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We've heard your requests loud and clear. ECS has resumed our local pickup option for our customers. How it works? Simple! Contact our sales team by phone or live chat to place your order so that we can confirm product fitment, availability, and more. Once your order is ready for pick up you will receive an email with the pick up time and location. Customer parking is up front. Just walk in to our front lobby and use the phone to let us know you're here.

While forest critters are gathering seeds before a long hibernation, Audi owners who keep their cars on or off the road have to make their own preparations. Detailing your car before you put it away, or before it sees salt and snow, is just an important first step. Coolant service, Jump packs, Battery Tenders, and even travel mugs are a Audi owner's best friends as the cold months approach. Don't neglect your Audi or yourself this winter!

Today's modern cars were made with complex tools that only dealerships have on hand. This forces one to take their vehicle to a dealer in order to get routine service. With these tool sets from Schwaben, you can do this service yourself. With Schwaben's wiper arm extractor kit, you won't have to insert a pry bar between your windshield and the arm and try to painfully remove them! Simply slide the tool around the base of the wiper arm, tighten the adjuster and remove the arm.

Today's modern engines were made with complex tools that only dealerships seem to have on hand. This forces one to take their vehicle to a dealer in order to get routine service. With these new tools from Schwaben, you can do this service yourself. Whether you need to do up your brake calipers, remove lug bolts and trim, ignition coils, or tighten your timing belt, Schwaben has the tool for the job.

When it comes to doing a job on your car there's nothing like having the right tools for the job. That's why Schwaben wanted to offer some essentials at a price just right to begin your summertime projects.

SACHS Performance parts have been trusted for use in motorsports to win dozens of races. Trust SACHS Performance parts for your Audi and know you are using the absolute best in clutch kits and suspension. SACHS clutches are used in everything from factory road cars to podium placing race cars. With a performance clutch in your Audi and the suspension to handle adverse conditions, your best choice is the same one auto manufacturers make every day: SACHS Performance.

We've all been in that helpless position when your car dies and there's no one around to help. What if you had a tool to remedy being stranded with a dead battery? Something so small it fits in your glovebox. The Schwaben Micro Jump Start Kit is the remedy, the days of looking for cable and another car to jump from are over. As a bonus, it even works as a phone charger for those days where both your car and phone are both drained. Jumping Independently

Clinched offers universal fitment overfenders, hardware, and more for your vehicle! With fitments for just about anything out there, the problem of finding an affordable way to go wide with a quality product you can trust disappears. Classic and 'New School' style overfenders are available to give your car the perfect look and stuff wider wheels with a more aggressive offset under your now beefier wheel arches! Don't be the only car rocking factory wheel arches this year: grab Clinched universal fitment flares to bring your car a wider stance and head turning style.

A last time, end-all repair of the inadequate OEM PCV hose design. By replacing the flimsy, heat hardened, OEM plastic hoses with 3-ply fiberglass reinforced silicone hoses, pre-molded to OEM specifications you can be certain to cure the inevitable return of many oil leaks and driveability problems that would have been. Our ECS Tuning Silicone Upper & Lower PCV Hoses replace the upper (manifold) PCV hose or lower (PCV to engine block) hose for a better than OEM-alternative. Designed to resist oil, fuel and electrochemical degradation these are a great looking, durable replacement!

It's time to take the guesswork out of car repairs. Our powerful scan tools help create a map to the issue at hand. Schwaben by Foxwell has an assortment of brand specific tools that all have the ability to read both brand specific trouble codes and general OBD for all other OBDII vehicles. The next step up is our tablet, this isn't only for shops at this price, it's perfect for the multi-brand owner or side mechanic. Our scan tools give you the power to know what's going on before going to the shop or DIY.

When it comes to shocks and struts, Bilstein is the first and last word for many enthusiasts and trusted mechanics alike. Trusted by many of the world's largest automobile manufacturers, Bilstein has a reputation for quality and performance that they back up with a limited lifetime warranty. Bilstein offers several options for your vehicle, from original equipment specification to dampers designed to work with lowering springs. Whether you're looking to restore stock performance or improve your handling without sacrificing ride quality, Bilstein has a solution for you.

Excessive drivetrain movement is a common issue with longitudinal Audis. BFI has addressed this inherent problem and created this simple yet unique solution by incorporating a 90a durometer polyurethane insert. The insert when coupled with our machined billet baseplate work to take up the slack and the slop in your transmission. The result is a significantly more connected feeling and greatly improved shifting. You'll be able to feel more power transferred to the ground and greatly reduced wheel hop.

EBC Brakes are made in Bristol, England, and have been designed to accommodate the needs of daily drivers to track day enthusiasts. They've created a color-coded lineup of exceptional brake pad offerings for your Mercedes, expanding upon ECS's already stellar catalog of performance upgrade options. Ultimax Premium Brake Pads are intended as a better alternative to expensive OEM replacements. A high-performance street pad, featuring Kevlar technology, RedStuff Performance brake pads from EBC are for those that privilege brake bite & power over dust reduction and NVH reduction.

Ride height too tall? Looking for the perfect set of coilovers? This premium entry level, budget-minded coilover system from Solo-Werks will get you there. S1 coilovers are fully height adjustable with fixed rate shock damping. Featuring progressive elastomer bump stops and silver spring perches with a double lock ring design, these coilovers are built for aggressive street and track driving. All Solo-Werks S1 coilovers come with a 3-year limited warranty.

