ECS News

Get some spacers for your MKIV. ECS Tuning lets you tweak your stance--or swagger down the road with a monster offset. Bolt patterns to fit your Volkswagen. Choose from our huge inventory of hub centric spacers in thicknesses sure to match your car, your wheels, and your shopping budget. All ECS spacers are corrosion protected: 2,3, and 4mm spacers are zinc plated steel; thicker spacers, in sizes ranging from 5 to 30mm, are anodized aluminum. Buy them alone or with matching lug bolts. HR spacers also available from 3 to 30mm

Step right up. Get your colorific candy colored key covers right here at ECS Tuning. Soft touch covers in nine brilliant colors protect your remote key fob, and make it easy to spot your keys in the pile on the hallway key rack. Sized for an exact fit, these new molded covers snap in place in seconds.

Take styling cues from performance champs and special edition models with shift knob boot kits that echo top-of-the-line styling and track performance. Pick polished aluminum, leather-wrapped, or classic chrome knobs with dimpled grips that erupt from rich looking, stitched leather boots. These are direct fit upgrades. Easy to install. Easy on the eyes. Easy to install. Some with free shipping.

ECS Tuning Ultimate Plus Timing Belt kits have long been a favorite with repair pros and motorists. With premium components gathered from the most respected names in parts, the Ultimate Plus kit combines convenience and peace of mind. To make the best better, our new Ultimate Plus kit now includes Gates Racing Performance timing belts. Tougher than a junk yard dog, these striking blue belts combine high-tech elastomeric composites, nylon reinforcement, and glass tensile cords to make them 300% stronger than stock belts. Ultimate Plus kits deliver!

Miro wheels sell fast. Their classic good looks are a perennial favorite with enthusiasts. We're happy to say we've received a shipment of 5x100 wheel sets for VW/Audi; on our shelves, ready to ship. These attractive split-spoke wheels come in hyper silver or machined/hyper silver finishes. Choose standard or staggered sets. With ball seats, these Miros are VW/Audi-ready, and ship free. Order soon.

Take it to the streets with FK Street-Line coilovers. This affordable entry-level suspension package eliminates guesswork by combining full height adjustment at all four corners, with matching dampers, engineered with fixed, pre-calibrated settings to improve ride quality. The polished steel housings offset bright yellow 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.

Turn your MKIV Jetta into a road eating heavy breather with sale priced APR performance upgrades. Increase volumetric efficiency with turbos, turbo kits, and free-flowing exhausts, then feed the beast with an APR performance chip upgrade. We have you covered with APR turbos, stainless steel exhausts, and performance software upgrades. Buy components or complete systems. Summer's flying past, so act fast before the prime driving season is gone.

Tighten your loose antenna. Improve radio reception and stop water leaks with an ECS Tuning antenna seal kit. Our base seal kit includes a new antenna retaining nut and seals to tighten your existing antenna. Want more? Move up to a deluxe ECS Tuning antenna mast/ seal kit, complete with regular length or stubby antenna mast. Another problem-solver from ECS Tuning.

Spice up your MKIV with a taste of European and Asian market styling. From the rare 2005 Bora-R, add an original equipment primed front bumper fascia, with or without fog lamps. Grille inserts and street hugging style included. For a taste of Europe, add ECS Tuning body rub strips: smooth or textured. Peel and stick for an easy installation. Leave them black for accent or color match to taste. Functional as they are attractive, ABS tough rub strips help protect your doors from parking lot dings and dents. Some ship free.

ECS-engineered Silicone Coolant, Boost, and PCV hoses are available for select BMW, MINI, VW, and Audi models. Silicone is a vastly superior material choice for the construction of these hoses. Three and four-ply fiberglass-reinforced designs withstand increased boost pressure, chemical degradation, and heat soak better than rubber or plastic – resisting leaks, dry-rotting, and bulging. Each ECS product is also perfectly matched to OEM dimensions for exceptional fitment, while many kits include stainless steel gear-drive hose clamps for ease of installation.

Forget the repair video you saw on GlueTube. When the dipstick funnel on your 1.8T cracks, it's time to say buh-bye and replace it. Easy to install: Just pull off the broken pieces of your old funnel tube, and snap on another. ECS has both stock replacement and show quality aluminum oil funnels and dipsticks to fix chronic problems caused when the original plastic tubes heat-harden, crack, and break. Better still, replace your funnel now, before it breaks. It's just a matter of time.

