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From JOM Germany comes this new 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.

Go low. Aim high. Don't set yourself up for failure when you install your new cup kit or coilovers. Order our complete Cup Kit/Coiliover Installation Kit, 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. Pads, 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.

ECS Tuning's Ignition Solution kits utilize the more durable and desirable Hitachi style bolt-down ignition coils instead of the troublesome factory push-down ignition coils. Years of real-world testing has shown the Hitachi style coils to be much more durable than the push-down coils, along with the ease of being able to be secured to the valve cover with two allen head bolts so you don’t have to worry about them popping up.

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.

Go low. Aim high. Don't set yourself up for failure when you install your new cup kit or coilovers. Order our complete Cup Kit/Coiliover Installation Kit, 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. 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.

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.

Go low. Aim high. Don't set yourself up for failure when you install your new cup kit or coilovers. Order our complete Cup Kit/Coiliover Installation Kit, 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. Pads, 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.

A complete kit is now available to install the trick ECS billet aluminum release rod into your MKIV Jetta. The ECS hood release eliminates the dangerous prospect of a hood latch that cannot hold the weight of the hood itself while adding a subtle, clean performance look to your car. Everything is included for the conversion: genuine OEM VW/Audi release lever clamp, OEM bracket guide, OEM Torx bolt, OEM hood latch, and the in-house engineered ECS Billet Aluminum Hood Pull Release Rod.

Some products need to be experienced to be appreciated. We can talk about our LED interior lighting kits, but words will fail. We can describe the light as bright and white, crisp and clean. We can even tell you that our complete interior LED kit will banish ugly yellow illumination and showcase the rich features of your dash and interior trim like never before, but it won't do them justice. Oh well. Guess you'll just have to take advantage of our free shipping on full kits, and see for yourself what a dramatic change LEDs can make to your car, both inside and out.

KONI Shock Absorbers, the world leader in adjustable suspension technology, introduces performance kits with H&R Sport Springs. The adjustable shock damping on Sport kits and preset shock damping on STR.T kits have been perfectly matched to the H&R spring rates for a high-performing, long-lasting suspension solution. The new, more athletic lowered stance gives your MKIV Jetta a perfect silhouette, putting the bumpers closer to the road and closing wheel gaps. Average lowering for sedans is 1.4" (Front & Rear) and 1.6" (Front & Rear) for wagon models.

KONI Shock Absorbers, the world leader in adjustable suspension technology, introduces performance kits with H&R Sport Springs. The adjustable shock damping on Sport kits and preset shock damping on STR.T kits have been perfectly matched to the H&R spring rates for a high-performing, long-lasting suspension solution. The new, more athletic lowered stance gives your MKIV Golf a perfect silhouette, putting the bumpers closer to the road and closing wheel gaps. An average lowering of 1.4" at the front and 1.4" at the rear can be expected.

Schwaben products are characterized by simple, clever designs. Their wheel storage solutions may be the best examples of these qualities. The Schwaben Wheel Tree holds up to 275lbs and allows you to safely stack your wheels without the risk of scuffing and scratching. Convenient locking casters allow you to easily move the whole set anywhere in your garage or shop at one time. And when saving floor space is the highest priority, the Schwaben Wall-Mounted Wheel Rack allows you to securely store up to four 11½" wide wheels and tires against the wall, away from your work space.

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.

KONI Shock Absorbers, the world leader in adjustable suspension technology, introduces performance kits with H&R Sport Springs. The adjustable shock damping on Sport kits and preset shock damping on STR.T kits have been perfectly matched to the H&R spring rates for a high-performing, long-lasting suspension solution. The new, more athletic lowered stance gives your MKIV Jetta VR6 12v a perfect silhouette, putting the bumpers closer to the road and closing wheel gaps. Average lowering for sedans is 1.4" (Front & Rear) and 1.6" (Front & Rear) for wagon models.

KONI Shock Absorbers, the world leader in adjustable suspension technology, introduces performance kits with H&R Sport Springs. The adjustable shock damping on Sport kits and preset shock damping on STR.T kits have been perfectly matched to the H&R spring rates for a high-performing, long-lasting suspension solution. The new, more athletic lowered stance gives your MKIV Jetta 1.8T a perfect silhouette, putting the bumpers closer to the road and closing wheel gaps. Average lowering for sedans is 1.4" (Front & Rear) and 1.6" (Front & Rear) for wagon models.

KONI Shock Absorbers, the world leader in adjustable suspension technology, introduces performance kits with H&R Sport Springs. The adjustable shock damping on Sport kits and preset shock damping on STR.T kits have been perfectly matched to the H&R spring rates for a high-performing, long-lasting suspension solution. The new, more athletic lowered stance gives your MKIV Golf/GTI 1.8T a perfect silhouette, putting the bumpers closer to the road and closing wheel gaps. An average lowering of 1.4" at the front and 1.4" at the rear can be expected.

