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Why settle for stock? ECS Performance Essentials are a special blend of drivetrain, intake, and brake upgrades designed to pick up where the factory left off. Each is designed to fine tune or enhance the performance and appearance of your VW MKIV Jetta 1.8T. Pick one as a weekend project. Call a pal and bolt one on.

The three most critical and widely cited dimensions of your vehicle's suspension geometry - camber, caster, & toe-in - are what triangulate your wheels and position them to perform in a specified way on the road. 
 Schwaben Specialty Tools has developed a superb method of measuring this critical dimension - The Magnetic Camber/Caster Gauge. Simply place the device on the wheel hub or brake disc & note a positive or negative reading.

Take some time to browse the unparalleled catalog of excellent Coilover Kits available from ECS for your VW MKII Golf/Jetta. All of the performance suspension industry's top names are represented, including ST, Megan Racing, solo-works, Koni, JOM, FK, and H&R. KW V1 Series Kits feature stainless steel "Inox-Technology" and are height adjustable from 1.7" to 3.3" at the front and rear. JOM BlueLine Coilovers arrive with stunning polished steel front and rear housings for a fresh look. H&R Ultra Low, ST X Performance, and Koni 1150 Series Coilover Kits are also available.

Periodic fluid/filter changes remove harmful dirt and metallic particles to head off transmission failures and expensive repairs. Fresh fluid renews additive packages to improve shift quality and performance. ECS stocks what you need to perform routine service operations: from filters and gaskets, to premium fluids that meet stringent OEM standards. If you think it's time for a change, we can help

ECS Tuning introduces smoked mirror & side markers for the MKV. These side markers are designed by ECS Tuning to replace those dull bumper mounted amber lights, creating a cleaner front end appearance. Ziza provides the stunning lighting for the smoked mirror indicator set - ECS provides the rough style bumper side markers ECS side markers install in minutes; no tools required. Exact manufacturing standards and ultrasonic welding mean these markers will fit right and won't leak. With a lifetime warranty on the bumper side markers this is the last set of markers you'll need.

Brembo GT now offers Front Big Brake kits for your MKVII GTI. Now you can let your open-face alloys showcase huge Brembo calipers and rotors, for a look that turns heads. Good looks are just the start. Wait until you press the brake pedal and feel your brakes bite down against those drilled or slotted rotor faces. Get that great brake feel and bold performance today for pure personal satisfaction and lots of "likes" from friends.

No other suspension gives you the ability to comfortably drive you car daily, slam it to the ground for show-winning stance, or tear up your favorite race track: all with the touch of a button and twist of a knob. Great for performance, dial in your ride with adjustable front and rear shocks. Go low for show; add lift for general driving or to clear obstructions. Laugh at speed bumps and dangerous driveway entrances.

Known world-wide primarily for their creative and original Porsche offerings, Rennline Inc. is not only the distributor, but manufacturer of the majority of products that wear the Rennline name. ECS Tuning will be offering some of the most innovative VW Rennline products immediately at the inception of this new partnership. RS-Style Door Pull Sets, available in an array of colors, are a clever way to bring the race-oriented interior stylings of the RS-Line Porsche models to your car. Additionally, the GoPro Tow Hook Mount provides a reliable mounting location for your camera.

Let your MKIV R32 look great after adding new LED lighting upgrades from Ziza. The complete interior lighting kit includes bulbs for the vanity lights, trunk lights, front dome lines, rear dome lights, and glove box lights. Install our complete interior lighting package and banish dirty yellow light from your interior once and for all. These wedge- or festoon-style LEDs are as easy to install as standard bulbs. Don't exclude your exterior. Ziza offers LED Reverse Lights, LED License Plate Lights, LED Side Markers, and LED City Light Conversions.

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.

Keeping up with your transmission fluid maintenance is now easier than ever with comprehensive DSG Service Kits for your VW MKVI Jetta Sportwagen. Both ECS-assembled and GenuineVW/Audi Kits include the DSG filter, DSG O-Ring, 6 liters of DSG fluid, and sealing washers. ECS has also developed an installation tutorial for the DIY enthusiast, making changing your own transmission oil simple and error-free.

Tighten up. Toss those marshmallow mounts installed at the factory, and install sporty mounts that are sure to reduce drivetrain movement--especially when your right foot is all the way down. Complete drivetrain mount kits are offered by VWR Racingline, and Torque Solution. Both guaranteed to completely transform the feel of your drivetrain night and day. Also offered are ECS dogbone mount inserts. For a simple and essential upgrade, install the ECS dogbone mount insert for smoother shifts and better throttle response in just minutes.

The improved late-style center console for the 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.

OE amber marker lights look old in a hurry and don't match up well with some car colors. Side marker assemblies from ECS Tuning with clear, smoked or amber lenses and a smooth or rough finish give your B5 side markers a sleek, new look. Pop in a set today, and dump the frump for a sure-fire styling upgrade.

The hardest part when looking for an exhaust for your vehicle is producing just the right sound, and many systems are high pitched and raspy. Most enthusiasts however are looking for that throaty exotic European sound, similar to the high end supercars. The next part is getting the right look, matching your vehicle enough to flow with that stock appearance but still clearly performance. A well built exhaust system allows the engine to breath better finding that sweet sound with added performance. ECS has simplified this process by bringing you numerous options for your VW.

ECS now supplies five of the top Performance Intake Systems available for your Volkswagen MKVI. Choose from Autotech, Carbonio, Neuspeed, Forge, and Racingline upgrades - each system has been proven to increase air intake volume while enhancing the induction sound of your VW MKVI Golf's engine. More air available means more potential power - it's for this simple reason that an easy-to-install performance intake from ECS should be first on your list of engine upgrades for your MKVI.

