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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Alfa Romeo 146 (1994-2001)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-AL-01-A-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø286–444 mm
  • Caliper pots4 / 6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Alfa Romeo 146 (1994-2001)

Brake pad compound

Street: quiet, low-dust, strong cold bite for road driving. Sport: higher temperature range and more bite for fast road and occasional track. Racing: maximum fade resistance for sustained track use (noisier and dustier cold). Match the pad to how hard you actually brake.

Disc size

Caliper grade

Hollow is the standard caliper: a lighter hollow-body forged caliper with a dust cover and a 5-year warranty. Hollow Racing drops the dust cover for sustained high-temperature use (rated to 1000°C, 2-year warranty) — the track-grade choice.

Caliper colour

Painted colours are included. Polished-forged finishes are mirror-polished forged calipers (Titanium, Gold, Silver); candy colours are a deep, mirror-reflection paint. Both are premium upgrades — fuller detail further down the page.

Painted — includedTell us the exact Pantone (PMS) code you want the calipers painted.Polished forgedCandy
Disc style

Drilled discs (cross-drilled holes) vent gas and water and look aggressive; slotted discs (surface grooves) wipe the pad face clean and resist fade under sustained hard use. Same price — choose on looks or how you drive.

Centre bell

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. Standard anodized is included; a two-tone bell adds an anodized accent ring in your choice of colour; titanium is the lightest, forged option.

Carbon-ceramic rotor

Carbon-ceramic rotors are a special-order track upgrade: far lighter than steel, fade-resistant at extreme temperatures and extremely long-lived. The price follows the disc size you choose above. The standard two-piece steel rotor is included.

Configured price£1,600.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£1,600.00

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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Alfa Romeo 146 (1994-2001) — 286 mm
286 mm

The Alfa Romeo 146 earned its reputation in FWD circles the hard way. Twin Spark power through the front axle, surprisingly communicative steering, and a chassis that rewarded commitment. Where the standard braking setup shows its limitations is under repeat heavy applications: the nose-heavy weight distribution loads the front calipers far harder than the factory calibration was ever asked to sustain in spirited use.

The XYZ Racing front brake kit for the Alfa Romeo 146 (1994-2001) closes that gap. A pair of larger front discs and four-piston calipers, fitted left and right, expands the swept area at the front axle, pushes back fade onset, and delivers a more consistent pedal through every braking zone. That is the kind of feedback that changes what decisions you can make in the last metres before a corner.

What this brake kit does for your 1994-2001 Alfa Romeo 146

On any FWD car the front axle carries most of the braking load, and on the 146, with its engine weight well forward of the front wheels, that load arrives quickly and concentrates heat in a small area. This front kit pushes the stopping threshold outward and keeps the pedal stable under back-to-back heavy applications. Two-piece floating discs let the rotor expand and contract independently of the alloy bell, so the discs stay flatter and the pedal stays truer as temperatures climb. The hollow-vane disc design draws cooling air through the rotor body to manage that heat.

Three pad compounds tune the kit to how you drive. Street is the quiet, low-dust road default. Sport adds bite and a wider heat range for fast road and the occasional track day. Racing is a full track compound for sessions where the brakes stay hot and recovery time between corners is short. The discs can be drilled or slotted at no extra cost.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

Every XYZ caliper is a hollow-body forging as standard, which strips weight from the corner without giving up stiffness. Less mass at the wheel means less unsprung and rotating weight for the suspension and the engine to fight, so the 146 turns, stops, and accelerates with a little more freedom. For owners who spend serious time on circuit, the optional Hollow Racing caliper drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty.

Calipers come painted in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, or Anodized Black at no extra cost. Custom Color matches any Pantone shade for £150. Premium polished-forged finishes are offered in Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver, alongside candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange. Centre bells can be upgraded to a two-tone anodized finish in five colours or to titanium, and braided lines firm up the pedal further. All of it is selectable above when you order.

Fitment for the Alfa Romeo 146 (1994-2001)

This front brake kit is specified for the Alfa Romeo 146 from 1994 through to end of production in 2001. It covers the front axle as a matched pair of left and right calipers and discs. Use the fitment selector to confirm compatibility with your specific variant and engine before ordering.

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Pad compound, disc style, and caliper colour are all chosen when you order, using the options shown above.

What’s in the kit

Front axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 286–444 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 4 / 6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • 2×High-stiffness mounting brackets
  • 2×Braided stainless steel brake lines
  • 4×High-performance brake pads (1 set)
  • 1×Fitting hardware & tools pack

Choosing your spec

Every kit is built to order around the choices you make above. Here is what each option actually changes, so you can spec yours with confidence.

Brake pads — Street, Sport or Racing

Every kit ships with a full set of high-performance pads; the compound is your call.

Street is the right default for fast-road driving — a strong, progressive cold bite with low noise, low dust and long disc life. Sport raises the working temperature and adds bite and fade resistance for hard road use and the occasional track day, while still behaving on a cold morning. Racing is a track compound built for sustained abuse: huge fade resistance and bite once heat is in it, at the cost of more noise and dust when cold. Match the pad to how hard you actually use the brakes — there is no benefit to a race pad that never gets up to temperature.

Caliper grade — Hollow vs Hollow Racing

Hollow is the standard caliper on every kit: a hollow-body forged caliper, lighter than a solid one, fitted with a dust cover and backed by a 5-year oil-leak warranty. For most fast-road and spirited track use it is all the caliper you need.

Hollow Racing is the track-grade upgrade. It runs the same hollow body but without a dust cover (so there is nothing to melt at sustained high temperature), uses a twin-metal piston that isolates heat travelling from the disc to the oil seal, and is rated to 1000°C. Available 286–380mm (front). Warranty is 2 years on oil leaks and 10 years on appearance. Built for professional racing and repeated track days.

Hollow Racing caliper

Caliper colour & finish

Painted colours (Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, Anodized Black) are included at no cost. Want an exact match to your car? Custom Color (+£150) paints the calipers to any Pantone code you supply (15–20 day lead time).

Polished Forged finishes are the flagship: a forged caliper given a mirror-polished surface treatment that shifts colour with the viewing angle. Beyond the looks, the polished surface dissipates heat better, resists rust and stands up to the weather. Choose Titanium (neochrome, +£350), Polished Gold (+£300) or Polished Silver (+£250). They look their best paired with a titanium centre bell. Care: clean only with a dilute neutral cleaner or water.

Candy colours (+£200) use a deep candy-paint and polishing process for a mirror-reflection, boutique finish — pick Teal, Blue, Red or Orange (shown below right).

Polished forged caliper finishes
Candy caliper colours

Centre bells

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. The standard anodized centre bell is included. The Two-tone bell (+£200) adds an anodized accent ring — choose Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple or Silver right here at checkout. The Titanium centre bell (+£500) is a forged titanium bell (bolts not included) that finishes off the polished-forged look.

Two-tone anodized centre bells
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