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                                                                    Exhibit 10-4

                            SIXTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

         SIXTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT dated as of October 31, 2000 between
Lexington Rubber Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("LRGI"), formerly known as
Lexington Components, Inc., which, in turn, was formerly known as EPI
Acquisitions Corp. ("EPI"), and Paul H. Pennell ("Pennell").

         WHEREAS, EPI and Pennell entered into certain financing agreements
pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 30, 1988
(the `Purchase Agreement"), between EPI and Pennell;

         WHEREAS, such financings agreements consist of a Promissory Note dated
November 30, 1988, from EPI to Pennell in the original principal amount of
$3,530,000 (the "Note"; the Note, as heretofore amended and as amended by this
Amendment Agreement, is referred to as the "Amended Note"), a Mortgage dated as
of November 30, 1988, from EPI to Pennell (the "Mortgage") and a Security
Agreement dated as of November 30, 1988, between EPI and Pennell (the "Security
Agreement"; the Note, the Mortgage and the Security Agreement, as the same have
heretofore have been or contemporaneously are being amended, modified or
supplemented, are herein collectively referred to as the "Financing
Agreements");

         WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that certain Amendment Agreement dated
as of November 30, 1991, and recorded with the Clerk of Court of York County,
South Carolina as Book 355 at Page 195 on December 16, 1991.

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms thereof, the principal amount of the
Note and the term thereof have been amended as a result of that certain Release
and Notice Agreement dated as of March 31, 1993, between LCI and Pennell;

         WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that certain Second Amendment
Agreement dated as of June 23, 1998 and effective on May 1, 1998, and recorded
with the Clerk of Court of York County, South Carolina, in Volume 2294 at Page
107 on June 24, 1998;

         WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that certain Third Amendment Agreement
dated as of January 31, 2000, and recorded with the Clerk of Court of York
County, South Carolina, in Volume ___ at page ___ on _________, 2000;

         WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that certain Fourth Amendment
Agreement dated as of April 30, 2000, and recorded with the Clerk of Court of
York County, South Carolina, in Volume ___ at page ___ on _________, 2000;

         WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that Fifth Amendment Agreement dated
as of July 31, 2000, and recorded with the Clerk of York County, South Carolina
in Volume ___ at page ___ on _________, 2000; and

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         WHEREAS, LRGI and Pennell desire to further amend the Note in the
manner set forth below;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, LRGI and Pennell, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1. AMENDMENT OF NOTE. (a) The Note, as amended, is hereby further
amended by deleting therefrom the second and third paragraph on page 1 thereof
in their entirety and substituting therefor the following paragraph:

            The principal of and interest on this Note shall be payable as
follows:

            (i) Monthly interest only payments in the amount of $13,700.16 each
         shall be payable on the last day of each month commencing May 31, 1998,
         and on the last day of each month thereafter until January 31, 2001.
         Simple interest on the principal amount hereunder shall accrue at the
         rate of 12% per annum until the principal balance is paid in full;

            (ii) The principal sum of the Note, together with all accrued and
         unpaid interest thereon, if any, shall be due and payable on January
         31, 2001; and

            (iii) Any payment which is required to be made on a Saturday, Sunday
         or legal holiday shall be payable on the next succeeding day which
         is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

            (b) Pennell shall cause the following legend to be placed
prominently on the Note;

                        THIS NOTE HAS BEEN AMENDED BY A SIXTH AMENDMENT
                        AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2000, A COPY OF WHICH
                        IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF BUYER AT
                        767 THIRD AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

            (c) To the extent that this Sixth Amendment Agreement amends the
Note, as heretofore amended, the Note is hereby amended. All references to the
Note in the Purchase Agreement and the Financing Agreements or any other
agreement or document relating to the Financing Agreements shall be deemed to
refer to the Amended Note.

         2. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the parties hereto shall execute and
deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as may be
requested by the other party to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this
Sixth Amendment Agreement. In connection therewith, LRGI shall cause Lexington
Precision Corporation to execute and deliver to Pennell a consent in the form of
Exhibit A hereto (the "Consent").

