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Automotive electrical work demands patience, knowledge, & above all else, the correct tools. European car owners oftentimes find themselves using ineffective, dangerous, & cumbersome methods when repairing or replacing wiring harness connectors. Schwaben's latest release, the European Car Electrical Terminal Tool Kit, gives enthusiasts the exact tools required for bullet connectors, common ABS sensor and power connectors, trailer light plugs, and more. Extend harness life, ensure proper diagnostic equipment connectivity, and preserve wiring harness life with this superb release.

There are a number of suppliers online offering ill-fitting, poorly-lit angel eye retrofits for the E46 3-Series. Profile Prism & Morimoto have answered the community's call for a premium angel eyes It's bright, it's uniform, it's white - when you want it to be. RGB halo rings mean these lights are adjustable to any color in the visible spectrum. Red? Blue? Green? Pink? Yes, every shade. You want white? Sure, that's available, too. These are also SwitchBack compatible, allowing them to be used as turn signals on demand - & when you're no longer signalling, they are angel eyes again.

The two largest enemies of any high-performance engine are heat and friction - WPC has found a way to reduce both. WPC treatment is not a coating, it’s a metal improvement process utilizing high-speed micro peening technology giving higher compressive stresses creating a harder more durable finish which also creates oil retention pools which prevent oil starvation. WPC is a surface treatment that reduces friction and adds strength, two improvements that benefit your engine. What's better than using Original BMW rod bearings in your next engine build? WPC-treated OEM bearings!

The ultimate solution in portable lifting technologies is undoubtedly QuickJack. The days of rolling your floor jack around and snagging it on cords or rocks are over. Just slide the QuickJack risers under your car and enjoy a safe, stable, convenient lift at the touch of a button. At a fraction of the cost of traditional lifts and the portability of the low-profile risers, QuickJack is your perfect choice, whether you are in your home garage or in the pit at a track day!

ECS Tuning now offers an online returns solution! To get started, simply log into your ECS Tuning account, Click the "View Orders" button on the homepage and select the order that you wish to make a return on to begin! You have a choice of using a prepaid return label for convenience, or you may choose to return it using your own return label. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our Customer Service Team for assistance!

Subtlety is the name of the game for European performance tuning. ECS understands this concept and works diligently to provide the most discreet, tasteful visual upgrades available for your BMW. Choose the area of your car that looks like it could use some excitement and pick up where the factory left off. Get ready for show season with ECS.

With so many options out there and many of them taking your BMW to a distasteful level, finding the right exterior modifications can be difficult. We decided to add a slight personal touch with our carbon fiber components show off your "M" pride while keeping the bumper upgrades within factory guidelines. ECS offers CSL and various other carbon fiber upgrades.

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.

The benefit of having a catch can on your F8x M3/M4 has to do with how much oil vapor is being recirculated back into the engines intake system to be burned. This recycling process is used mostly for emission purpose to keep these harmful vapors out of the atmosphere. Though it is better for the environment its typically not much better for you engine since the burnt oil will slowly become carbon build up & sludge through vacuum hoses, PCV system, and valves. The catch can assist in separating oil and water vapor from the crank vent system.

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.

Your BMW is a precision instrument engineered to offer an ideal blend of performance, luxury, & utility. When you choose to fine-tune your machine to your tastes, don't risk engine damage with a no-name chip. Turner Performance Chips are expertly dyno-tuned to maximize performance safely with no risk. Jim Conforti has been tuning BMWs for over 20 years, & has sold over 10,000 chips to discerning enthusiasts like you. We believe in these chips so much that we offer 30 day money back guarantee and limited lifetime warranty!

This tune gives your M3 more power over Turner' previous Shark Tune. This newest M3 performance software was developed on the dyno to create maximum power and torque using premium 91 octane fuel and revising the torque limiters in the ECU, although even more power is to be had using 93 octane fuel. The software makes changes to the ECU's maps and algorithms for fuel injection, ignition timing, VANOS and camshaft movement, and transitional fueling. Power and torque gains we experienced: Stock software: 283 whp / 232 wtrq Shark Injector V2.0: 301 whp / 243 wtrq Peak gain 18whp &11wtq

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.

While forest critters are gathering seeds before a long hibernation, BMW 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 BMW owner's best friends as the cold months approach. Don't neglect your BMW or yourself this winter!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Just as the Europeans have finally added useful cupholders to their cars, we've added another indispensable item to our everyday arsenal: the cell phone. This problem is especially noticeable in BMWs, and it's hard to find a safe, secure spot to keep our cell phones within easy reach. These secure mounts from Rennline attach securely without damaging your interior trim, and are made with key components in metal to promote durability.

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.

Originally developed by Turner Motorsport for their Grand-Am Cup E46 M3 race cars, the advantages of solid aluminum mounts is increased suspension & drivetrain response, less drivetrain loss resulting in more wheel horsepower, and longevity - they effectively last forever. These CNC-machined mounts are a direct replacement for the stock rubber pieces, and have been lightened to remove excess weight. Using aluminum instead of rubber eliminates the "wind up" inherent in rubber mounts, and this deflection slows suspension & drivetrain response.The tradeoff is an increase in NVH.

If you have an E36, then you know all too well how incredible the driving experience is. With Turner or Power Flex Polyurethane Control Arm Bushings, you can easily improve the handling feel of the car while reducing driveline deflection present in the factory rubber bushings. Easy to install and much stiffer than factory, these mounts will increase the feedback at the wheel and more precise handling.

Excessive pedal travel is the time you take during your shifts that translates to no power transfer. Our new Clutch Pedal Stop eliminates 'dead travel' of the clutch pedal so you have a precisely positioned maximum pedal travel. This will help improve the speed of your gear changes and is incredibly effective for hard launches of the car. Improve your driving experience today in your BMW with our brand new Clutch Pedal Stop!

With modern cars, there are so many systems and functions that complicate diagnosis of issues and even just basic maintenance. Take the headache and guessing out of working on your cars with the Schwaben Professional Scan Tool! Coding, diagnostics, customization, and more; all in the palm of your hand.

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.

The bolt in upgrade for clean crisp shifting has arrived courtesy of Turner Motorsport. These Performance Shifter Bushing Assembly don’t require unfavorable modifications, such as cutting or even burning of factory components, to install simply remove your old assembly and bolt in your new poly bushing! The Turner Motorsport Performance rear shifter bushing is designed to remove the shifter play caused by an old failed rubber shifter bushing. Manufacturing the bushing from polyurethane instead of rubber reduces the amount of stretch caused by the moving part through the bushing.