As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2000 -
                                                   Registration No. ____________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           CLARION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Michigan                                      91-1407411
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

                 6719 Pine Ridge Court, Jenison, Michigan 49428
           (Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)

         Clarion Technologies, Inc. 2000 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

        David W. Selvius, 6719 Pine Ridge Court, Jenison, Michigan 49428
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (616) 669-6800
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                          Copies of Communications to:
                              Michael G. Wooldridge
                    Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
                         Bridgewater Place, P.O. Box 352
                        Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-0352
                                 (616) 336-6000
                                    --------
                                                 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<TABLE>
=====================================================================================================================
                                                             Proposed              Proposed
                                                              Maximum               Maximum               Amount of
    Title of Securities            Amount to be            Offering Price          Aggregate            Registration
     to be Registered               Registered (1)          Per Share (2)       Offering Price(2)             Fee
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>                      <C>               <C>                         <C>
Common Stock
($.001 value)                        400,000                  $4.532              $1,812,800                 $479
=====================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
(1)  Includes  400,000  shares  that  may be  issued  pursuant  to  the  Clarion
     Technologies, Inc. 2000 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)  For the purpose of computing the  registration fee only, the price shown is
     based upon the price of $4.532 per share,  the  average of the high and low
     sale prices for the Common Stock of the  Registrant in the NASDAQ Small Cap
     Market on May 2, 2000, in accordance with Rule 457(h).
<PAGE>
                                     PART I
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

     Information  required  by  Part  I to be  contained  in the  Section  10(a)
Prospectus is omitted from this  Registration  Statement in accordance with Rule
428 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.

                                     PART II

                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference

     The  Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31, 1999,  which has been filed by the Registrant with the Commission  (File No.
0-24690),  are incorporated herein by reference.  All other reports filed by the
Registrant  pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the  "Exchange  Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the  foregoing  Annual  Report  on Form  10-KSB  are  incorporated  herein by
reference.  All other reports or documents  filed by the Registrant  pursuant to
the  requirements  of Sections  13(a),  13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
subsequent  to the date hereof and prior to the  termination  of the offering of
the securities  offered hereby shall be deemed to be  incorporated  by reference
herein  and to be a part  hereof  from the date of  filing  of such  reports  or
documents.  Any  statement  contained  in  a  document  incorporated  herein  by
reference  shall be deemed to be modified  or  superseded  for  purposes of this
Registration  Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.

     The description of the  Registrant's  Common Stock, the class of securities
offered  pursuant  to  this   Registration   Statement,   is  contained  in  the
Registrant's Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange
Act,  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference,   including  any  subsequent
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.

Item 4.  Description of Securities

     The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

     Not applicable

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

     Section  102(b)(7) of the General  Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
permits a Delaware  corporation to limit the personal liability of its directors
in  accordance  with the  provisions  set  forth  therein.  The  Certificate  of
Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant provides that to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, a director of the Registrant shall not be liable to
the Registrant or its  stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director.

     Section  145 of the  General  Corporation  Law of  the  State  of  Delaware
contains provisions  permitting Delaware  corporations  organized  thereunder to
indemnify directors,  officers,  employees or agents against expenses, including
attorneys' fees,  judgments,  fines and amounts paid in settlement  actually and
reasonably  incurred in  connection  with any  threatened,  pending or completed
action,  suit  or  proceeding,   whether  civil,  criminal,   administrative  or
investigative,  by  reason of the fact  that  such  perso is or was a  director,
officer,  employee  or agent of the  corporation  provided  that (i) such person
acted in good faith and in a manner he or she  reasonably  believed  to be in or
not  opposed  to the  corporation's  best  interests  and  (ii) in the case of a
criminal proceeding such person had no reasonable cause to believe

