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The most important part of working on your car is doing it safely. Lifting, supporting, and lowering your car with the right equipment is paramount. Schwaben has a low profile, heavy duty, easy to use lifting products designed to safely and quickly raise and lower even the most slammed cars around.

The factory center support carrier features an internal bushing constructed from soft, pliable rubber. While this provides a smooth and quiet ride for standard driving, it falls short in performance-oriented applications where durability and precision are critical. During acceleration, shifting, and under load, the rubber bushing's inherent flexibility allows for excessive driveshaft movement. Over time, repeated stress and wear on the rubber will cause bushing failure, risking poor driveshaft alignment and efficiency. In extreme cases, this failure will cause a constant rotational "clunking" noise, a clear indicator of impending failure. The ECS Tuning Center Support Bearing Brace is designed to enhance the performance and longevity of your drivetrain. To improve upon the factory design, and to create a performance alternative, our engineers started by designing a set of exact-fit, split low durometer rubber bushings that clamp around your existing driveshaft bearing. Crafted from 30A durometer rubber, our material choice effectively eliminates bushing deflection without causing an increase in noise, vibration, and harshness. By eliminating deflection, this design ensures a longer lifespan than the stock center support bearing, making it a great investment for enthusiasts looking to maintain their aging BMW chassis.

If your car has been unused for a few weeks, a few months, or has been in storage since last fall, there is a checklist of maintenance services you need to run through before your car may be ready to drive. Pulling your car from storage can be an easy and rewarding experience, and might save you some headaches down the road. Here is everything you need to make sure your car is ready to go back to work when you are.

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APEX's new ARC-8R is a significant step forward. Now lighter and stronger than the original flow formed version thanks to "I" beam spokes and forged manufacturing. It’s enhanced with the features and benefits you’ve been waiting for.

APEX's new ARC-8R is a significant step forward. Now lighter and stronger than the original flow formed version thanks to "I" beam spokes and forged manufacturing. It’s enhanced with the features and benefits you’ve been waiting for.

Developed by the most distinguished experts of this industry, the Schwaben Professional Scan Tool is one of the most powerful aftermarket tools available for your European car. From simple trouble code reads/clears, service light resets, parking brake deactivation, recording live sensor data, to providing live data graphing; The Schwaben Professional Scan Tool does it all! Owning a Schwaben Scan Tool separates you from the average car enthusiast, empowering you with manufacturer-level diagnostic and analytic capabilities. Diagnose. Code. Adapt.

The Turner Carbon Fiber High Kick Spoiler follows the deck lid lines and roof contours to accentuate OEM features. Designed in-house at Turner Motorsport, using state of the art 3D laser scanning and CAD technology to ensure precision fitment. Turner Carbon Fiber products are made from lightweight, hand-laid epoxy resin pre-impregnated 2x2 twill weave carbon fiber cloth and autoclave cured. Gloss clear coated for excellent finish durability and UV resistance. Includes pre-applied adhesive tape, for a very simple install that takes just minutes!

Featuring a permanently mounted magnet that traps ferrous metal bits suspended in your oil. These Titanium Magnetic drain plugs trap tiny particles that are unable to be caught by your oil filter. This leaves you with a cleaner engine, and ultimately less unneeded wear on your engine bearings and oil pump. Manufactured of 6AL-4V Titanium, the Turner M12 magnetic drain plugs are much stronger than any 7075 or 6061 Aluminum drain plug out there. Turner M12 magnetic drain plugs also capture many metal particles from wearing or recently rebuilt engines.

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.

It’s no secret that BMW’s suffer from weak, failure prone front thrust arm bushings. The stock rubber bushings are designed to allow significant fore/aft movement of the front wheels and are fluid filled to help absorb road impacts. These thrust arm monoball / ball joints are a must have for any track car, but are also completely street-able and are a great upgrade for any enthusiast that enjoys spirited driving.

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!

Whether it's preventative maintenance, routine service, or buttoning up your seasonal project, don't wait until the eleventh hour to finish up your wintertime vehicle work. Below we have assembled our top Assembled By ECS Kits for your BMW. At ECS Tuning, we have the goods to keep your vehicle on the road. Assembled By ECS kits are offered in a large variety to mend nearly any ailing BMW. Get your project underway and rest assured knowing your vehicle is properly serviced.

Avoid the anxiety with the Turner Motorsport F90 M5 skid plate! The S63 shares a factory flaw with the S55, the notorious low hanging oil cooler. This poor design from the factory placed the engine oil cooler at the bottom of the car, right under the front bumper. Because of this, it is in a very vulnerable place. Road debris such as branches, rocks, tires, and trash, can easily puncture this low hanging oil cooler and drain all of the engine's oil within seconds, ultimately causing catastrophic engine failure if the car is not immediately shut off.

The Turner Motorsport E39 M5 skid plate is the last skid plate your E39 will ever need. In-house engineered to fit both V8 and 6cyl cars with M5 bumpers. The kit includes heavy duty mounting brackets that replicate the OE M5 brake ducts, while offering massively improved durability over the stock components. This kit is also designed to fit with the OE M5 lower fender liners. It also maintains the factory aero design, while offering improved ground clearance compared to OEM M5 belly pan.

