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Online ordering and Phone orders are still available as normal. Our sales and customer support staff are here in the building (though we are working remotely to do our part to help with social distancing). We do not expect any delays with shipping and we are ready to provide assistance with your orders. Feel free to call in, speak with one of our enthusiast experts, and find what you need for your next project. We are now offering Curbside Pickup at our facility in Wadsworth, Ohio.

Changing your Audi, BMW, or Volkswagen's oil on schedule ensures your engine will live a healthy and long operational life. While changing your oil might be straightforward, those who regularly do it themselves likely find the little annoyances that make it more trouble than it could be. With our new Schwaben Thread-In Oil Funnels, you can quickly thread this funnel into your oil filler cap for a hands-free and mess-free result when you pour in that new liquid gold. Make services easy for yourself and you'll begin to enjoy them even more!

Upgrade your old or leaky Water Pump with the Assembled By ECS Upgraded Aluminum Water Pump. Water Pump failure can lead to your vehicle making an unnecessary trip to the repair shop. If your pump stops working, coolant temperatures rise rapidly and can overheat the engine, leading to head gasket or even piston ring failure. This is a great preventative maintenance item when doing any type of timing belt replacement.

Give your Audi or Volkswagen a set of new wheels that look fantastic and reduce your unsprung weight with brand new APR Flow Formed wheels. Their new styles are designed for perfect fitment and accept your OEM center caps.

Engine bays today are less than attractive. Everything is jam-packed in the space and your eye has no ability to decide what is most important to be your focus. With the new ECS B9 A4/A5 Vacuum-Formed ECU Cover, you can eliminate some of that distraction and hide the ECU with a sleek and stylish heat-resistant piece that installs in minutes to help make your engine easily the main showpiece when you open the hood.

All too often OEM components sacrifice performance in an effort to appeal to a wide variety of customers. In the case of the factory turbocharger, a turbo muffler is positioned at the compressor outlet and is designed to reduce engine bay acoustics. With our Turbo Muffler Delete Pipe Kit, the factory turbo muffler is removed and replaced with our straight-through delete pipe. This increases flow and turbocharger acoustics by creating a smooth transition between the turbo outlet and intercooler pipe inlet. CNC machined from 6061-T6 aluminum for smooth flow and lasting durability.

The already stylish exterior of your B8.5 A4 can always be improved with the addition of Carbon Fiber accessories. To add an appealing, race-inspired, and more aggressive touch, the new Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser is the perfect choice! Easy installation and included hardware make for a nearly immediate change in appearance, and paired with other ECS Carbon Fiber Accessories, you can give your Audi a truly unique and impressive appearance.

When chasing more power, you eventually run into the ceiling set in place by the equipment in your car. With forced-induction engines, that eventually means a more capable turbocharger is needed to break through to that next goal. Brand new from CTS Turbo, their K04 Turbo Upgrade for your B7 or B8 2.0T is just what you need to push more power and raise the ceiling to reach higher numbers than ever before.

Last year, we sent VW Brand Ambassador Jamie Orr on a trip all across the country in a pre-production MK5 Sportwagen we affectionately called the Rallywagen where it ended in the Arctic Circle. This year we picked up a VW MK7 GTI and decided to build it here at ECS to debut at SEMA and then head South to drive all the way to the tip of South America on some of the most demanding roads. Rallywagen 2.0 was fully constructed in-house by our team of engineers.

If you have a B9, we'd bet you have some dirt, grime, water, salt, or whatever else you drove through all collected in your engine bay thanks to the less-than-perfect three-piece plug that covers a hole in the metal. The results are at best a mess in your engine bay and at worst, the precursor to a rust problem. With the Engine Bay Block Off Plugs we designed here in-house, you can prevent this headache before it starts and add a sleek and attractive component to your engine bay at the same time.

Raise the level of style on your pre-facelift B8 S4 or A4 S-Line with the ECS Tuning Carbon Fiber Grille Accent Set. This quality addition was engineered and designed in-house to fit directly to your factory front bumper cover, with no modifications required. The accents were designed to provide the vehicle with a more aggressive look by accentuating the area around the fog light grilles, providing a drastic improvement to the front end aesthetic. An exclusive design only available through ECS Tuning, this grille accent set will be sure to catch attention and turn heads.

Change the profile of your Audi B8 S4 with the brand new ECS Rear Window Spoiler. With a sleek design and perfect fitment, your Audi will have a more motorsport-inspired look and distinct, yet subtle, difference between the run-of-the-mill commuter Audi. Set yourself apart with this new visual upgrade.

Protect your Audi B9 A4 or S4 with the brand new ECS Transmission Street Shield! With sturdy aluminum construction, OEM aerodynamics, and easy installation, you have no reason to fear any roads or unavoidable hazards and no excuse to not protect your precious Audi. Paired with the skid plate and tunnel brace, you can fully protect the underside of your B9 for the ultimate peace of mind with the ECS Street Shield Kit!

Ever tried removing a radio trim bezel with a screwdriver or metal putty knife? Ugly. Ineffective. Metal prying tools gouge, scratch, and crack expensive interior parts adding needless cost and aggravation to any repair or accessory installation requiring trim panel removal. Stop the madness. Invest in one of our affordable trim removal kits. Large kit or small, our trim removal tools are made of tough, non-marring molded plastic, brightly colored so you won't leave them behind when the job is done. Do it right. Do it faster. Schwaben.

Take an oil change and make it better with the new MQB Magnetic Drain Plug from ECS. Protection in the form of the best lubrication is the best way to keep everything silky-smooth, but metal-to-metal contact is inevitable. In order to keep your engine free of that microscopic contamination, our new magnetic drain plug is the perfect preventative measure to maintain your engine's performance for a long and successful life.