Tighten up. Toss those marshmallow mounts installed at the factory, and install sporty mounts that are sure to reduce drivetrain movement--especially when your right foot is all the way down. Complete drivetrain mount kits are offered by VWR Racingline, VF Engineering, Torque Solution, Powerflex and ECS. Complete drivetrain mount kits are offered by VWR Racingline, VF Engineering, and Torque Solution. All guaranteed to completely transform the feel of your drivetrain night and day.

Our complete Stage 5 Front Big Brake Kit for your VW mates massive six-piston Porsche calipers with ECS engineered large diameter, 2-piece, cross-drilled and slotted, directionally vented rotors. Install them with ease using our in-house engineered, anodized caliper brackets that perfectly match the calipers to your steering knuckles. Follow that up with Exact-Fit stainless steel brake lines to feed those enormous calipers without expansion, giving you a solid pedal feel. The installation kit includes everything you need, from fasteners to fluid to bolts to brackets.

Brembo GT now offers Front Big Brake kits for your MKVII Golf/Sportwagen. Now you can let your open-face alloys showcase huge Brembo calipers and rotors, for a look that turns heads. Good looks are just the start. Wait until you press the brake pedal and feel your brakes bite down against those drilled or slotted rotor faces. Get that great brake feel and bold performance today for pure personal satisfaction and lots of "likes" from friends.

The ECS Carbon Fiber Engine Cover creates a visual underhood transformation like no other! Made from authentic, hand laid carbon fiber material with pre-impregnated carbon fiber cloth, epoxy resin and then finished in a durable gloss clear coat for UV-protection and extra durability, this engine cover is sure to be turning heads! A brushed aluminum logo plate, featuring a screen-printed ECS Tuning logo is pre-installed onto the engine cover. Paired with the exposed ignition coils, this sporty yet mature upgrade adds a flash of style and elegance under your hood.

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.

Autotech has partnered with ECS for a series of superb performance upgrade releases for your VW MKV Jetta 2.0T. Performance drivetrain upgrades & handling improvements are some of the highlights of this release. The Autotech 3-way adjustable 25mm sway bar drastically reduces body roll and includes all necessary hardware. Also, achieve fuel flow rates 50% higher than original with the excellent Autotech High Flow High Pressure Fuel Pump. The Autotech Short Shift kit is a simple, bolt-in replacement for the OEM shifter that delivers a substantial 20% decrease in shift throws.

A broken timing belt does more than leave you in tennis shoe mode; it causes extensive expensive engine damage when piston heads mangle valves. Don't wait for disaster to strike. Check our assortment of timing belts and belt kits. We have you covered: from basic belt-tensioner combos to Ultimate kits with water pump, thermostat, accessory belts, bolts, seals and G13 coolant. ECS: we have what you need to get it done.

Known world-wide primarily for their creative and original Porsche offerings, Rennline Inc. is not only the distributor, but manufacturer of the majority of products that wear the Rennline name. ECS Tuning will be offering some of the most innovative VW Rennline products immediately at the inception of this new partnership. RS-Style Door Pull Sets, available in an array of colors, are a clever way to bring the race-oriented interior stylings of the RS-Line Porsche models to your car. Additionally, the GoPro Tow Hook Mount provides a reliable mounting location for your camera.

ECS has developed a series of Suspension Refresh Kits to repair or restore your MKVI's suspension and steering. Whether your car suffers from battered ball joints, bashed bushings, or tired tie rod ends, we'll help you rein it in and head it in the right direction again. Steering feel and handling are not only restored with these comprehensive kits - you'll notice a significant improvement over the original factory handling dynamics.

Your OEM plastic hood pull release was an unfortunate design that could break at any moment and usually at the worst possible time. A broken hood pull will leave your hood shut in the secondary position, making it frustrating to try and get open. Replace your fragile plastic hood pull release with an attractive hood pull from ECS Tuning, designed specifically for the VW MKIV Jetta. Far stronger than the factory piece, the ECS hood pull will outlast any factory comparison.

The primary concern for your drivetrain when making significant power additions to your vehicle is premature wear or failure of your clutch - your factory clutch was designed within tolerances that added power simply surpass. ECS tuning has developed an outstanding, perfectly-matched Flywheel and Clutch Kit that not only staves off premature clutch wear but reduces flywheel weight for improved acceleration and throttle response. The Stage 1 Clutch Kit is ideal for the daily driven moderately tuned cars, holding up to 250 ft-lbs of torque with ease.

The three most critical and widely cited dimensions of your vehicle's suspension geometry - camber, caster, & toe-in - are what triangulate your wheels and position them to perform in a specified way on the road. Camber is of special concern to the enthusiast because of its susceptibility to change under the influence of different wheel arrangements and ride heights. Schwaben Specialty Tools has developed a superb method of measuring this critical dimension - The Magnetic Camber Gauge. Simply place the device on the wheel hub or brake disc & note a positive or negative reading.

When it comes to performance, efficiency, and bringing the latest technology to your VW Leyo Motorsport delivers. Leyo Motorsport is closing the gap between race culture and street performance through high end and well researched race modifications for performance Volkswagen models. Leyo puts much dedication and resources into making sure that their products are of the highest quality to allow you to push the limits of your vehicle. Track tested for an amazing driving experience.

Add push button convenience; raise your VW's rear hatch effortlessly. The ECS Tuning Hatch Pop Kit makes it easy to open your rear hatch, whether your arms are full of groceries or golf bags. Just push the hatch release button on your key fob, and stronger-than-stock lift struts raise the hatch for you, automatically. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to add this great convenience. No frills, no black magic, just simple engineering.