Whether it's preventative maintenance, routine service, or buttoning up your seasonal project, don't wait until the eleventh hour to finish up your wintertime vehicle work. Below we have assembled our top Assembled By ECS Kits for your BMW. At ECS Tuning, we have the goods to keep your vehicle on the road. Assembled By ECS kits are offered in a large variety to mend nearly any ailing BMW. Get your project underway and rest assured knowing your vehicle is properly serviced.

Whether it's preventative maintenance, routine service, or buttoning up your seasonal project, don't wait until the eleventh hour to finish up your wintertime vehicle work. Below we have assembled our top Assembled By ECS Kits for your BMW. At ECS Tuning, we have the goods to keep your vehicle on the road. Assembled By ECS kits are offered in a large variety to mend nearly any ailing BMW. Get your project underway and rest assured knowing your vehicle is properly serviced.

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Braking upgrades are some of the most effective for improving lap times and staying on the throttle as long as possible. With the abilities to reign in high horsepower and drastically reduce stopping distances, improved braking components allow you to drive closer to your limit and spend less time on the stopping pedal and more time on the throttle. ECS has everything your E39 M5 needs to completely upgrade your brakes, from improved pads and rotors to big brake kits and high-performance setups, we have the parts you need to get the most from your ultimate driving machine.

Making your BMW more capable on the street or track isn’t just a simple matter of increasing your horsepower or completely building your suspension. Some of the best improvements you can make are upgrades to your drivetrain to reduce deflection and improve throttle response. That’s why we have put together our list of the ultimate clutch, driveshaft, diff, shifter, bushing and mount upgrades all in one place for your BMW to achieve the ultimate driving experience.

Make sure you stay safely glued in your racing seat with Corbeau Racing Harnesses, now available at ECS Tuning! Safety on the track is paramount and Corbeau is no stranger to providing some of the most well-known track safety equipment. Attractive options allow you to coordinate with existing themes and are designed to keep you firmly stuck to your seat so you aren't sliding around your cabin while your BMW rips around the track.

Factory BMW seats offer a fairly comfortable ride and some of the sport seats do keep you somewhat planted, but if you are kissing apexes or sliding around a drift course, you need something with more support. We are now proud to carry Corbeau Racing Seats for your BMW to help keep you firmly, yet comfortably, planted in place for safer, better, and more engaging spirited drives.

Featuring a tough 95A durometer polyurethane and Black anodized 6061-T6 aluminum sleeve, our BMW E39 Performance Poly Dif Bushing eliminates the deflection factory rubber bushings permit. The connection between your right foot (and your seat) to the wheels is improved. Removal of this slop allows for crisper power transfer from differential to wheels, which means better throttle control while carving a canyon road, drag racing, sliding the rear end out, or just driving to work. This is achieved without the harshness or vibration associated with delrin or solid differential mounts.

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.

Upgrade the exterior styling on your 5 series with this beautiful aesthetic upgrade. This trunk spoiler mimics the lines of the trunk lid, to accentuate the OEM features. Turner carbon fiber products are made from lightweight, hand-laid epoxy resin pre-impregnated 2x2 twill weave carbon fiber cloth and autoclave cured. Clear coated for excellent finish durability and UV resistance. Includes pre-applied adhesive tape, for a very simple install. Transform the rear end of your E60 5 series in minutes with the Turner Carbon Fiber trunk spoiler!

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.

Under heavy use your stock rubber clutch line expands, resulting in a mushy pedal feel. This expansion is even more prominent in aged and weathered rubber lines. Turner Motorsport stainless reinforced clutch lines provide more confident and dependable shifting by maintaining consistent line pressure, long-lasting corrosion resistance, and increased protection from failure. The lines are reinforced with braided stainless steel mesh, affording superior expansion resistance over Factory and OE style clutch lines.

For over 55 years Supersprint has been the premium manufacturer of performance exhaust systems, making 100% Italian handcrafted exhaust systems which enhance your car's sound while increasing performance without compromise. Every Supersprint system has been researched, designed and tested to insure additional power and to enhance overall performance. Supersprint exhausts are designed for maximum performance output while crafting perfect sound. Supersprint, the pinnacle of exhaust. Hear and feel the difference.

For over 55 years Supersprint has been the premium manufacturer of performance exhaust systems, making 100% Italian handcrafted exhaust systems which enhance your car's sound while increasing performance without compromise. Every Supersprint system has been researched, designed and tested to insure additional power and to enhance overall performance. Supersprint exhausts are designed for maximum performance output while crafting perfect sound. Supersprint, the pinnacle of exhaust. Hear and feel the difference.

Enlighten your engine with new LIQUI MOLY Molygen engine oil!. Using revolutionary molecular friction control, Molygen will provide the quality protection your BMW 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 BMW engine, sold individually, or in complete service kits.