         3. MORTGAGE. For purposes of notifying persons of the amendment of the
Note pursuant to this Sixth Amendment Agreement and the effect thereof upon the
Mortgage, it is intended that this Sixth Amendment Agreement shall be filed with
the real estate mortgages of York County, South Carolina. For purposes of the
foregoing, EXHIBIT B hereto sets forth a description of the real property to
which the Mortgage relates.

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         4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. LRGI hereby represents and warrants
to Pennell that: (a) LRGI has full power and authority to execute and deliver
this Sixth Amendment Agreement; (b) this Sixth Amendment Agreement constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of LRGI, enforceable against LRGI in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting enforceability of creditors' rights generally or equitable principles
at the time in effect; (c) the execution, delivery and performance by LRGI of
this Sixth Amendment Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate action of LRGI; and (d) the execution and delivery by LRGI of this
Sixth Amendment Agreement and the performance by LRGI of the Amended Note will
not (i) violate any law or regulation binding upon LRGI or the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of LRGI, (ii) violate or constitute (with due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under any indenture, agreement, license or
other instrument to which LRGI is a party or by which it or any of its
properties may be bound, (iii) violate any order of any court, tribunal or
governmental agency binding upon LRGI or its properties, (iv) result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties
or assets of LRGI other than pursuant to the Financing Agreements, or (v)
require any license, consent or approval of any governmental agency or
regulatory authority.

         5. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) This Sixth Amendment Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York without reference to its principles of conflicts of law.

            (b) Except as expressly amended hereby, all terms and conditions of
the Financing Agreements and all rights of Pennell and obligations of LRGI
thereunder and under all related documents, shall remain in full force and
effect.

            (c) LRGI hereby agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses
(including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to
Pennell) incurred by Pennell in connection with the negotiation, preparation,
execution and delivery of this Sixth Amendment Agreement and all related
documents.

            (d) This Sixth Amendment Agreement may be executed by one or more of
the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Sixth
Amendment Agreement as of the date first above written.

IN THE PRESENCE OF:                     LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC.      (SEAL)

Sally Skinner-Wiggins                   By:  Warren Delano
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Witness (as to Lexington Rubber              Warren Delano
Group, Inc.)                                 President

Michael A. Lubin
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Witness (as to Lexington Rubber
Group, Inc.)

Phyllis Pennell                         Paul H. Pennell                   (SEAL)
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Witness (as to Paul H. Pennell)         Paul H. Pennell

Beth Myhal
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Witness (as to Paul H. Pennell)

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                                                                    Exhibit 10-5
                                    AGREEMENT

         This Agreement dated as of October 31, 2000 (the "Agreement"), among
Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "LPC"), Lexington
Rubber Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Lexington
Components, Inc. ("LRG"; LPC and LRG are referred to individually as "Borrower"
and collectively as the "Borrowers"), and Congress Financial Corporation
("Congress").

         WHEREAS, Congress and each of the Borrowers have entered into an
Accounts Financing Agreement [Security Agreement] dated as of January 11, 1990,
as amended, and all supplements thereto and related financing and security
agreements (all of the foregoing, as the same have been or may be amended,
replaced, extended, modified, or supplemented, are referred to as the "Financing
Agreements").

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

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

         3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

            This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of October 31, 2000.

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

         5. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS.

            Except as set forth herein, all terms and provisions of the
Financing Agreements among Congress, LPC and LRG shall remain in full force and
effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, no other or further amendment,
waiver or consent is implied by, and LPC and LRG shall not be entitled to, any
other or further amendment, waiver or consent by virtue of the provisions of
this Agreement. In

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addition, without limiting the foregoing, the waivers of Congress set forth
herein do not constitute an agreement to, and LPC and LRG acknowledge that
Congress may decline to, grant any other or further waivers with respect to the
subject matter hereof or any other matters regardless of whether or not there
occurs any change in facts or circumstances relating to LPC and/or LRG.

         6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                              LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION

                                              By:       Michael A. Lubin
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                                              Name:     Michael A. Lubin
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                                              Title:    Chairman of the Board
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                                              LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC.

                                              By:       Michael A. Lubin
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                                              Name:     Michael A. Lubin
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                                              Title:    Chairman of the Board
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                                              CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                              By:       Herbert C. Korn
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                                              Name:     Herbert C. Korn
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                                              Title:    Vice President
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