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A frequent dilemma when fitting an upgraded seat belt to track-prepared street cars is how to balance the needs of daily driving with the demands of performance driving. A dedicated track-day setup is typically impractical, while running without a substantial harness forces the driver to use the steering wheel to hold themselves in place. Schroth Racing Quick Fit Harnesses are fully reversible and anchor to the factory seat belt pre-tensioner, allowing the airbags to deploy as the BMW engineers intended. Both left (driver) and right (passenger) harnesses are available.

A frequent dilemma when fitting an upgraded seat belt to track-prepared street cars is how to balance the needs of daily driving with the demands of performance driving. A dedicated track-day setup is typically impractical, while running without a substantial harness forces the driver to use the steering wheel to hold themselves in place. Schroth Racing Quick Fit Harnesses are fully reversible and anchor to the factory seat belt pre-tensioner, allowing the airbags to deploy as the BMW engineers intended. Both left (driver) and right (passenger) harnesses are available.

When attending to your vehicle's ignition system, the best approach is to replace as many system components as possible at the same time. Doing so allows each part to wear evenly over time, maintaining an accurate service schedule. ECS assembled and genuine Mercedes-Benz Ignition Service Kits are conveniently bundled sets of twelve spark plugs and twelve ignition coil wires, allowing you to take care of these critical limited-life parts in a single servicing. Misfires, poor idling, and general poor engine performance can be remedied with one of three kits.

Coilovers are cool. Your car looks great and you can dial in your favorite chassis height and ride quality. But what if you could have all the benefits of coilovers, with more adjustment options and fewer hassles? Air Ride suspensions raise and lower your car and adjust ride quality with push button ease, all from the convenience of dash-mounted control panel. More than coilovers, Air Ride is a complete suspension solution. Best part? With low prices and free shipping, there has never been a better time to enjoy the pleasures of an Air Ride system, so act soon.

When attending to your vehicle's ignition system, the best approach is to replace as many system components as possible at the same time. Doing so allows each part to wear evenly over time, maintaining an accurate service schedule. ECS assembled and genuine Mercedes-Benz Ignition Service Kits are conveniently bundled sets of twelve spark plugs and twelve ignition coil wires, allowing you to take care of these critical limited-life parts in a single servicing. Misfires, poor idling, and general poor engine performance can be remedied with one of three kits.

A sticking or broken hood cable is not only a pain when it comes time to service your engine; the issue also presents a significant risk to your driving safety. Over time, corrosion can cause the release to seize, potentially making it impossible to even open your hood. ECS now offers the genuine MINI Hood Release Kit, including each part required for the complete job; Bowden cables, left and right side locking latches, and a hood unlocking lever.

If your MINI is kitted out with the JCW Aero body panels, and you're still searching for a more aggressive look, look no further than the GP2 Rear Diffuser. A Genuine MINI product, this factory piece installs easily to the JCW Aero rear bumper. Because it's factory, you can expect fit and finish to be on par with the rest of your car. Accentuate the aggressive bumper lines and brawny center-exit exhaust tips and diffuse any thoughts that you're not driving the baddest MINI around. *Note* You must purchase, or your car must already be equipped with the JCW Aero rear bumper.

The wiper arm supplied from the factory for the B6 S4 Avant oftentimes doesn't apply enough pressure to the blade to cleanly wipe glass free of snow or heavy rain. The spots the blade misses can become annoying and potentially dangerous. ECS now offers the Bremmen Parts Aero-syle Rear Wiper Conversion Kit, giving you the much improved blade-to-window contact found on newer Audis. The kit includes each part required for the conversion, including a rear Aero-style wiper arm, rear Aero-style wiper blade, and the rear wiper arm cap.

Replacing cooling system components will ensure a long life for your cooling system. Most of the cooling system components are exposed to very high temperatures and repeated thermal cycling. Heat-hardening causes warping and cracking that leads to coolant loss and possible engine damage from overheating. Avoid headaches altogether and replace all problematic items at once to keep your cooling system running efficiently.

