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For many, driving a stick shift is more than just a rite of passage: it represents an understanding that some things are just better left to the driver and an unwillingness to relinquish any control over the driving experience. We feel the most connected to our cars when we change gears, so the first place to make that connection even stronger is right there on the shifter.  Our brand new Weighted Shift Knobs for your Audi or VW manual transmission are designed with the sentiments of connection, engagement, and satisfaction placed at the forefront of their development.

ECS decided that just because your car doesn't have a third pedal you shouldn't have to be stuck with the factory shift knob. This shift knob is made of forged carbon to give it a unique look compared to the other non three pedal shift knobs on the market. Installation is simple and utilizes set screws so you can maintain your factory shifter release mechanism. Instead of pressing the button on the factory knob you lift up on the collar on the bottom of the knob to put the vehicle into gear. For installation you simply to remove your shift surround and remove the old shift knob then use the supplied pieces in the kit to maintain your shift release mechanism functionality.

It’s no secret that Volkswagen's suffer from weak, failure prone rubber control arm bushings. The stock rubber bushings are designed to allow significant movement of the front wheels and to absorb road impacts. This compliant design maximizes daily driving comfort and helps add to the “luxury” feeling of your VW, but it also contributes to the numb, disconnected feeling that many enthusiasts complain about with modern cars. Not only is the OEM design far from ideal for the street or racing enthusiast that is looking for optimal handling and braking performance, the constant twisting and deflection required of the rubber bushing often causes premature failure, resulting in degraded handling, wheel shimmy, delayed turn-in response, delayed braking response, unwanted alignment change, and poor tire wear.  For the rest of us who enjoy seeing what our car is made of, these types of bushing simply won’t cut it.  Introducing the new ECS Tuning Front Control Arm Monoball Bushings! The ECS Engineering team set out to design a solution that offers a far superior bushing when compared to OEM, requiring no modification and offering nearly instantaneous cornering, accelerating and decelerating response for the absolute best road feel and driving experience possible. Our monoball bushings utilize a serviceable spherical bearing for exceptional quality and durability. A CNC machined Delrin hex sleeve insert provides a precision fit between the control arm and bearing. By utilizing a greaseable spherical bearing, ECS achieved the ultimate in terms of low friction no bind suspension travel with no unwanted deflection, providing exceptional cornering response, and prompt acceleration and deceleration feedback; all while maintaining exceptional comfort and durability levels making these an excellent no compromise upgrade even for a street car.  These control arm monoball bushings 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. 

It’s no secret that Volkswagen's suffer from weak, failure prone rubber trailing arm bushings. The stock rubber bushings are designed to allow significant movement of the rear wheels and to absorb road impacts. This compliant design maximizes daily driving comfort and helps add to the “luxury” feeling of your VW, but it also contributes to the numb, disconnected feeling that many enthusiasts complain about with modern cars. Not only is the OEM design far from ideal for the street or racing enthusiast that is looking for optimal handling and braking performance, the constant twisting and deflection required of the rubber bushing often causes premature failure, resulting in degraded handling, wheel shimmy, delayed turn-in response, delayed braking response, unwanted alignment change, and poor tire wear. For the rest of us who enjoy seeing what our car is made of, these types of bushing simply won’t cut it. Introducing the new ECS Tuning Rear Trailing Arm Monoball Bushings! The ECS Engineering team set out to design a solution that offers a far superior bushing when compared to OEM, requiring no modification and offering nearly instantaneous cornering, accelerating and decelerating response for the absolute best road feel and driving experience possible. Our monoball bushings utilize a sealed OEM Mercedes-Benz ball joint for exceptional quality and durability. The bearing assembly is precision CNC machined from 6061-T6 anodized aluminum and features a knurled OD to ensure a perfect press fit and the longest lasting component life possible. By utilizing a sealed ball joint, ECS achieved the ultimate in terms of low friction no bind suspension travel with no unwanted deflection, providing exceptional cornering response, and prompt acceleration and deceleration feedback; all while maintaining exceptional comfort and durability levels making these an excellent no compromise upgrade even for a street car. These trailing arm monoball bushings 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.