Some products need to be experienced to be appreciated. We can talk about our LED interior lighting kits, but words will fail. We can describe the light as bright and white, crisp and clean. We can even tell you that our complete interior LED kit will banish ugly yellow illumination and showcase the rich features of your dash and interior trim like never before, but it won't do them justice. Oh well. Guess you'll just have to take advantage of our free shipping on full kits, and see for yourself what a dramatic change LEDs can make to your car, both inside and out.

Everywhere there is a seam on your engine, there is the potential for an 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. Keep your engine leak free with this Valve Cover Gasket Replacement Kit from ECS Tuning.

This is the solution for users wanting to use lowering springs while extending shock life. These shocks from Koni offer you the ability to use lowering springs while keeping ride quality comfortable. Designed for lowered applications, these shocks and struts won't wear prematurely. Performance oriented shocks and struts from Koni carry a lifetime warranty! Drop that car with some Koni shocks today from ECS Tuning.

The improved late-style center console for the Jetta utilized three, easy-clean cup holders that were better positioned to avoid spills. An excellent replacement part to clean up your interior and update its design, ECS offers the genuine VW Center Console Conversion – a comprehensive kit including all required fasteners and speed clips for a clean, thorough install. The direct-fit kit easily bolts into the existing console location, and is perfectly color matched to the factory black interior.

The improved late-style center console for the MKIV Jetta utilized three, easy-clean cup holders that were better positioned to avoid spills. An excellent replacement part to clean up your interior and update its design, ECS offers the genuine VW Center Console Conversion – a comprehensive kit including all required fasteners and speed clips for a clean, thorough install. The direct-fit kit easily bolts into the existing console location, and is perfectly color matched to the factory black interior.

The improved late-style center console for the MKIV Jetta utilized three, easy-clean cup holders that were better positioned to avoid spills. An excellent replacement part to clean up your interior and update its design, ECS offers the genuine VW Center Console Conversion – a comprehensive kit including all required fasteners and speed clips for a clean, thorough install. The direct-fit kit easily bolts into the existing console location, and is perfectly color matched to the factory black interior.

The improved late-style center console for the MKIV GTI utilized three, easy-clean cup holders that were better positioned to avoid spills. An excellent replacement part to clean up your interior and update its design, ECS offers the genuine VW Center Console Conversion – a comprehensive kit including all required fasteners and speed clips for a clean, thorough install. The direct-fit kit easily bolts into the existing console location, and is perfectly color matched to the factory black interior.

The improved late-style center console for the MKIV Golf utilized three, easy-clean cup holders that were better positioned to avoid spills. An excellent replacement part to clean up your interior and update its design, ECS offers the genuine VW Center Console Conversion – a comprehensive kit including all required fasteners and speed clips for a clean, thorough install. The direct-fit kit easily bolts into the existing console location, and is perfectly color matched to the factory black interior.

Did your 1.8T oil pan go head to head with a concrete parking lot barrier? VW cast aluminum oil pans have a glass jaw that shatters on impact. Installing another is just asking for a repeat performance. That's why ECS Tuning assembled a kit with a Hybrid oil pan that can take a punch without going weak in the knees. Made of lightweight aluminum with a steel bottom for added strength, the ECS Hybrid oil pan kit comes as a complete installation upgrade that includes a two piece hybrid steel and aluminum oil pan, sealer, gaskets, turbo oil return adapter and an oil pickup tube.

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.

The wisest approach to addressing old or worn suspension components is to replace as many parts in the same servicing as possible. By attending to the left, right, upper and lower wearing components and hardware, there is a combined effect that is greater than sum of parts - the result is a car that rides and steers better than factory. Assembling the perfect kit for your VW has been done for you by ECS - this refresh Kit contains all front-end wear components, all new replacement hardware, and with polyurethane pre-installed bushings.

The wisest approach to addressing old or worn suspension components is to replace as many parts in the same servicing as possible. By attending to the left, right, upper and lower wearing components and hardware, there is a combined effect that is greater than sum of parts - the result is a car that rides and steers better than factory. Assembling the perfect kit for your VW has been done for you by ECS - this refresh Kit contains all front-end wear components, all new replacement hardware, and with polyurethane pre-installed bushings.

If you've been putting off required maintenance on your car you surely shouldn't wait much longer. There are only a few more weeks left before the weather turns for the worse, leaving the DIY'er only a short window to get your vehicle back to maintenance standards before you're left out in the cold. At ECS Tuning we've assembled multiple kits of all the major services to help you avoid troublesome hang-ups and costly repairs. Most kits include additional components that should be replaced at same time of service to avoid doing the same repair twice.

Having the right tools for the job at hand always makes your project much easier. The Schwaben VAG Connector Removal Tool is an Audi/VW/Porsche owner's best friend. The tool fits directly on the push & pull style VAG connector and gives just the perfect amount of leverage to release the connector and not break the tab. This style connector is often found on mass air flow (MAF) sensor, coil packs, headlights/fog lights, level sensors, and countless other parts. A large ergonomic ball that fits into your palm is also fitted on the end of the tool for extra grip.