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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Bmw 5 SERIES E 60 530 (2003-2010)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-BM-029-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø356–444 mm
  • Caliper pots6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Bmw 5 SERIES E 60 530 (2003-2010)

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£2,200.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£2,200.00

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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Bmw 5 SERIES E 60 530 (2003-2010) — 356 mm
356 mm

The E60 530’s kerb weight sits between 1,580 and 1,610kg depending on specification, and its N52 straight-six is the kind of engine that invites extended use, a long, clean pull from 3,000rpm that makes most owners push the front stoppers harder and more regularly than the OEM hardware was sized to handle. The result on a high-mileage E60 is predictable: increasing pedal travel under repeated braking, inconsistent bite, and a stopping-distance ceiling that arrives well before the engine’s willingness to keep going.

This front big brake kit from XYZ Racing is a direct fitment upgrade for the 2003-2010 E60 530, replacing the standard assembly with a single-axle front kit, a left and right pair of calipers on two-piece floating discs, that manages heat and braking force at the levels the platform actually generates. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport, and Racing, mean the kit can be matched to how the car is used without sourcing different components for different duties. Set yours at the configurator above.

What this brake kit does for your 2003-2010 Bmw 5 SERIES E 60 530

The front axle bears the principal braking load on any front-engined saloon, and on a car as heavy as the E60 530, thermal management is the difference between consistent stops and a progressively softening pedal. The hollow-vane two-piece floating disc improves heat dissipation compared to solid discs, keeping surface temperatures in a more stable range through repeated hard braking events, while reducing unsprung and rotating mass and letting the friction ring expand without coning. Three pad compounds cover the spread from daily driving to circuit use: Street is the quiet, low-dust choice for road and commuting, Sport adds bite and heat range for spirited driving, and Racing is the track compound for days where additional thermal load demands harder material. Because all three compounds are specified for this caliper and disc combination, switching between roles is a pad-swap exercise rather than a hardware change.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The Hollow designation in XYZ Racing’s brake line refers to the hollow-bodied caliper, fitted as standard, and the hollow-vane two-piece floating disc built with internal venting geometry to draw heat away from the friction surface more efficiently than a conventional casting. On a platform like the E60, where the standard brakes were sized for composed motorway performance rather than sustained hard driving, the thermal advantage compounds through a session rather than diminishing. For hard track running the optional Hollow Racing caliper deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty. Caliper colour options run from the included Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black at no extra cost, through a Custom Color in any Pantone, to premium polished Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver and candy Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange, all offered at the point of configuration, allowing the visible hardware to suit the car’s presentation rather than being dictated by a single-colour default. Disc style is drilled or slotted at the same price, centre bells upgrade to two-tone anodized in five colours or to titanium, and the three pad grades are selectable at purchase, so the delivered kit arrives already matched to the buyer’s primary use case. The kit covers the front axle only.

Fitment for the Bmw 5 SERIES E 60 530 (2003-2010)

This kit covers the BMW 5 Series E60 platform in 530 specification across the full 2003 to 2010 production run. Fitment is confirmed for the front axle of the E60 530; verify your exact build-year variant against the configurator above before ordering.

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Full caliper colour range, three pad compounds, drilled or slotted discs, and a confirmed E60 530 fitment; configure yours at the configurator above.

What’s in the kit

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

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 356–444 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 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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