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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.57

                                        TRW AUTOMOTIVE
March 31, 2004                          12025 TECH CENTER DRIVE
                                        LIVONIA, MICHIGAN USA 48150

Francois J. Castaing, President                                [TRW LOGO]
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                        STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Francois:

We are pleased to extend an offer you for appointment as a member of the TRW
Automotive Board of Directors.

Your term would begin following approval of your nomination by the full Board.
About a week prior to this meeting you will receive a board package with an
agenda for the meeting. For regular meetings, we are currently on a schedule of
four board meetings per year.

                                  Compensation

Our compensation arrangements for independent directors will be as follows:

Annual Cash Retainer: Directors will be paid an annual cash retainer of $35,000
per year.

Meeting Fees:  Directors will be paid a fee of $1,250 per meeting attended.

Committee Member Retainers: As a member of the Audit Committee, you will receive
an annual committee retainer of $3,000.

Committee Fees: Committee members will receive an additional $1,250 per meeting
attended.

Expenses: The Company will reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
for attendance at Board meetings pursuant to the Company's Travel Policy.

Restricted Stock Units: We expect that the Company's Compensation Committee will
authorize a grant of 2,200 restricted stock units that will add a significant
equity-based component to your compensation.

                        Directors and Officers Insurance

The Company has a Directors and Officers insurance policy in place. A copy of
the binder for this policy is enclosed.

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Mr. Francois Castaing
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                       Confidential Information Agreement.

Because of the sensitivity of the information to which you have access, we ask
that you execute a Confidential Information Agreement similar to that executed
by all Company employees at the time of their employment.

If you are in agreement with the foregoing terms, we would plan to place your
name in nomination as soon as possible (within the next two weeks). The next
Audit Committee meeting will be on May 7, 2004 by telephone. We will also need
you to complete a typical Directors' Independence Questionnaire for our public
securities filings.

Francois, we think your years of experience in the automotive industry will
enable you to make a strong contribution to the Board and to the future
prosperity of TRW Automotive. Feel free to contact me at [REDACTED] if you
should have any questions or concerns regarding the opportunity.

Sincerely,

/s/ John C. Plant
John C. Plant
President & Chief Executive Officer

cc:  Mr. Neil Simpkins

I HEREBY AGREE TO THE FOREGOING:

       /s/ Francois J. Castaing                                 April 2, 2004
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              Francois J. Castaing                                      Date<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.59

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                          Dated as of February 4, 2005

                                       to

                 AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT

                          Dated as of December 31, 2004

            THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this "Amendment") dated as of February 4,
2005, is entered into by and among (i) TRW AUTOMOTIVE GLOBAL RECEIVABLES LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the "Borrower"), (ii) the "Conduit Lenders"
identified on the signature pages hereto, (iii) the "Committed Lenders"
identified on the signature pages hereto, (iv) the "Funding Agents" identified
on the signature pages hereto and (v) JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as
administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent").

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

            A. Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Receivables Loan
Agreement dated as of December 31, 2004 among the Borrower, the "Conduit
Lenders", "Committed Lenders" and "Funding Agents" from time to time parties
thereto and the Administrative Agent (the "Receivables Loan Agreement").
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Receivables Loan Agreement.

            B. The parties hereto have agreed to add Saratoga Funding Corp., LLC
as a new Conduit Lender under the Receivables Loan Agreement (the "New Conduit
Lender") and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as a new Committed Lender (in
such capacity, the "New Committed Lender") and a new Funding Agent (in such
capacity, the "New Funding Agent") under the Receivables Loan Agreement as
described herein.

            C. In addition, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the
Receivables Loan Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

            NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above,
and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

            SECTION 1. Addition of New Lender Group; Amendment to Schedule I.

            (a) Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 3
below), (i) Schedule I to the Receivables Loan Agreement shall be amended in its
entirety to read as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, (ii) the New
Conduit Lender will be a party to the Receivables Loan Agreement as a Conduit
Lender having a Conduit Lending Limit as set forth on such new Schedule I, (iii)
the New Committed Lender will be a party to the Receivables Loan

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Agreement as a Committed Lender having a Commitment as set forth on such new
Schedule I, (iv) the New Funding Agent will be a party to the Receivables Loan
Agreement as a Funding Agent for the new Lender Group that includes the New
Conduit Lender as specified on such new Schedule I, (v) the Conduit Lending
Limit of each of Delaware Funding Company, LLC and Three Pillars Funding LLC
shall be reduced to the amount specified on such new Schedule I and (vi) the
Commitment of each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and SunTrust Bank shall be
reduced to the amount specified on such new Schedule I.

            (b) Each of the New Conduit Lender and the New Committed Lender:

            (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Receivables Loan
      Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed
      appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
      this Amendment;

            (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon
      the Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent or any other Lender and based
      on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
      time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking
      action under the Receivables Loan Agreement;

            (iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and its
      related New Funding Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and
      to exercise such powers under the Receivables Loan Agreement and the other
      Transaction Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and
      such New Funding Agent, respectively, by the terms thereof, together with
      such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto;

            (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all
      of the obligations which by the terms of the Receivables Loan Agreement
      are required to be performed by it as a Conduit Lender or Committed
      Lender, as the case may be;

            (v) specifies as its address for notices the office set forth on
      Schedule I hereto; and

            (vi) if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the
      United States, (A) confirms that it has delivered to the Administrative
      Agent, its Funding Agent and the Borrower the forms prescribed by the
      Internal Revenue Service of the United States certifying as to its status
      for purposes of determining exemption from United States withholding taxes
      with respect to all payments to be made to it under the Receivables Loan
      Agreement or such other documents as are necessary to indicate that all
      such payments are subject to such taxes at a rate reduced by an applicable
      tax treaty and (B) agrees to provide the Administrative Agent, its Funding
      Agent and the Borrower (to the extent permitted by applicable law) with
      similar forms for each subsequent tax year in which payments are to be
      made to it under the Receivables Loan Agreement.

            (c) This Amendment, in so far as it relates to the addition of the
New Conduit Lender, the New Committed Lender and the New Funding Agent as
parties to the Receivables Loan Agreement and the establishment of their new
Lender Group, shall be deemed to be a "Joinder Agreement" within the meaning of,
and entered into pursuant to, the Receivables Loan

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Agreement in accordance with Section 11.03(i) thereof and shall be effective as
such for all purposes thereunder. In connection therewith, the parties hereto
confirm and agree that, effective as of the Effective Date, the New Funding
Agent shall become a party to the Lender Fee Letter as a Funding Agent, and
shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Funding
Agent thereunder.

            (d) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall deliver
(i) to the New Funding Agent a Note payable to the New Funding Agent with a
stated principal amount equal to the Lender Group Limit for its Lender Group and
(ii) to each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. a
new Note reflecting the reduction in the Lender Group Limit for its Lender
Group. Upon its receipt of such new Note, each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and
SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. shall return its old Note to the Borrower for
cancellation.

            SECTION 2. Amendments. Effective as of the Effective Date, the
Receivables Loan Agreement is amended as follows:

            2.1 Clause (v) of the definition of "Net Receivables Balance" in
Section 1.01 of the Receivables Loan Agreement is amended in its entirety to
read as follows:

            "(v) the greater of (x) the aggregate amount of all Retro Pricing
      Accruals and (y) the Retro Pricing Accrual Floor."

            2.2 The definition of "Retro Pricing Approval Date" in Section 1.01
of the Receivables Loan Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

            "Retro Pricing Approval Date" means February 4, 2005.

            2.3 Section 1.01 of the Receivables Loan Agreement is further
amended to add the following two definitions in appropriate alphabetical order:

            "Retro Pricing Accrual Floor" means, as of any Monthly Reporting
      Date and continuing until (but not including) the next Monthly Reporting
      Date, the product of (i) 2.5 and (ii) the highest three-month rolling
      average Retro Pricing Monthly Adjustment Amount that occurred during the
      period of twelve consecutive Calculation Periods immediately preceding
      such earlier Monthly Reporting Date.

            "Retro Pricing Monthly Adjustment Amount" means, for any Calculation
      Period, the aggregate of all Retro Pricing Adjustments occurring during
      such Calculation Period.

            2.4 Section 7.01(k) of the Receivables Loan Agreement is amended in
its entirety to read as follows:

            "(k) the average Dilution Ratio for any three consecutive
      Calculation Periods exceeds (i) in the case of any such period that
      includes sales from the month of July (for the avoidance of doubt such
      periods include the September, October and November Calculation Periods)
      or December (for the avoidance of doubt such periods include February,
      March and April Calculation Periods), 3.50% or (ii) in the case of any
      other period, 3.25%; or".

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            SECTION 3. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date (the "Effective Date") on which (i) the Administrative
Agent shall have received a copy of this Amendment duly executed by the
Borrower, the Collection Agent, the Administrative Agent and each of the
Lenders, (ii) the new Note required to be executed and delivered by the Borrower
to the New Funding Agent pursuant to Section 1 above shall have been so executed
and delivered and (iii) to the extent required by the program documents
governing any Conduit Lender's Commercial Paper program, each Rating Agency
shall have confirmed that the execution and delivery of this Amendment by such
Conduit Lender will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the
then-current ratings of such Conduit Lender's Commercial Paper.

            SECTION 4. Reference to and Effect on the Receivables Loan
Agreement.

            4.1 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the
Receivables Loan Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein,"
"hereby" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the
Receivables Loan Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the
Receivables Loan Agreement in any other document, instrument and agreement
executed and/or delivered in connection with the Receivables Loan Agreement
shall mean and be a reference to the Receivables Loan Agreement as amended
hereby.

            4.2 Except as specifically amended hereby, the Receivables Loan
Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and all other documents, instruments
and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in
full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

            4.3 The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment
shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender, any
Funding Agent or the Administrative Agent under the Receivables Loan Agreement,
the Transaction Documents or any other document, instrument, or agreement
executed in connection therewith, nor constitute a waiver of any provision
contained therein.

            4.4 The Borrower represents that this Amendment has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it pursuant to its limited liability
company powers and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation.

            SECTION 5. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

            SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed
in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by
facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of
this Amendment.

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            SECTION 7. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Amendment for any other purpose.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the
date first written above.

                                         TRW AUTOMOTIVE GLOBAL RECEIVABLES LLC,
                                         as Borrower

                                         By:       /s/ Joseph S. Cantie
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                                            Name:  Joseph S. Cantie
                                            Title: President

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                                      DELAWARE FUNDING COMPANY, LLC,
                                      as a Conduit Lender

                                      By: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as attorney
                                      -in-fact for Delaware Funding Company, LLC

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
                                      as a Funding Agent

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
                                      as a Committed Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                      ALPINE SECURITIZATION CORP.,
                                      as a Conduit Lender

                                      By:  Credit Suisse First Boston, New
                                      York Branch, as Attorney-in-Fact

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, NEW YORK
                                      BRANCH,
                                      as a Funding Agent

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, NEW YORK
                                      BRANCH,
                                      as a Committed Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                      LIBERTY STREET FUNDING CORP.,
                                      as a Conduit Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                                      as a Funding Agent

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                                      as a Committed Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                      THREE PILLARS FUNDING LLC,
                                      as a Conduit Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
                                      as a Funding Agent

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      SUNTRUST BANK,
                                      as a Committed Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                      BEETHOVEN FUNDING CORPORATION,
                                      as a Conduit Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
                                      as a Funding Agent

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
                                      as a Committed Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                      SARATOGA FUNDING CORP., LLC,
                                      as a Conduit Lender

                                      By:  Saratoga Member Corp., its sole
                                      member

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
                                      as a Committed Lender

                                      By:               /s/
                                           -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      By:               /s/
                                           -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
                                      as a Funding Agent

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                      JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
                                      as Administrative Agent

                                      By:               /s/
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC, as Collection Agent

By:           /s/ Joseph S. Cantie
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Name:  Joseph S. Cantie
Title:  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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