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ECS Exact-Fit stainless reinforced brake lines provide more confident and dependable stopping by maintaining consistent brake pressure, long lasting corrosion resistance, and increased protection from failure. Even when new, factory style fabric mesh lined rubber hoses are prone to expansion under the pressure of hard braking, whether it be highway panic stops or threshold braking at the track. Our lines are braided with stainless steel mesh, affording expansion resistance. This resistance to expansion creates a firmer pedal, and more direct pedal feel.

The lowered ride height achieved by upgrading your factory suspension is a consequence of the modification, not its purpose. With this knowledge, you can appreciate the value of more finely wrought suspension designs, like those from ST. The ST X Performance Coilovers utilize tempered high-strength springs, hardened chrome piston rods, and galvanized zinc-plated strut housings - a consequence of which is a powerful, aggressive stance. But the enduring value of this arrangement lay in its durability, reliability, and reverence for precise engineering.

For track-ready cars like the R55 Clubman, suspension adjustments yield huge gains in handling characteristics. SPC Performance Adjustable Rear Control Arms are an excellent investment for the MINI owner looking to dial in a more aggressive camber specification, keeping the tire contact patch more parallel with the road surface during hard cornering when traction is most needed. The beautiful silver-anodized finished arms coupled with SPC "Red" nuts provide a full +/- 4.0 degrees of rear camber adjustment, giving you needed control over this critical parameter.

If you care enough to service your BMW regularly, you demand premium oil and filters. We appreciate your high standards. That's why we've packaged a pair of service kits for M52/54 engines with everything you need to perform a professional quality oil change maintenance. Start with a MANN premium filter cartridge and BMW brand synthetic oil. Then add a new stock drain plug and washer, or move up to the added protection of an ECS magnetic drain plug. Be prepared in advance; order before your next change is due.

Light on weight. Long on looks. ECS Tuning 2-Piece front and rear brake rotors combine the natural advantages of a cast iron braking surface with the weight savings and rapid heat dissipation of an aluminum hat. Cast iron-gray and durable matte black hats create an eye-catching contrast that accents painted calipers behind open-faced alloy wheels. These beauties have all the extras: black anodized hats, cross-drilled and slotted brake faces, and unlike OEM, directionally veined rotors for better cooling and heat dissipation over stock.

Light on weight. Long on looks. ECS Tuning 2-Piece front and rear brake rotors combine the natural advantages of a cast iron braking surface with the weight savings and rapid heat dissipation of an aluminum hat. Cast iron-gray and durable matte black hats create an eye-catching contrast that accents painted calipers behind open-faced alloy wheels. These beauties have all the extras: black anodized hats, cross-drilled and slotted brake faces, and unlike OEM, directionally veined rotors for better cooling and heat dissipation over stock.

For track-ready cars like the R58/R59 MINI, suspension adjustability yields huge gains in handling characteristics. SPC Performance Front Adjustable Camber Plates are an excellent investment for the MINI owner looking to dial in a more aggressive front camber and caster specification, keeping the tire contact patch more parallel with the road surface during hard cornering when traction is most needed. The aluminum plates are coupled with an OE-style bearing within a bonded urethane insulator, allowing for +/- 2 degrees of camber and +/- .75 degrees of caster adjustment.

From JOM Germany comes this 22 millimeter Front Sway Bar that was designed for one purpose -- to keep you level. If your car is rocking like an ocean going vessel each and every time you go around a corner, it might be time for a new sway bar. A sway bar is a torsion spring that resists body roll motions. Sway bars provide two main functions. The first function is the reduction of body lean. The other function of anti-roll bars is to tune the handling balance of a car. Understeer or oversteer behavior can be tuned out by changing the proportion of the total roll stiffness.

A worn or failing N75 valve typically accompanies a loss of boost pressure and potentially a check engine light. The valve is vital to the health of your turbocharged engine, controlling when and how far to open the wastegate when releasing boost pressure. ECS offers the genuine OEM VW/Audi N75 Valve for your Audi, helping maintain adequate diverter valve function and sustain proper manifold boost pressure.