Maintaining adequate tension on the timing chain is its most basic purpose, keeping the correct level of slack in the chain to best balance noise levels and friction reduction. The second function of this deceptively advanced part is controlling cam timing, maintaining power through all rpms by rapidly adjusting the valve opening and closing event. ECS offers the Üro Cam Chain Tensioner, allowing your 1.8T the opportunity to make maximum power & maintain efficient timing chain operation.

By providing it all for you in a single click, ECS has made it easier than ever to get the quality replacement and performance matching components you need when beginning a brake service. Our brake service kit includes rotors, pads, sensors, assembly grease, and even a full compliment of set screws to make your brake replacement easy. Everything you need to perform a professional quality brake service, you can find at ECS Tuning.

By providing it all for you in a single click, ECS has made it easier than ever to get the quality replacement and performance matching components you need when beginning a brake service. Our brake service kit includes rotors, pads, sensors, assembly grease, and even a full compliment of set screws to make your brake replacement easy. Everything you need to perform a professional quality brake service, you can find at ECS Tuning.

The best way to address your accessory belt, tensioners and idler pulley is to invest in a complete kit with new replacement hardware. ECS-assembled and genuine OEM Accessory Belt Service Kits contain each part required to completely rebuild your accessory system. You get the AC belt and tensioner, idler pulley, accessory belt and tensioner, and all hardware required for a clean install.

Small pleasures make life fun. Take your MINI; small in size, big on looks. Why not sprinkle a little added flavor over that small pleasure with a set of bright white LEDs for your front position lights. This is another bright idea from Ziza.

Not sure where your Audi is headed when you cut the wheel? Creaking bushings and loose ball joints can turn your sport sedan into a groaning wanderer in as few as 50,000 miles. If you're tired of noisy suspension bushings and vague steering, take the loud and loose out of your suspension with a new front control arm kit. Complete assembly includes tie rod ends and all installation hardware. A single source suspension solution.

Not sure where your Audi is headed when you cut the wheel? Creaking bushings and loose ball joints can turn your sport sedan into a groaning wanderer in as few as 50,000 miles. If you're tired of noisy suspension bushings and vague steering, take the loud and loose out of your suspension with a new front control arm kit. Complete assembly includes tie rod ends and all installation hardware. A single source suspension solution.

The bold gunmetal gray spokes on the Alzor 628 have a large open face, perfect for showing off your new coilovers, two-piece rotors, and painted calipers. Each masculine spoke tapers between bright accents that are sure to complement any car color. Just in time for summer driving, this is a great time to add a set of big-footed alloys that look expensive, but won't break your budget.

A frequent dilemma when fitting an upgraded seat belt to track-prepared street cars is how to balance the needs of daily driving with the demands of performance driving. A dedicated track-day setup is typically impractical, while running without a substantial harness forces the driver to use the steering wheel to hold themselves in place. Schroth Racing Quick Fit Harnesses are fully reversible and anchor to the factory seat belt pre-tensioner, allowing the airbags to deploy as the BMW engineers intended. Both left (driver) and right (passenger) harnesses are available.

If you're planning on incorporating any vacuum-assisted accessories into your B8 A5 2.0T, you will need a reliable pressure reading from your engine. ECS engineers have again arrived at a simple, durable, and tasteful billet aluminum piece to suit your needs. The ECS Boost Tap clips in between your PCV hose and intake manifold, giving you up to two inlets for your creative use. The kit includes all hardware and a set screw for blocking off the unused inlet when only one vacuum port is required for a particular application.

Don't set yourself up for failure when you install your new coilovers or cup kit. Order our complete coilover installation package, and do it right. Too many lowered cars end up being a big disappointment to their owners when worn suspension parts can't carry their own weight. Strut bearings, shock mounts and related mounting hardware can all cause annoying suspension noise and sloppy handling. Make sure the supporting cast in your suspension system will make the star of the show look as good on the road as it does in your driveway.

This Air Lift Air Ride kit offers one touch ride height preset option. No more wrenches. No more tedious adjustments. This digital management kit puts all system controls inside the car, so you can make fast ride height adjustments while staying clean. Great for performance, dial in your ride with adjustable front and rear shocks. Go low for show; add lift for general driving or to clear obstructions. Laugh at speed bumps and dangerous driveway entrances.