Get your car in the air safely or ensure your new wheel/tire combo fits correctly. The specialty tool experts at Schwaben have released a series of superbly engineered, exceptionally reliable car ramps, ramp extensions, wheel stands, & wheel chocks - now available from ECS tuning. To ensure that your new wheels and tires fit your vehicle properly, use the newly available WheelRite Wheel/Tire Fitment tool. This WheelRite tool bolts onto your vehicle's hub to precisely simulate bolt pattern, wheel diameter, wheel width, backspacing, and tire profile.

Here's a tasty two-fer. Our short shifters are back in stock after another sell out, and sale priced, for a limited time. This ingenious upgrade is a popular item with MKIV enthusiasts; it shortens shift throws to let you grab gears faster for smoother, faster acceleration. Made of sturdy cast aluminum, the short shift arm installs easily in 30 minutes or less using common hand tools. Our online video shows you how to do it yourself. A primary upgrade for any VW enthiusiast. There's never been a better time to order yours.

You won't believe the difference an LED lighting package makes in your car until you see it with your own eyes. LED illumination is a far brighter and friendlier light, crisp and clean, especially when compared to the dingy yellow glow from conventional filament style bulbs. Now you can do a complete LED conversion using our MKIV Jetta LED Interior Lighting Kit. It contains all the LEDs needed for a total lighting upgrade. No need for guesswork or complicated ordering of individual bulbs. We've even documented the procedure in a step-by-step pdf tutorial to show you how.

Why settle for stock? ECS Essentials are a special blend of drivetrain and suspension upgrades designed to pick up where the factory left off. Each is designed to fine tune or enhance the performance and appearance of your MKIV 1.8T 5-speed; most ship free for a limited time. Pick one as a weekend project. Call a pal and bolt one on.

Knock, knock, who's there? It might be your sway bars! Lowered suspensions pose problems in some vehicles when altered steering geometry causes interference between the sway bar and axles. Now you can change sway bar length to provide clearance for noise-free suspension travel, or fine tune handling characteristics, with ECS Adjustable Sway Bar Links. Sturdy stainless steel construction with polyurethane bushings; online instructional video to make installation easy.

Swap wasted space for a brand new face. Install our bumper grille fog light kits in place of those dummy plastic factory grilles. Add great looks and improve lighting at the same time. These bumper grille kits come with all the good stuff: exact fit grilles with built-in fog light mounts, wiring harness with relay, crimp connectors and twist ties. Our installation pdf makes it fun and easy to do the job yourself. Order soon before they sell out--again!

A 2-day celebration of European vehicles with a full Track Day at Nelson Ledges Road Course on Friday June 5th and car show & swap meet at ECS Tuning HQ on Saturday June 6th. Spectating is FREE!!! Space is limited, tickets are non-refundable, register before they sell out! HOW TO TRACK YOUR CAR ON 6/5/26: Purchase a Track Day At Nelson Ledges - Registration Ticket and someone will reach out to you to collect information. There will be three driving levels running from 9:00a - 4:00p on Friday June 5th. HOW TO SHOW YOUR CAR ON 6/6/26: Join us from 10am-2pm for the show at ECS HQ Show Tickets are exclusively reserved for European cars, but spectators of any make are welcome for FREE. To register for the show, purchase this ticket now and stay tuned to your email for classing and event details. HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SWAP MEET ON 6/6/26: Purchase a Swap Meet Slot Registration Ticket and someone will contact you with details and to collect your information.

Thwart thieves. Send them packing with Euro Lock wheel locks from Eurasia. Easy to install and unlock, Euro Locks cover 17 or 19 mm wheel bolt heads to prevent bolt removal. Their standard outside diameter fits snugly inside standard wheel bolt recesses, making it virtually impossible for thieves to steal your wheels. Euro Lock kits come with key and removal tool. Black enameled bases with stainless steel caps resist salt and other corrosives, to keep them looking good, even in harsh environments. Install peace of mind with Euro Lock wheel locks.