Your Mercedes-Benz transmission is a collection of parts that must each be functionally sound for the gearbox to do its job. It follows then, logically, that when attending to a particular transmission issue, the strength of the weakest part determines the end quality of the system. For this reason, ECS offers several complete Transmission Service Kits for your W209 Mercedes. Choose from premium ECS-assembled and genuine OEM packages - each including Automatic Transmission Fluid, Filter, Oil Pan Drain Plug and Sealing Washer, Dipstick Tube Cap Lock Pin, and Pan Gasket.

A worn or failing N75 valve typically accompanies a loss of boost pressure and potentially a check engine light. The valve is vital to the health of your turbocharged engine, controlling when and how far to open the wastegate when releasing boost pressure. ECS offers the genuine OEM VW/Audi N75 Valve for your Audi, helping maintain adequate diverter valve function and sustain proper manifold boost pressure.

Your Mercedes-Benz transmission is a collection of parts that must each be functionally sound for the gearbox to do its job. It follows then, logically, that when attending to a particular transmission issue, the strength of the weakest part determines the end quality of the system. For this reason, ECS offers several complete Transmission Service Kits for your R230 Mercedes. Choose from premium ECS-assembled and genuine OEM packages - each including Automatic Transmission Fluid, Filter, Oil Pan Drain Plug and Sealing Washer, Dipstick Tube Cap Lock Pin, and Pan Gasket.

Ready to blow off a little steam? Get Forge under your hood. Stock diverter valves just can't handle performance upgrades. Add a little boost and they get all weak in the knees and go to pieces. Forge knows this. That's why they've engineered boost-hardy blow off valves tough enough to take the pressure without blowing their lids. Kits for your MKV Jetta combine a solenoid-controlled valve with blow-off valve adapter and feature an aluminum housing. Faster Response. Works and plays well with engine management systems.

Hi-tech look; lo-tech install. Adding a smart looking carbon fiber engine cover is a sure-fire way to style the look of your 1.8T. Easy to install, our fiber-reinforced covers mount at the factory cover mounting points; no mods or special tools required. Each hand laid carbon fiber engine cover has a high gloss gel coat that shines bright and cleans up easily with soap and water.

Designed in conjunction with KW Germany specifically for the E9x AWD, ST X series coilovers deliver more aggressive handling characteristics by reducing the car’s body roll during compression as well as improving agility when driving fast. The high-quality production of each ST X series coilover includes a low-friction and pressure resistant housing alongside a chrome-plated piston rod for maximum longevity. A mono block guide and ST seal package ensures the twin-tube dampers remain free of dirt particles in all weather conditions.

ECS Exact-Fit stainless steel reinforced brake lines provide more confident and dependable stopping by maintaining consistent brake pressure, long lasting corrosion resistance, and increased protection from failure. Even when new, factory style fabric mesh lined rubber hoses are prone to expansion under the pressure of hard braking, whether it be highway panic stops or threshold braking at the track. Our lines are braided with stainless steel mesh, affording expansion resistance. This resistance to expansion creates a firmer pedal, and more direct pedal feel.

Don't blend in when you can stand out with Smoked Headlights. Stock headlights are functional but boring, while new Hella Smoked lights combine form and function to give you a look that's light years ahead of stock. These headlights use H4 headlight bulbs and 194 city light bulbs.

Upgrade your Plenum to the cast aluminum design from IPD, and enjoy the gains that come from ditching the factory plastic “T” style design. The IPD Plenums distribute the air flow more effectively by using a true merge collector and reducing pressure drop at the throttle body inlet. This innovative “Y” diversion area of the IPD Plenums split and channel intake air flow, reducing air flow turbulence and increasing air flow velocity. This superior design ultimately results in considerable power gains throughout the horsepower (up to 30 hp )and torque (up to 32 ft/lb) curves.