APR Ignition Coils are designed to be a direct plug-&-play upgrade to factory coils, & provide greater energy output, ensuring a stronger & more consistent spark. The commonplace replacement of factory ignition coils with those taken from higher output Audi RS models, such as the 2.5T, is popularly believed to provide greater energy output. However, testing proves that they are no more powerful than the factory coils that are found on 1.8T and 2.0T engines. APR Ignition Coils increase energy output by 10%. They are a direct upgrade or replacement, & come with the coveted red housing.

Why settle for stock? Choose the area of your car that looks like it could use some excitement and pick up where the factory left off. Looking to add an aggressive or subtle sleek appearance to your MK4, we’ve got you covered with several of our body styling products. Get your MK4 ready for show season with ECS.

HPA Motorsports provides no-compromise, proven, and tested performance parts for your VW or Audi. With their roots in building competitive cars for track use, HPA continuously develops parts for their race applications in-house in their CNC shop and provide their tested components to you to improve the driving dynamics of your European performance car.

Our ECS Tuning in-house engineered billet aluminum shift knobs have been carefully designed and tested to bring you one of the highest quality and greatest interior enhancements available. Our shift knobs will enhance the shifting experience and pairs extremely well with our short shift kits to give a full shifter makeover! OEM shift knobs have an average weight of 95g; the substantially heavier weight of our ECS Tuning shift knob will smooth out shifts resulting in faster engagement and a much better feel.

Remember the days of old fighting games when you�d hit the ol� Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start combo for a bunch of extra lives so you could beat the game stress-free? Sometimes, that�s more fun than doing it on hard-mode. Why work harder when you can work smarter? That�s what we did. We're ready to help one of you lucky enthusiasts unlock a real-life cheat code: this BMW F22 M240i 6spd powered by the already legendary B58 paired with an M Performance LSD. See the full build list we threw at this car below!

For vehicles with factory direct tire pressure monitoring sensors only The Foxwell TPMS sensor integrates 315MHz and 433MHz dual frequency and can replace more than 96% of the OEM sensors on the market. Sensors can easily be activated and programmed by any TPMS tool on the market.

Do your wheels look sucked in? The ECS Tuning Flush Kit was researched and assembled to bring your stock wheels out for the best fitment and look. Designed to work with the OE style wheels, this kit will give your car the flush look it was missing from the factory and gives optimal fitment for lowered vehicles. With the wheels pushed out, you may also experience handling benefits by improving the level of grip that your car has in the corners. 

The factory rear subframes in the VW MK5, MK6, and MK7 are perfectly capable of withstanding everyday commutes but are woefully ill-prepared to handle beefier sway bars, stiffer suspension components, and aggressive driving. We found a sturdier solution: With the ECS Rear Subframe Brace you can reinforce the subframe at the sway mounting points to ensure the added pressures of hard driving and stiffer components will be deflected through our brace rather than deflecting the rear subframe.

Miguel's MK4 sits on ECS coilovers and sports our new rear hatch spoiler extension for a daily-drivable OEM+ look. It may be getting on in years, but it takes Miguel where he needs to go and scratches that enthusiast itch.

It’s time for a change. Your MK7/MK7.5 GTI or R needs a new look. Our brand new Gloss Black Rear Hatch Spoiler Extension is a perfect improvement. This sporty visual upgrade gives your rear end a more weighted appearance and helps set your hot-hatchback apart from the rest of those commuters on the road. Use it to pair with other motorsport-inspired exterior changes or make this the start of your overall build.

Give your MK7 Golf R the cornering control it needs to handle everything from a tough track day to a hard back-road blast with the new ECS Tuning Sway Bar and End Link upgrade kits! Designed to replace your factory setup with beefier sway bars, adjustable end links, and stiffer bushings, these kits will improve your cornering by reducing body roll which means your tires can spend more time gripping and less time slipping.

Give your MK7 FWD the cornering control it needs to handle everything from a tough track day to a hard back-road blast with the new ECS Tuning Sway Bar and End Link upgrade kits! Designed to replace your factory setup with beefier sway bars, adjustable end links, and stiffer bushings, these kits will improve your cornering by reducing body roll which means your tires can spend more time gripping and less time slipping.

Tyler purchased this once VW dealer shop parts car out of New Mexico in June of 2019. Over time it has become less of a daily and more of a fun backroads car. With less power than a Honda Civic, and adding some select exhaust mods and a tune, it will now overcome a few grocery getters. He will plan to keep this car as the perfect daily driver for quite some time to come. Here’s a list of some of the products he has on It available here.

