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Your control arms play a vital role in handling. Any worn-out or broken control arms will lead to ill handling, uneven tire wear and possible complete suspension failure. These replacement control arms will get you back on the right track. Includes bushings and ball joint. Alignment may be necessary after installation. These kits include two new quality wishbones, as well as new hardware to attach the forward control arm to the wishbone. These bolts and nuts should be replaced after each removal.

The Schwaben oil filter housing drain tool takes the mess out of oil changes. Thread the drain adapter into the bottom of the filter housing to drain the oil before removing it. The long flexible tube directs drain oil into your catch can to prevent spillage. Engineered and designed in house to deliver a trouble and mess-free oil change every time.

Handmade for your vehicle, these carbon fiber mirrors are made to the highest quality. Accept no substitute, enhance the exterior of your vehicle with genuine BMW parts.

Horn blasts and sideswipe near misses during lane changes are scary stuff. If you're lucky, all you get is a massive dose of horn before swerving back to your own lane. Where did HE come from? Heated Blind Spot mirrors expand your rear vision area to include that guy shadowing your quarter panel. These are easy to install, look good, and make merging with traffic a non-contact sport.

Go on beyond stock with performance Koni Yellow Adjustable Sport Shocks. Dial in damping to suit your driving style and comfort level. Koni adjustable shock and strut kits are a premium performance upgrade designed to enhance the A3 performance suspension. Go with Koni's "soft" setting and enjoy a balance between ride comfort and robust handling performance. Planning on a little spirited driving? Dial in a little attitude and hit the road. Ideal for lowered cars, Koni Sports work well with most spring kits.

South Bend Clutch has been manufacturing performance and street clutches for 40+ years. This dedication to product specialization allows for greater attention to detail and refinement, resulting in superior products. The torque requirements of daily drivers, track or drift cars, high-powered street cars, & dedicated race cars are covered by 255ft/lbs. through 425ft/lbs. clutch ratings.

Your CC features highly individualized design elements that make successfully complementing the vehicle with aftermarket wheels a serious challenge. The Alzor Style 803 features a fat five-spoke monoblock design, harkening to classic German design approaches. The 803 accentuates rather than distracts from the CC's natural steel musculature, resulting in a unified aesthetic front. Square or staggered sets of four wheels are available, finished in silver and featuring a 2 or 3 inch polished lip.

Life has its ups and downs, and so should your C6 A6. Dial in the ride height that matches your car and wheels, and improve handling performance at the same time with ST Performance coilovers. STs are made of high-grade, galvanized steel, with preset damping. Premium manufacturing and materials make them quiet and durable, a promise backed by a 5-year limited warranty. The ST package is an ideal upgrade for the Audi owner looking to add coilover features, with minimal fuss and bigger bang for the buck. Order now; we'll ship 'em free. But don't wait too long.

Your GTI features highly individualized design elements that make successfully complementing the vehicle with aftermarket wheels a serious challenge. The Alzor Style 803 features a fat five-spoke monoblock design, harkening to classic German design approaches. The 803 accentuates rather than distracts from the GTI's natural steel musculature, resulting in a unified aesthetic front. Square or staggered sets of four wheels are available, finished in silver and featuring a 2 or 3 inch polished lip.

Upgrade from your failure prone dual mass flywheel with this kit. Dual mass flywheels allow for fluid-feeling clutch engagements and offer a more luxurious feel than single-mass flywheels. However, with these benefits come significant drawbacks. Cost - Dual mass fly wheels are double the price Serviceability - Single-mass can be resurfaced eliminating the need to replace when a clutch is changed Valeo's conversion kit has been designed to maintain nearly identical clutch and flywheel weight, ideal for keeping the clutch quiet and easy to drive.

The original Audi UltraSport package included an attractive front valance similar to the one found on the S4, preferred by many for its clean good looks. If time and road obstacles have tarnished or damaged your UltraSport valance, we have a Bremmen Parts replacement, and we'll ship it free. This direct-fit part is made of durable ABS plastic. It accepts your stock UltraSport grilles, and can be painted for a direct match to your body color. Use it as a cosmetic refresh, to repair collision damage, or as a starting point for a custom installation on your stock B6 A4.