Turn your sports sedan into a weekend workhorse with a rugged trunk compartment liner. Light but durable, this tailored mat with raised lip fits wall-to-wall to protect your carpeting from dirt and liquid spillage. Made from a rubber-like material, the textured finish looks great. Easy-in, easy out. You can leave it in place all the time, or use it and hose it clean for fast storage.

The MKV comes with an excellent handling package, but there's always room for improvement. Let H&R up your game with an adjustable sway bar that picks up where VW left off. Made in Germany, H&R sport springs, sway bars, and adjustable coilovers are built on decades of experience designing world class suspension upgrades; then manufactured to old world standards where "excellence" is more than just a word.

ECS Tuning lets you tweak your stance or just give your wheels enough space to clear larger brake calipers. Engineered and tested in-house to fit your Porsche perfectly. Choose from our huge inventory of spacers sure to match your car, your wheels, and your shopping budget. Our unique design allows our spacers to remain hub-centric, even down to the 8mm size. All ECS Porsche spacers are aluminum, and are black anodized for corrosion protection. Kits come with correct-length black lug bolts and stainless steel set screws for a complete package.

All brands of vehicles need maintenance and most people are familiar with the concept of needing to replace spark plugs. This is especially critical for the highly-advanced BMW N54 engine. Worn out spark plugs can cause an array of undesirable symptoms such as a rough idling and misfires, significantly reducing fuel economy and power. ECS Tuning has put together an Ignition Service Kit for your BMW E82/E88 135i to keep the car running in top shape, including all new spark plugs, ignition coils, dielectric spark plug boot protector, and a genuine BMW spark plug service label.

For track-ready cars like the R56, suspension adjustments yield huge gains in handling characteristics. SPC Performance Adjustable Rear Control Arms are an excellent investment for the MINI owner looking to dial in a more aggressive camber specification, keeping the tire contact patch more parallel with the road surface during hard cornering when traction is most needed. The beautiful silver-anodized finished arms coupled with SPC "Red" nuts provide a full +/- 4.0 degrees of rear camber adjustment, giving you needed control over this critical parameter.

Take it to the streets with this FK coilover kit. This suspension packages eliminate guesswork by combining full height adjustment at all four corners, with matching dampers, engineered with fixed, and pre-calibrated settings to improve ride quality. The polished steel housings offset bright colored springs for a great look. The large adjustment range improves vehicle appearance and handling while maintaining ride comfort suitable for a daily driver. German-made to tough DIN quality standards with a one-year warranty.

Don't set yourself up for failure when you install your new 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.

The factory springs on your B7 RS4 were designed to exacting standards by some of the world's most talented engineers. Replacing this component requires careful consideration - especially if you're concerned with making a lasting improvement to your vehicle. H&R has a German pedigree and engineering reputation that befits the RS4. Their Sport Spring Kit offers the correct spring rate for low, aggressive looks and high-performance handling, while retaining drivability and ride comfort. An average lowering of .75'' in the front, .60'' in the rear should be expected.

Your Mercedes-Benz transmission is a collection of parts that must each be functionally sound for the gearbox to do its job. It follows then, logically, that when attending to a particular transmission issue, the strength of the weakest part determines the end quality of the system. For this reason, ECS offers several complete Transmission Service Kits for your W140 Mercedes. Choose from premium ECS-assembled and genuine OEM packages - each including Automatic Transmission Fluid, Filter, Oil Pan Drain Plug and Sealing Washer, Dipstick Tube Cap Lock Pin, and Pan Gasket.

The E39 M5 is known for superior, well-balanced handling - often times, drivers don't notice the gradual failure of critical suspension components for this very reason. Suspension parts can fail slowly over time often making it hard to feel the difference as a daily drive, but all suspension components have a recommended time of replacement. The greater weight and increased power of this model E39 puts extra strain on control arms and bushings, so ECS now offers complete front and rear kits to save component search from being an issue and supplying more durable upgraded parts.

Don't set yourself up for failure when you install your new 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.

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.