With a high-strung S54 inline six under the hood, a manual 6-speed transmission, LSD rear end, and competent suspension, the E46 M3 is a great platform out of the box. That isn’t to say it can’t be improved, however, which is exactly what we did. Below, we’ve listed everything we upgraded on the M3 before it was delivered to the lucky new owner who is surely enjoying our tasteful upgrades provided by our partners that help bring out the full potential of this incredible machine.

This is the Audi 8V A3 we gave away with the help of Bilstein, LIQUI MOLY, Rotiform, Milltek Sport, and so many other lovely partners who helped us create the ultimate version of the platform. Find everything we added to make this A3 incredible right here to take inspiration from our build and apply it to yours!

Forced-induction engines like the MQB platform need all the air they can suck in to perform at peak efficiency. Our new Luft-Technik Dual Air Inlet Duct help funnel more air directly to your intake for optimal performance so it can breathe all the fresh air it needs.

Coilovers are the most well-rounded performance upgrade you can make on your MK5 or MK6, which is why we’re proud to announce our latest release: the ECS Adjustable Damping Coilover Systems for your FWD MK5/MK6! Independent ride height and spring preload adjustment, 32 damper settings, and special zinc coating make the ECS coilovers your best durable, affordable, and capable suspension upgrade option.

The solution for more power is simple: more air plus more fuel equals a bigger explosion. But how do you force more air in? Our new Performance Air Inlet Scoops are designed to do just that. These scoops funnel more ambient air directly to your intake and allow it to breathe in as much air as possible. By directing that air where it needs to go, you can ensure all the air your engine needs to operate at peak efficiency will make it to your intake.

Without small details to make a story feel authentic, you just have a surface-level plot and a few characters. The little things, the little cues that immerse you in that story’s world, are what makes the plot feel real. Just like a good book or movie, your VW or Audi is telling a story. Your story, actually. How authentic and engaging that story is will depend on how well you insert details. Tell your story with subtle upgrades, like our new Billet Aluminum Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap!

Auto repair professionals understand the importance of properly torqued fasteners. Too tight, and the fastener may be weakened and break. Too loose and things come apart. Work efficiently and productively with Schwaben digital torque wrenches. Enabling you to accurately apply specific torque. Trust the tool the pros know, Schwaben.

These new styles of alzor wheels will not only change the look of your vehicle, but also capture the attention of others. The iconic 5-spoke "Rotor" design will give your car a sleek appearance that will keep people looking as you pass. Designed to bolt right up to your car, these wheels fit without any modifications or hassle. Of course, if you want to achieve an extreme look, don't forget to check out our large assortment of ECS Tuning wheel spacers and lug bolts.

Are you spending some quality time with your car this Fall? Equip yourself for the season and make the most of your plans with Schwaben Garage Gear! We offer an extensive line of standard & European specialty tools for your collection, as well as high quality items to help keep your car cleaner while getting work done and improve the DIY experience for both you and your tools.

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Be a hero to the car enthusiast in your life! With ECS Virtual Gift Cards, worrying about fitment, years, makes, models, or any other difficulty you find in shopping for them is gone! These cards are the gift of tuning: you can know their next project was on you, without having to play a guessing game to get the right parts!

Why just replace your commonly worn, peeling, or otherwise failed start/stop button, when you could upgrade with a reliable, "red" starter switch from the helpful folks at ECS Tuning? Using an OEM start/stop switch from a Genuine OEM source, the Research and Development Team at ECS Tuning were able to adapt this starter switch to your VW. Conveniently packaged and ready for install out of the box without any additional modifications or coding required. Simply replace and enjoy the newfound décor and quality.

Carista is a smartphone app that allows you to diagnose, customize, and service your car. Diagnose: Check your car's health and report any stored faults. Access manufacturer-specific diagnostics, clear fault codes and reset your CEL. Customize: Personalize the behavior of your car’s windows, lights and more, with a click of a button. Service: With Carista’s DIY tools, resetting your service indicator, or checking your launch control count becomes a 1-click action. Engage: Simply plug in the Carista dongle and download the app subscription from your play store.