If you spend time and money renewing your brake hardware and linings, you ought to consider upgrading to ECS Tuning Exact-Fit brake hoses, and do the job right. These premium brake hoses are stronger, more durable, and better protected than the originals. They are shielded in stainless steel mesh reinforcement, and coated with bright red vinyl for added protection. Available by the axle for front or rear, or as a complete vehicle set, our DOT-compliant, tailored hoses fit like OE for hassle-free installation

Few MKV GTI owners know just how good the suspension setup was on their vehicle when it left the factory. Because of worn or failing suspension bushings and control arms, it's likely your VW displays vague, imprecise steering feel and handling - characteristics entirely foreign to Volkswagen's original intentions. ECS offers the Vaico Front Control Arm Kit, pairing ball joints and inner bushings with left and right suspension A-arms for a thorough front suspension refresh. The direct-fit kit is simple to install and comes in a black cast metal finish.

Our aluminum wheel hanger makes it easy to remove and install wheels. Just thread the hanger stud into a wheel bolt hole and hang the wheel safely while you rotate tires or remove them for service or vehicle repair. It's also great for keeping wheel bolt holes aligned on cars with spacers. Our improved hanger is made of 6061 aluminum, anodized for hardness and good looks. The knurled, non-slip handle has a drilled hole so you can hang it on a pegboard hook in your garage. Better still, order two: one for your garage and another for the emergency tool kit in your trunk.

H&R's Touring Cup Kits contain a specifically matched shock and spring set designed to provide improved handling, comfort and styling in one precision-engineered package at an affordable price. The kit includes a specially developed progressive spring tuned explicitly for your vehicle and then matched to custom-valved performance shocks. Most Touring Cup Kit applications will lower the ride height approximately 1.5" for enhanced performance while maintaining outstanding ride quality.

Sharpened handling. Increased agility. Tactile responsiveness. A feeling of being one with car and road. Replacing stock bushings with Powerflex polyurethane components will deliver all that and more. ECS is proud to present the Powerflex brand of performance bushings. Powerflex is a world-renowned name in high-performance products, and they manufacture an array of quality suspension and chassis components. From subframe mounts to control arm/sway bar bushings and more, nothing overpowers the Powerflex catalog and their reputation for durable, quality parts.

The Exhaust Gas Recirculation valve on your Mercedes-Benz engine is a device which is used to help reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx ) emissions by recirculating a portion of the engines exhaust gas back into the intake manifold to be re-burned. ECS Tuning's EGR valve master kit offers everything you need to get your EGR system functioning properly again, and keep your engine running at its best for years to come.

ECS Tuning lets you tweak your stance with 3mm or swagger down the road with a 33mm monster offset. Engineered and tested in-house to fit your BMW perfectly. Choose from our huge inventory of hub centric spacers in thicknesses sure to match your car, your wheels, and your shopping budget. All ECS BMW 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.

If you spend time and money renewing your brake hardware and linings, you ought to consider upgrading to ECS Tuning Exact-Fit brake hoses, and do the job right. These premium brake hoses are stronger, more durable, and better protected than the originals. They are shielded in stainless steel mesh reinforcement, and coated with bright red vinyl for added protection. Available by the axle for front or rear, or as a complete vehicle set, our DOT-compliant, tailored hoses fit like OE for hassle-free installation

The rear shock mount on BMWs has proved to be a poor design; the rigors of daily driving deteriorated the rubber, causing rattling, clunking & rear shock deflection - oftentimes resulting in a blown-out shock mount. The most highly advanced & intelligent solution to this common problem is the superbly engineered, fully serviceable Ultimate Performance Rear Shock Mount upgrade from ECS Tuning. 80A polyurethane isolation bushings allow damper shafts to better articulate, while hard-anodized 6061-T6 aluminum shock mount reinforcement plates make blowouts an impossibility.

One of the more conspicuous design changes made for the latest generation Audi engine, the updated coil pack arrangement represents not only a technological advantage but an aesthetic improvement over the outgoing ignition system. The ECS-engineered Coil Pack Conversion Kit uses a CNC-machined adapter, exuding engineering rigor and exceptional taste that perfectly matches Audi's latest design approaches. Complete kits also include the new, more beautiful TSI/FSI/TFSI coil packs, powered through two single harnesses, mirroring Audi's attention to engine bay orderliness.