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his or her  conduct was  unlawful.  In the case of actions or suits by or in the
right of the corporation,  no  indemnification  shall be made in a case in which
such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation  unless and
only to the extent  that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action
or  suit  was  brought  shall  determine  upon  application  that,  despite  the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is  fairly  and  reasonably  entitled  to  indemnity  for such  expenses.
Indemnification as described above shall be granted in a specific case only upon
a determination that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because such
person has met the applicable  standard of conduct.  Such determination shall be
made (a) by a  majority  vote of the  directors  who are not a  parties  to such
action,  suit or proceeding,  even though less than a quorum, (b) by a committee
of such  directors  designated by majority vote of such  directors,  even though
less than a quorum, (c) if there are no such directors,  or if such directors so
direct,  by  independent  legal  counsel  in a  written  opinion  or  (d) by the
stockholders  of the  corporation.  The  By-Laws o the  Registrant  provide  for
indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

     Not Applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

     Reference is made to the Exhibit Index which appears on page S-6.

Item 9.  Undertakings.



     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

     (1) To file,  during any period in which  offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

          (i) To include  any  prospectus  required  by Section  10(a)(3) of the
     Securities Act of 1933;

          (ii) To reflect in the  prospectus  any facts or events  arising after
     the  effective  date of the  registration  statement  (or the  most  recent
     post-effective amendment thereof) which,  individually or in the aggregate,
     represents  a  fundamental  change  in the  information  set  forth  in the
     registration statement;

          (iii) To include any material  information with respect to the plan of
     distribution not previously disclosed in the registration  statement or any
     material  change  to  such  information  in  the  registration   statement;
     provided,  however,  that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
     registration  statement  is on  Form  S-3 or Form  S-8 and the  information
     required to be included in a  post-effective  amendment by those paragraphs
     is  contained  in  periodic  reports  filed by the  registrant  pursuant to
     Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
     incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

     (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933,  each  such  post-effective  amendment  shall be deemed to be a new
registration  statement  relating to the  securities  offered  therein,  and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

     (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

     The  undersigned   registrant  hereby  undertakes  that,  for  purposes  of
determining  any liability  under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's  annual  report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or Section 15(d) of the

                                      S-3
<PAGE>
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, and each filing of an employee  benefit plan's
annual report  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
that is incorporated by reference in the registration  statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration  statement  relating to the securities offered therein,
and the  offering  of such  securities  at that  time  shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities  (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director,  officer or  controlling  person of the Registrant in the
successful  defense of any  action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction  the question whether such  indemnification  by it is agains public
policy as expressed by the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.




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<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of Jenison,  State of Michigan,  on the 3rd day of May,
2000.

                                        CLARION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                                        By /s/ William Beckman
                                               William Beckman, President



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature  appears
below constitutes and appoints William Beckman and David W. Selvius, and each of
them, his or her true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his or her  name,  place  and
stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all  amendments  (including
post-effective  amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority,  granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing  required and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and
agent, or his or her  substitute,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has been signed below on May 3, 2000,  by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.


/s/ William Beckman                 /s/ David W. Selvius
William Beckman, President          David W. Selvius, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)       (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


/s/ Jack D. Rutherfor               /s/ Harrington Bischof
Jack D. Rutherford, Director        Harrington Bischof, Director


/s/ Bryan C. Cressey                /s/ Terence M. Graunke
Bryan C. Cressey, Director          Terence M. Graunke, Director


/s/ Fred Sotok                      /s/ Frank T. Steck
Fred Sotok, Director                Frank T. Steck, Director


/s/ Craig Wierda                    /s/ Troy D. Wiseman
Craig Wierda, Director              Troy D. Wiseman, Director


                                      S-5
<PAGE>
               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As Independent Public  Accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration  statement of our report dated March 15, 2000,
included in Clarion Technologies, Inc.'s Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31,  1999,  and to all  references  to our Firm  included  in this  Registration
Statement.



                                         /s/ Perrin, Fordree & Company, P.C.
                                         Perrin, Fordree & Company, P.C.