Nothing says dedication like something unique that also offers performance benefits. For the discerning enthusiast who wants to show off that little bit of extra effort, the new Forge Motorsport Limited Edition Purple Blow Off Valves are perfect.

Enlighten your engine with new LIQUI-MOLY Molygen engine oil!. Using revolutionary molecular friction control, Molygen will provide the quality protection your VW or Audi deserves. Even better, with our included UV Light you can quickly spot any leaks by the distinctive green glow. Molygen is specifically engineered to preserve, cool, and lubricate your naturally aspirated or forced induction engine from performance use to daily driving. ECS now offers Molygen for VW and Audi engines, sold individually, or in complete service kits.

ECS is quickly earning a reputation for delivering the most outstanding aftermarket carbon fiber products for European cars. Our unparalleled R&D facilities and dedication to exceeding consumer expectations give us the ability to provide this quality consistently. Check out our authentic hand-laid Carbon Fiber Exterior Upgrades for your car.

ECS is quickly earning a reputation for delivering the most outstanding aftermarket carbon fiber products for European cars. Our unparalleled R&D facilities and dedication to exceeding consumer expectations give us the ability to provide this quality consistently. Check out our authentic hand-laid Carbon Fiber Exterior Upgrades for your car.

ECS is quickly earning a reputation for delivering the most outstanding aftermarket carbon fiber products for European cars. Our unparalleled R&D facilities and dedication to exceeding consumer expectations give us the ability to provide this quality consistently. Check out our authentic hand-laid Carbon Fiber Exterior Upgrades for your car.

Suspension is more than just what supports your Audi. The system as a whole is what determines how your car rides, how it looks, and most importantly, how it performs around corners, under acceleration, and in braking. Dialing in your suspension settings with adjustable upgrades can give you the perfect feeling for a track day that you need to shave off those seconds, but make the car completely unlivable on the street. With Modular Suspension Solutions for your Audi, just a few simple changes give you the ability to live in both worlds without sacrifice to comfort or performance.

Add an aggressive exhaust note to your stock exhaust system with this ECS Center Resonator Delete Pipe Kit! Our Center Resonator Delete Pipe Kit removes the heavy and restrictive factory rearward most resonator assembly and replaces it with our high flow exhaust section. This adds a deeper exhaust note in a simple, cost effective way without replacing the entire exhaust system. The resonator delete creates a noticeable increase in exhaust sound and a more exhilarating turbo noise without noticeably increasing drone at highway cruising speeds. As an added bonus, our resonator delete

You spent all your Summer doing things that didn't involve all those upgrades you had planned for your Audi, didn't you? Well, we're cleaning out our shelves and discounting tons of Audi parts right now, so take this as a sign you should stop slacking and start wrenching! Go get all those last-minute upgrades handled before it gets too cold to want to do anything!

Upgrade your driving experience and interior appearance all at once with ECS Tuning! ECS Tuning is proud to offer an upgrade to not only enhance your driving experience but also to add a sporty appearance to your interior. Our engineers worked meticulously to create an exact-fit and easy to install extension for the OEM paddle shifters that increases the size of the paddle without compromising feel and operation.

HPA Motorsports provides no-compromise, proven, and tested performance parts for your VW or Audi. With their roots in building competitive cars for track use, HPA continuously develops parts for their race applications in-house in their CNC shop and provide their tested components to you to improve the driving dynamics of your European performance car.

Finding places to put gauges in your B6 or B7 isn't difficult; just bolt them up wherever they are still visible. For a solution that doesn't look like an afterthought that involved many zip ties and poor decisions, CJM Gauges has you covered with their Defrost Vent Pods to house two of your information displays without making those gauges look like you just tossed them in your interior and said 'that'll do.'

What makes your Audi B8 S4/A4 S-Line yours? Is it because you have the keys, or something else? We believe it comes down to a combination of both your enthusiasm for the car and what you put into it. Whether that is a list of aftermarket performance upgrades, maintenance, or your energy behind the wheel is up to you. However, one of the easiest ways to set it apart is with subtle additions, ones like our brand new vacuum formed rear lip spoiler to give it that little difference that makes it yours.

Designed in-house by our industry leading engineering staff, the ECS Tuning Carbon Fiber Radiator Support Cover for your facelift Audi B8 A4 or S4 incorporates beauty with OE function. Made from hand laid epoxy resin pre-impregnated 2x2 twill weave carbon fiber cloth and autoclave cured, and finished in a beautiful gloss clear coat for UV-protection and extra durability, this cover is sure to be turning heads!

The perfect way to unleash hidden horsepower in a modern turbocharged engine is to upgrade the restrictive factory catalytic converter and resonator with a smoother, higher flowing unit. This is a great way to increase performance and add a nice growl to the exhaust note. Ideal performance is achieved through expelling exhaust gasses at maximum velocity through a larger internal diameter and a less-restrictive 200 cell catalytic converter. We measured maximum gains of +27 WHP and +46 ft/lbs of torque on our Audi B8 A4 when equipped with supporting modifications.

Flushing brake fluid is a commonly overlooked maintenance service for most car owners. Fluid should be flushed every 1-2 years as a good service plan, however checking with the manufacturer's suggestions is best. A simple way to tell if the fluid is in need of a change is by looking at the color, new fluid will have a slight yellow hue while amber is the sign of a needed flush. Because brake fluid is hygroscopic, its designed to hold moisture away from the metal internals to prevent corrosion. Like a sponge the fluid can only hold so much moisture before becoming ineffective.