When the time comes to do your regular maintenance, don’t get your supplies at a big box store that might not have exactly what your vehicle calls for. When changing your oil, it is imperative that you get quality parts and components. After all, oil is what keeps your engine lubricated and combats premature wear. These kits from ECS Tuning contain all that you will need to do your regular service on your vehicle. Quality, factory correct oil, filter, and drain plug will all work in harmony to keep those harmful contaminants from circulating through your engine.

The BMW N54 engine is highly responsive to quality performance upgrades, particularly those that maximize the effectiveness of its advanced turbocharging system. Two blow-off valve kits enhance boost pressure stability while more quickly releasing unwanted boost into the atmosphere. An ECS-engineered and Synapse kit are available, both including an atmospheric vent blow off valve, black anodized intake tube with machined flange, durable silicone hose coupler, block-off caps for the stock diverter valve recirculation, and all required clamps and hardware to complete the project.

Don't settle for less when you go low. Get the best selling sport/touring springs in the H&R catalog with expertly matched shocks and struts. H&R progressive sport springs lower your car for a muscular look and improved performance, without the bone-jarring ride associated with skateboards and no-name springs. The struts and shocks are built with lowered suspensions in mind, giving you the best of performance and quality. Great look. Improved performance. Ride quality you can live with.

Go on beyond stock with performance Koni Yellow Adjustable Sport Shocks. Dial in damping to suit your driving style and comfort level. Koni adjustable shock and strut kits are a premium performance upgrade designed to enhance the performance suspension. Go with Koni's "soft" setting and enjoy a balance between ride comfort and robust handling performance. Planning on a little spirited driving? Dial in a little attitude and hit the road. Ideal for lowered cars, Koni Sports work well with most spring kits.

Diagnostic trouble code P0400, "Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Malfunction", is often the cause of poor idling, power loss, and general poor engine performance. The vacuum-controlled EGR valve regulates exhaust gases re-entering the intake manifold, & can become clogged over time and eventually fail. The Genuine Mercedes-Benz EGR Valve Kit is the most complete, highest-quality EGR solution available. The convenient kit includes each item required for a comprehensive EGR system refresh: an EGR pipe, EGR pipe gasket, EGR valve and EGR Valve Gasket, junction nut and sealing cone.

Our aluminum wheel hanger makes it easy to remove and install wheels. Just thread the hanger stud into a wheel bolt hole and hang the wheel safely while you rotate tires or remove them for service or vehicle repair. It's also great for keeping wheel bolt holes aligned on cars with spacers. Our improved hanger is made of 6061 aluminum, anodized for hardness and good looks. The knurled, non-slip handle has a drilled hole so you can hang it on a pegboard hook in your garage. Better still, order two: one for your garage and another for the emergency tool kit in your trunk.

The factory springs from the Audi MKII TT Quattro/TTS were designed to exacting standards by some of the world's most talented engineers. Replacing these components requires careful consideration - especially if you're concerned with making a lasting improvement to your vehicle. H&R has the German pedigree and engineering reputation that befits the TT. The sport springs meet strict German quality-control requirements and allow for an average lowering of 1.3 inches in the front and 1.2 inches at the rear.

Everywhere there is a seam on your engine, there is the potential for and oil leak. This is prevented through the use of gaskets and seals. One such gasket that prevents oil leaks is the valve cover gasket. This gasket is used to seal the gap between the valve cover and the cylinder head, however, since this gasket is made of rubber it has a tendency to become brittle, crack and start to leak due to its constant exposure to heat and engine oil.

Heavily worn or damaged ignition wires place your engine at risk of cylinder misfire. When one or more cylinders misfire, power declines dramatically, and the safety of each engine component is instantly compromised. By replacing each spark plug wire in one servicing, the probability of this catastrophic consequence is significantly reduced. Karlyn has developed a Spark Plug Wire Set for your MKIII Golf VR6 that installs the same as the factory set, utilizing stock lengths for a clean engine bay.