May 1, 2000
Troy, Michigan




                                      S-6
<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     The following exhibits are filed as a part of the Registration Statement:


Exhibit 4      Clarion  Technologies,  Inc. 2000 Employees'  Stock Purchase Plan
               (filed as  Appendix  A to the  registrant's  Proxy  Statement  on
               Schedule  14A  for  the  2000  Annual   Meeting  filed  with  the
               Commission  on May 1,  2000  (Commission  File No.  0-24690)  and
               incorporated herein by reference).


Exhibit 5      Opinion of Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP with  respect
               to the legality of the securities being registered

Exhibit 23.1   Consent of Perrin, Fordee & Company, P.C. - included  on page S-6
               hereof

Exhibit 23.2   Consent of Varnum,  Riddering,  Schmidt & Howlett  LLP  (included
               with the opinion filed as Exhibit 5)

Exhibit 24     Power of Attorney - included on page S-5 hereof





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<PAGE>
                                    EXHIBIT 5




                                   May 3, 2000

Clarion Technologies, Inc.
6719 Pine Ridge Court
Jenison, Michigan 49428

     Re:       Registration Statement on Form S-8 Relating to the Clarion
               Technologies, Inc.
               2000 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan")

Gentlemen:

     With respect to the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (the  "Registration
Statement")  filed by Clarion  Technologies,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the
"Company")  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  for the purpose of
registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  400,000 shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share, for issuance  pursuant to the
Plan, we have examined such documents and questions of law we consider necessary
or  appropriate  for the  purpose of giving this  opinion.  On the basis of such
evaluation,  we advise you that in our opinion the 400,000 shares covered by the
Registration  Statement,  when  issued  pursuant  to the  Plan,  at  the  prices
described in the Registration Statement but not less than the par value thereof,
and upon  delivery of such shares and payment  therefor in  accordance  with the
terms  stated  in the  Plans and the  Registration  Statement,  will be duly and
legally  authorized,  issued  and  outstanding,  and  will  be  fully  paid  and
nonassessable.

     We hereby  consent  to the  filing of this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration  Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we
are within the category of persons whose consent is required  under Section 7 of
the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or under the rules and  regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission relating thereto.

                                   Sincerely,

                     VARNUM, RIDDERING, SCHMIDT & HOWLETTLLP



                  /s/ Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2000 -
                                                   Registration No. ____________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           CLARION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Michigan                                      91-1407411
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

                 6719 Pine Ridge Court, Jenison, Michigan 49428
           (Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)

         Clarion Technologies, Inc. 2000 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

        David W. Selvius, 6719 Pine Ridge Court, Jenison, Michigan 49428
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (616) 669-6800
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                          Copies of Communications to:
                              Michael G. Wooldridge
                    Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
                         Bridgewater Place, P.O. Box 352
                        Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-0352
                                 (616) 336-6000
                                    --------
                                                 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

=====================================================================================================================
                                                             Proposed              Proposed
                                                              Maximum               Maximum               Amount of
    Title of Securities            Amount to be            Offering Price          Aggregate            Registration
     to be Registered               Registered (1)          Per Share (2)       Offering Price(2)             Fee
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock
($.001 value)                        400,000                  $4.532              $1,812,800                 $479
=====================================================================================================================
(1)  Includes  400,000  shares  that  may be  issued  pursuant  to  the  Clarion
     Technologies, Inc. 2000 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)  For the purpose of computing the  registration fee only, the price shown is
     based upon the price of $4.532 per share,  the  average of the high and low
     sale prices for the Common Stock of the  Registrant in the NASDAQ Small Cap
     Market on May 2, 2000, in accordance with Rule 457(h).
PART I
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

     Information  required  by  Part  I to be  contained  in the  Section  10(a)
Prospectus is omitted from this  Registration  Statement in accordance with Rule
428 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.

                                     PART II

                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference

     The  Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31, 1999,  which has been filed by the Registrant with the Commission  (File No.
0-24690),  are incorporated herein by reference.  All other reports filed by the
Registrant  pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the  "Exchange  Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the  foregoing  Annual  Report  on Form  10-KSB  are  incorporated  herein by
reference.  All other reports or documents  filed by the Registrant  pursuant to
the  requirements  of Sections  13(a),  13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
subsequent  to the date hereof and prior to the  termination  of the offering of
the securities  offered hereby shall be deemed to be  incorporated  by reference
herein  and to be a part  hereof  from the date of  filing  of such  reports  or
documents.  Any  statement  contained  in  a  document  incorporated  herein  by
reference  shall be deemed to be modified  or  superseded  for  purposes of this
Registration  Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.