You need to park in the bad part of town? Take the anxiety out of leaving your car alone with ECS Tuning Conical & Ball Seat Wheel Lock Kits. Factory length OEM wheel locks will not support ANY size wheel spacer - ECS recognized this and created Locking Wheel Bolt Kits in several lengths for compatibility with a wide range of wheel spacer sizes. Wheels can set off your entire vehicle's appearance - we know that's why you invest so much in them to begin with. It's wisest to go the whole way and provide for yourself some genuine peace of mind with a premium security measure.

Stand out from the crowd with our new Carbon Fiber Exterior Styling Products designed in-house for your Audi.

Add an aggressive exhaust note to your stock exhaust system with this ECS Resonator Delete Pipe Kit! Our Resonator Delete Pipe Kit removes the factory center 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.

With the Tune2air Bluetooth Adapter for your vehicle, you no longer have to struggle with outdated wires tethering your phone or media device to your head unit. With hands-free integration to your native steering wheel controls and an easy installation, you can update that non-bluetooth equipped head unit with Tune2air and ditch the aux cord for good!

Ideal for the Euro enthusiast enjoying an aggressive lowered ride height, the Schwaben Low Profile 2 Ton Aluminum Floor Jack allows you to sneak under the ground-hugging rockers on your car. Constructed from lightweight aluminum, this exceptionally durable floor jack features a long and low profile curve for extended reach under the car. The specialty tool experts at Schwaben have designed this jack with a max lift height of 20" and a low height of just 3.25". Dual pump pistons raise the saddle to its maximum height in only 5 pump strokes with minimum effort.

Fresh from APR, these new Flow Formed and forged wheels are designed for strength and weight savings on the track while providing a unique design to improve the look of your car. APR knows now to translate street performance to track performance, and it is no different with these new wheels. The latest technology in wheel manufacturing provides increases to overall durability while they decrease the weight. Lower rotating mass for better performance, durability for peace of mind, and eye-catching looks for your Audi are as easy as new A01 and S01 wheels from APR.

Make sure your plugs are firing at voltage levels that ensure optimal combustion and peak performance. If your old coils are tired and unable to do the job, an ignition service kit from ECS Tuning will put some zap in the gap when you need it most. Our ignition service kits are easy to install and come with everything you need to restore secondary ignition efficiency firing at voltage levels sure to get the most from each and every power stroke.

One of the most important systems in your car is the cooling system. Maintaining your cooling system can be the difference between a long life or an early grave for your car. If your hoses are looking worn, coolant looks dirty, or your coolant flow seems to be slower than it was before, then it is time for a refresh. Below, you will find complete kits to help you get your cooling system back to its full potential.

Milltek's Audi offerings exude the engineering rigor and attention to detail that come from experience developing prototype exhaust designs in highly demanding circumstances for race teams throughout the world. Every single Milltek product offering is designed and manufactured in-house in the UK. Milltek tests each system on their own Dynamometer through many miles of subjective analysis, fine tuning each component of each system for its specific application. Milltek's collaboration with ECS Tuning allows unprecedented access to these exceptional performance exhaust systems.

If you are a performance-minded enthusiast looking to save weight wherever possible or just want a set of very high-quality wheel bolts that won't rust, ECS Titanium Wheel Bolts are exactly what you need. ECS Titanium Wheel Bolts are 50% lighter than steel bolts of the same size, thus reducing rotational mass on the vehicle. They are CNC'd from annealed titanium alloy and when tested to class 10.9 fastener proof load requirements, they showed no signs of fatigue or failure.

ECS Turbo Inlet Pipes, Charge Pipes, and Intercoolers provide the ultimate cooling solution for your Audi's turbocharged air! Cool air with minimal turbulence offers the most benefits as it is denser than warm air and allows for more fuel to be added for more horsepower from bigger explosions. Take full advantage of your turbocharger’s potential with these performance modifications developed right here at ECS for the best results.

Tired of laying on your back when you have to crawl under your car? If you're like us, you want to make things as easy as possible for the best experience you can have wrenching. That's why our creepers, stools, mechanics' pads, and other handy shop items from Schwaben were developed; so you can have a comfortable, productive, and enjoyable experience every time you roll under your car for some work.

APR’s Forged Wheels are manufactured using the latest strengthening and weight savings techniques to provide an attractive solution ready for the street and track. Now available in 19×8.5 and 20×9 sizes!

Replace your failure-prone plastic PCV hose with a long term, high-quality solution with our ECS Tuning in-house engineered Silicone PCV Hose. By replacing the flimsy, heat hardened, OEM plastic hose with a 3-ply fiberglass reinforced silicone hose, pre-molded to OEM specifications, you can be certain to cure the inevitable return of many oil leaks and driveability problems that would have been. Our Silicone Upper PCV Hose includes the upper (manifold) PCV hose and stainless steel smooth band hose clamps so you don't have to try and scour the garage or local parts stores.

Why use wheel studs instead of wheel bolts? Because, race car. Wheel studs are required by many racing bodies because they are a safer way to ensure proper wheel-to-hub contact. Wheel studs allow the use of different length spacers. Lug bolts require custom lengths per spacer application. Installing wheels using wheel studs is much easier than using wheel bolts, as the studs will locate the wheel while the nuts secure the wheel. Wheel studs stay in the hub. The constant installation and removal of wheel bolts can cause accelerated wear on the bolt holes in the hubs.

Why use wheel studs instead of wheel bolts? When removing and installing wheels that utilize the factory wheel bolts the process can be frustrating, holding the wheel up with your legs, lining up the holes, and threading the bolts all at the same time. Wheel studs also allow the use of varying length wheel spacers - a highly convenient feature for those that anticipate using different spacer size setups in the future. Both conical and ball seat lug nuts are available for a maximum of 10mm, 20mm, or 30mm wheel spacer use.