If you're planning on incorporating any vacuum-assisted accessories into your B8 A4 2.0T, you will need a reliable pressure reading from your engine. ECS engineers have again arrived at a simple, durable, and tasteful billet aluminum piece to suit your needs. The ECS Boost Tap clips in between your PCV hose and intake manifold, giving you up to two inlets for your creative use. The kit includes all hardware and a set screw for blocking off the unused inlet when only one vacuum port is required for a particular application.

When attending to your vehicle's ignition system, the best approach is to replace as many system components as possible at the same time. Doing so allows each part to wear evenly over time, maintaining an accurate service schedule. ECS assembled and genuine Mercedes-Benz Ignition Service Kits are conveniently bundled sets of twelve spark plugs and twelve ignition coil wires, allowing you to take care of these critical limited-life parts in a single servicing. Misfires, poor idling, and general poor engine performance can be remedied with one of three kits.

When attending to your vehicle's ignition system, the best approach is to replace as many system components as possible at the same time. Doing so allows each part to wear evenly over time, maintaining an accurate service schedule. ECS assembled and genuine Mercedes-Benz Ignition Service Kits are conveniently bundled sets of twelve spark plugs and twelve ignition coil wires, allowing you to take care of these critical limited-life parts in a single servicing. Misfires, poor idling, and general poor engine performance can be remedied with one of three kits.

Timely, quality maintenance is a necessity for high performance vehicles. The engines in these cars are heavy with cutting-edge technology that relies on perfect operating conditions for proper function. ECS-assembled maintenance kits are conveniently bundled packages to address the unique maintenance needs of your 997.

If your MINI is kitted out with the JCW Aero body panels, and you're still searching for a more aggressive look, look no further than the GP2 Rear Diffuser. A Genuine MINI product, this factory piece installs easily to the JCW Aero rear bumper. Because it's factory, you can expect fit and finish to be on par with the rest of your car. Accentuate the aggressive bumper lines and brawny center-exit exhaust tips and diffuse any thoughts that you're not driving the baddest MINI around. *Note* You must purchase, or your car must already be equipped with the JCW Aero rear bumper.

An excellent way to restore the appearance of the front of your MKIV Jetta, Helix Glass Headlight Lenses prevent you from having to replace your entire headlight assemblies. The Helix lenses are made from glass, better resisting fading from UV Rays and offering superior external protection compared to plastic. Made to exact OEM dimensions for precise fitment and easy installation, both driver and passenger side lenses are included in the set.

While changing your own oil gives you the confidence of knowing your vehicle and how to address its basic needs, using inappropriate parts and fluids will soon prove to be counterproductive and damaging. The wisest and most thorough approach is to invest in a complete Oil Service Kit. ECS-assembled and genuine Audi Oil Service Kits have been scrutinized by our in-house engineers so you can back up that confidence of having done the job on your own. Select kits include an ECS-original magnetic drain plug, attracting harmful metallic particles away from your lubrication system.

An exceptionally clever method of servicing your MKV Rabbit's transmission fluid, the air compressor-assisted Schwaben DSG Transmission Service Tool makes the job easy, clean, and fast. Instead of relying on gravity to slowly fill your transmission with fluid, the Schwaben tool connects to a standard transmission fluid bottle and pressurizes it with an air compressor, quickly forcing the fluid into the transmission. A blow molded case conveniently stores the DSG and Tiptronic filler adapters, screw cap bottle adapter, quick-fill valve and 5 ft of clear hose with clamps.

The primary appeal of new wheels is in the new, shiny appearance they offer. The majority of the time, a different style, size, or color isn't really the ultimate goal. With such a deep catalog of staggeringly effective wheel cleaning and restoration products from specialists Sonax and Chemical Guys, getting what you really want from your wheel setup is fast and easy - and it's all available now from ECS. Acid-free and pH balanced rim and wheel cleaners effortlessly dissolve grease, brake dust and dirt, while safely preserving your wheel's finish.