and (iv) the Company shall be required
         to furnish to Purchaser the report described in Section 2.2f of this
         Agreement for the two consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2000,
         the two consecutive fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2000, the two
         consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2001, the two consecutive
         fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2001, the two consecutive fiscal
         quarters ended December 31, 2001 and the two consecutive fiscal
         quarters ended March 31, 2002.

         2. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, parties hereto have each caused this Fifth
Amendment to be executed in the name and on behalf of each of them one of their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above
written.

                              THE COMPANY:

                              ADVANCED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                              By:/s/ Steven C. Potts
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                Name:  Steven C. Potts
                                       ------------------------------------
                                Title: Chief Financial Officer
                                       --------------------------------

                              /s/ Wayne R. Hellman
                              --------------------------------------------------
                                  Wayne R. Hellman

                              /s/ Wayne R. Hellman
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              Wayne R. Hellman, as voting trustee under
                              Voting Trust Agreement dated October 10,
                              1995, as amended

                              HELLMAN LTD.

                              By:     /s/ Wayne R. Hellman
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                Its:  Managing Member
                                      ------------------------------------

                              /s/ Alan J. Ruud
                              ------------------------------------------------
                              Alan J. Ruud

                              /s/ Alan J. Ruud
                              --------------------------------------------
                              Alan J. Ruud, as voting trustee under Voting
                              Trust Agreement dated January 2, 1998, as
                              amended

                              PURCHASER:

                              GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

                              By:/s/ Mathew Espe
                                 ------------------------
                                Name:  Matthew Espe
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                                Title: President & CEO-GE Lighting
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                                                                   Exhibit 10-1

                                    AGREEMENT
                         (14% Junior Subordinated Notes)

         This Agreement dated as of April 30, 2002 (the "Agreement"), between
Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
Michael A. Lubin ("Holder").

         WHEREAS, Holder is the holder of certain 14% Junior Subordinated Notes
due November 1, 2000, of the Company in the aggregate original principal amount
of the U.S. $346,666.67 (individually, a "Note" and collectively, the "Notes");

         WHEREAS, the Company and Holder desire to, among other things, extend
the maturity date of the Notes, defer the payment of certain interest on the
Notes, and provide for the waiver of certain events of default, all on and
subject to the terms hereof;

         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 Holder hereby waives any
Event of Default under the Notes resulting solely from the failure of the
Company to pay any principal or interest due on February 1, 2000 in respect of
the Company's 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000 (the "Other
Indebtedness").

         2. RESCISSION OF WAIVERS. The waivers in paragraph 1(b) hereof shall be
automatically rescinded, without notice to the Company, in the event that the
holders of the Other Indebtedness, or the trustee in respect thereof, seeks to
enforce or exercise any remedies in respect thereof.

         3. MODIFICATION OF NOTES.

                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Notes, the
Company and the Holder hereby agree that (a) the maturity date of the Notes is
extended to July 1, 2002, and (b) the interest on the Notes that is due and
payable on May 1, 2002 (the "May 2002 Interest Payment"), will be deemed to be
Defaulted Interest but will be payable on July 1, 2002.

         4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY; LEGEND.

                  This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of April 30, 2002.
This Agreement shall modify each Note and any replacement note issued upon
transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of any Note or any replacement note.
Holder agrees that Holder will cause the following legend to be placed
prominently on each Note and that any replacement note or notes issued by the
Company upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of the Note or any
replacement note shall have such legend placed thereon:

                  THIS NOTE HAS BEEN MODIFIED PURSUANT TO THOSE CERTAIN
         AGREEMENTS DATED AS OF JANUARY 31, 2000, APRIL 30, 2000, JULY 31, 2000,
         OCTOBER 31, 2000, JANUARY 31, 2001, APRIL 30, 2001, JULY 31, 2001,
         OCTOBER 31, 2001, JANUARY 31, 2002, AND APRIL 30, 2002, COPIES OF WHICH
         ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY AT 767 THIRD
         AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE
         THERETO FOR THE TERMS THEREOF.

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         5. 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 his or its part; and (b)
this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by him or it and constitutes
his or its legal, valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against him or 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 general equitable
principles.

         6. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS.

                  Except as expressly amended, waived, modified, and
supplemented hereby, each Note shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
except as set forth in Section 1, 2 or 3 of this Agreement, nothing herein shall
constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies of the Holder upon the occurrence
of any Event of Default.

         7. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

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

                  (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
Amendment 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 heirs, successors, and assigns of the
parties hereto and any and all transferees and holders of the Notes or any
replacement note.

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

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

                                           LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION

                                           By:     Michael A. Lubin
                                                   ----------------------------
                                           Name:   Michael A. Lubin
                                                   ----------------------------
                                           Title:  Chairman of the Board
                                                   ----------------------------

                                                       Michael A. Lubin
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                                                       Michael A. Lubin

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