So, here’s the good news: FCP Euro bought a 2007 MK5 Volkswagen GTI on the used car market. The bad news is: there are a ton of things wrong with it. First off, some background. FCP Euro wanted...
Now that we're getting into the warmer months, the functionality of your air conditioning is going to become more and more important. The last thing you want is to be stuck without it on a hot summer day. Here's what to look out for, and ultimately replace, should something go wrong. Air...
Imagine taking an angle grinder and a drill to a perfectly good fender. That's what it took to flare the fenders of the E55 AMG Drift Machine in the latest episode of Dapper Drift. There's something about a widebody kit that just kind of...works. Sure, there are bad examples of this out there...
It's time to spice up your desktop. Welcome to our weekly edition of weekend wallpaper, where we attempt to remove whatever boring standard desktop wallpaper came with your computer—or phone, or tablet, or any other device with a screen—and replace it with something better. Something,...
It was July of 2017 when we started our quest to find a Volvo S60 content car. We weren't looking for something that was "pristine", but didn't want a roach either. We also wanted something semi-local to our Milford, CT location and happened to stumble upon a perfect candidate just a couple...
Our first event had over 100 cars in attendance. This next one, with warmer weather, should be an even better turnout. Despite the somewhat dreary weather at our last event, hundreds of unique and pristine cars came out to make our first event of the season a complete success. With that...
There are so, so many custom projects out there in the world, and if you're someone who's building something cool, unique, and out-of-the-box, we want to hear from you—to help you show it off to the world. The FCP Euro parts portfolio is massive—with over 500,000 skus listed on our site, there...
Ever see those videos that say "professional driver, closed course?" That could be you. Well, so long as you follow a few steps first. SCDA stands for the "Sports Car Driving Association" and their primary purpose is to get people that haven't been on track before, on it. Safety comes before...
When I asked Nate Vincent, driver of our #72 GTI TCR, how he was doing this weekend, he summed it up in one word: "Busy." With two races on the same day at our home track, along with a picnic for our entire company, family, friends, and vendors—all happening at the same time—he couldn't have...
If you've never been to a track day before, know that one of the requirements is passing a tech inspection before they let you on track. Here's how to ace it with flying colors. Track days are pretty awesome—it's you, your car, your buddies, and a closed course that's ready for full-throttle...