Are you ready to make your fluid bleeding job as simple as changing your oil? Typically, two people are needed in order to get the job done, but sometimes, that second person isn't around and when they are, the job itself is extremely time consuming. These new Motive products will make a complex job an easy one. When it comes to bleeding your brakes, you won't have to pump the pedal. This tool uses pressurized brake fluid to force air and old fluid out of your brake lines. The same can be said for clutch and differential fluid. Make your vehicle's service easier with these products

We're excited; and with good reason. ECS Tuning proudly introduces our new line of premium, corrosion-resistant rotors: GEOMET. GEOMET is a special coating containing metal oxides, zinc, and aluminum flakes, sprayed over the entire rotor surface to ensure complete coverage, and baked on at 600 degrees to form a durable and attractive silver-gray finish that fights rust far better than paints or other conventional coatings. Slotted or drilled and slotted, you can expect your new GEOMET rotors to outperform and outlast stock rotors, and look great behind your alloy wheels.

The ECS Ultimate Dogbone Mount is made from billet aluminum and fitted with high durometer polyurethane 88A bushings to create a stronger, less compliant powertrain mount. Stiffer bushings reduce engine movement and wheel hop, and provide positive shifting, especially during hard acceleration. Ready to install: Mounting hardware included. Mount up.

Do it fast. Do it right. Make it easy. Turn a tough job into a simple one with the Schwaben strut nut tightening wrench. Offset to reach down into the strut mount well, the box end open design makes it easy to hold the strut shaft with a hex key as you tighten the nut. Don't risk strut seal or thread damage with makeshift tools and impact guns. Designed to fit right; chrome plated for durability and corrosion protection; priced right. Add one to your tool box.

Protect your wheel and tire investment with an FK Wheel Tree. Convenient and easy to assemble, the tree stacks summer wheels and tires to save valuable floor space. The ingenious design supports and separates your wheels to prevent face scratching and tire carcass stress caused when wheels are leaned against a wall for extended periods. Made from polished metal tubes with non-marring wheel separators, the wheel tree adjusts to fit a range of wheel and tire sizes. Complete kit includes hardware, wrench, and a cloth protective bag.

You might buy these Ziza Euro-spec headlights for their superior illumination. You might buy them because they install easily, without modification or coding. You might even buy them because they won't bust your budget for the next six months. But odds are, you'll slap a set of these chrome or blackout headlights in your MKV because they are drop-dead good looking, on or off. Pick a reason. Pick a look. Order soon.

Looking for a diverter valve that works when you need it, and doesn't need constant maintenance and repair? The APR R1 Diverter valve heads off common problems before they start. Its rugged low friction diapgragm is Nomex fabric reinforced, requires no lubrication, and can't get stuck like a piston. The valve's cast housing improves flow, and the stainless steel vacuum fitting resists corrosion. Finished in an attractive corrosion-resistant coating, we recommend the R1 to anyone who would rather hit the open road than tinker with a balky old diverter valve.

Transform the interior of your MKIV with ECS Tuning TT replica pedal sets. Available with or without a dead pedal, for manual and automatic transmission cars. Our brushed aluminum pedal sets work as good as they look, with raised rubber nubs for improved grip in wet weather. Want more? Order now and we'll ship them for free. That's right, the purchase price puts them on your doorstep, at no additional charge. Might want to put the pedal all the way down on this limited time offer, while it lasts.

Take your bike; keep it safe. Euro Pitch Fork accessories from RockyMounts make it easy to haul your bikes to your favorite trails. Carry them securely on top of your car, then lock them down to discourage sticky fingers. One handed adjustment with stainless steel quick release makes them easy to use. Made of solid aluminum with tubular wheel tray, these sturdy bike carriers fit all OEM base bars, and come in nine colors: Black, Silver, Red, White, Yellow, Blue, Green, Pink, and Orange. If you plan to hit the trails soon, be sure to take RockyMounts accessories with you.

Spring is sprung. Come get your coilovers. If high price and concerns about quality have made it tough to choose the right suspension kit, think FK Streetline: an entry level coilover series that offers four corner height adjustment, engineered damping, great looks, German quality, and accessible pricing. Ready to upgrade? No problem. FK premium packages include stainlesss steel and Koni-manufactured struts with adjustable height and damping. Let's close the deal. Order soon and shipping is on us.

Don't just repair it; make it better. If you've lost an oil pan to a road hazard or parking curb, you know from painful experience that the OE cast aluminum pan has a glass jaw, and can't take a punch. Play it safe. Replace it with an ECS hybrid oil pan. Our anodized aluminum pan has a stamped steel bottom that adds strength, and won't shatter on impact. The complete kit comes with hardware, sealant, oil pump pickup, and pan adapter so you can hook up your OE turbo drain tube. View or download our installation guide to see how easy it is to install the hybrid oil pan.