     The description of the  Registrant's  Common Stock, the class of securities
offered  pursuant  to  this   Registration   Statement,   is  contained  in  the
Registrant's Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange
Act,  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference,   including  any  subsequent
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.

Item 4.  Description of Securities

     The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

     Not applicable

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

     Section  102(b)(7) of the General  Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
permits a Delaware  corporation to limit the personal liability of its directors
in  accordance  with the  provisions  set  forth  therein.  The  Certificate  of
Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant provides that to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, a director of the Registrant shall not be liable to
the Registrant or its  stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director.

     Section  145 of the  General  Corporation  Law of  the  State  of  Delaware
contains provisions  permitting Delaware  corporations  organized  thereunder to
indemnify directors,  officers,  employees or agents against expenses, including
attorneys' fees,  judgments,  fines and amounts paid in settlement  actually and
reasonably  incurred in  connection  with any  threatened,  pending or completed
action,  suit  or  proceeding,   whether  civil,  criminal,   administrative  or
investigative,  by  reason of the fact  that  such  perso is or was a  director,
officer,  employee  or agent of the  corporation  provided  that (i) such person
acted in good faith and in a manner he or she  reasonably  believed  to be in or
not  opposed  to the  corporation's  best  interests  and  (ii) in the case of a
criminal proceeding such person had no reasonable cause to believe

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his or her  conduct was  unlawful.  In the case of actions or suits by or in the
right of the corporation,  no  indemnification  shall be made in a case in which
such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation  unless and
only to the extent  that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action
or  suit  was  brought  shall  determine  upon  application  that,  despite  the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is  fairly  and  reasonably  entitled  to  indemnity  for such  expenses.
Indemnification as described above shall be granted in a specific case only upon
a determination that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because such
person has met the applicable  standard of conduct.  Such determination shall be
made (a) by a  majority  vote of the  directors  who are not a  parties  to such
action,  suit or proceeding,  even though less than a quorum, (b) by a committee
of such  directors  designated by majority vote of such  directors,  even though
less than a quorum, (c) if there are no such directors,  or if such directors so
direct,  by  independent  legal  counsel  in a  written  opinion  or  (d) by the
stockholders  of the  corporation.  The  By-Laws o the  Registrant  provide  for
indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

     Not Applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

     Reference is made to the Exhibit Index which appears on page S-6.

Item 9.  Undertakings.

     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

     (1) To file,  during any period in which  offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

          (i) To include  any  prospectus  required  by Section  10(a)(3) of the
     Securities Act of 1933;

          (ii) To reflect in the  prospectus  any facts or events  arising after
     the  effective  date of the  registration  statement  (or the  most  recent
     post-effective amendment thereof) which,  individually or in the aggregate,
     represents  a  fundamental  change  in the  information  set  forth  in the
     registration statement;

          (iii) To include any material  information with respect to the plan of
     distribution not previously disclosed in the registration  statement or any
     material  change  to  such  information  in  the  registration   statement;
     provided,  however,  that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
     registration  statement  is on  Form  S-3 or Form  S-8 and the  information
     required to be included in a  post-effective  amendment by those paragraphs
     is  contained  in  periodic  reports  filed by the  registrant  pursuant to
     Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
     incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

     (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933,  each  such  post-effective  amendment  shall be deemed to be a new
registration  statement  relating to the  securities  offered  therein,  and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

     (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

     The  undersigned   registrant  hereby  undertakes  that,  for  purposes  of
determining  any liability  under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's  annual  report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or Section 15(d) of the

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Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, and each filing of an employee  benefit plan's
annual report  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
that is incorporated by reference in the registration  statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration  statement  relating to the securities offered therein,
and the  offering  of such  securities  at that  time  shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities  (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director,  officer or  controlling  person of the Registrant in the
successful  defense of any  action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction  the question whether such  indemnification  by it is agains public
policy as expressed by the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

                                      S-4
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of Jenison,  State of Michigan,  on the 3rd day of May,
2000.

                                        CLARION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                        By /s/ William Beckman
                                               William Beckman, President

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature  appears
below constitutes and appoints William Beckman and David W. Selvius, and each of
them, his or her true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his or her  name,  place  and
stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all  amendments  (including
post-effective  amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority,  granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing  required and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and
agent, or his or her  substitute,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has been signed below on May 3, 2000,  by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.

/s/ William Beckman                 /s/ David W. Selvius
William Beckman, President          David W. Selvius, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)       (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Jack D. Rutherfor               /s/ Harrington Bischof
Jack D. Rutherford, Director        Harrington Bischof, Director

/s/ Bryan C. Cressey                /s/ Terence M. Graunke
Bryan C. Cressey, Director          Terence M. Graunke, Director

/s/ Fred Sotok                      /s/ Frank T. Steck
Fred Sotok, Director                Frank T. Steck, Director

/s/ Craig Wierda                    /s/ Troy D. Wiseman
Craig Wierda, Director              Troy D. Wiseman, Director

                                      S-5
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As Independent Public  Accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration  statement of our report dated March 15, 2000,
included in Clarion Technologies, Inc.'s Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31,  1999,  and to all  references  to our Firm  included  in this  Registration
Statement.

                                         /s/ Perrin, Fordree & Company, P.C.
                                         Perrin, Fordree & Company, P.C.

May 1, 2000
Troy, Michigan

                                      S-6
EXHIBIT INDEX

     The following exhibits are filed as a part of the Registration Statement:

Exhibit 4      Clarion  Technologies,  Inc. 2000 Employees'  Stock Purchase Plan
               (filed as  Appendix  A to the  registrant's  Proxy  Statement  on
               Schedule  14A  for  the  2000  Annual   Meeting  filed  with  the
               Commission  on May 1,  2000  (Commission  File No.  0-24690)  and
               incorporated herein by reference).

Exhibit 5      Opinion of Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP with  respect
               to the legality of the securities being registered

Exhibit 23.1   Consent of Perrin, Fordee & Company, P.C. - included  on page S-6
               hereof

Exhibit 23.2   Consent of Varnum,  Riddering,  Schmidt & Howlett  LLP  (included
               with the opinion filed as Exhibit 5)

Exhibit 24     Power of Attorney - included on page S-5 hereof

                                      S-7
EXHIBIT 5

                                   May 3, 2000

Clarion Technologies, Inc.
6719 Pine Ridge Court
Jenison, Michigan 49428

     Re:       Registration Statement on Form S-8 Relating to the Clarion
               Technologies, Inc.
               2000 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan")

Gentlemen:

     With respect to the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (the  "Registration
Statement")  filed by Clarion  Technologies,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the
"Company")  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  for the purpose of
registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  400,000 shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share, for issuance  pursuant to the
Plan, we have examined such documents and questions of law we consider necessary
or  appropriate  for the  purpose of giving this  opinion.  On the basis of such
evaluation,  we advise you that in our opinion the 400,000 shares covered by the
Registration  Statement,  when  issued  pursuant  to the  Plan,  at  the  prices
described in the Registration Statement but not less than the par value thereof,
and upon  delivery of such shares and payment  therefor in  accordance  with the
terms  stated  in the  Plans and the  Registration  Statement,  will be duly and
legally  authorized,  issued  and  outstanding,  and  will  be  fully  paid  and
nonassessable.

     We hereby  consent  to the  filing of this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration  Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we
are within the category of persons whose consent is required  under Section 7 of
the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or under the rules and  regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission relating thereto.

                                   Sincerely,

                     VARNUM, RIDDERING, SCHMIDT & HOWLETTLLP

                  /s/ Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP