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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Bmw 5 SERIES E 61 535 XI (2004-2010)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-BM-37-B-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 61 535 XI (2004-2010)

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 61 535 XI (2004-2010) — 356 mm
356 mm

The E61 Touring’s xDrive layout sends power to every wheel, but the front braking hardware carries the consequences. Transfer case and front differential hardware sit ahead of the axle line, compounding the nose weight on a car that was never light to begin with. Under repeated heavy stops from motorway speed, or late into a tightening bend on a driving weekend, that front axle load starts to overwhelm what the standard components were sized to handle.

This XYZ Racing front brake kit replaces the factory setup with two-piece floating discs and a choice of three pad compounds, giving the 535xi’s considerable frontal mass the thermal capacity and adjustability the original never had. It fits as a matched pair of front calipers and discs across the left and right corners.

What this brake kit does for your 2004-2010 Bmw 5 Series E61 535xi

The hollow-vane rotor sheds heat faster than a solid cast equivalent, which matters on a car carrying the combined weight of xDrive hardware and a full Touring body across the front axle. Removing material from the rotor face without adding mass back to the unsprung weight is a genuine engineering balance, and on a nose-heavy estate it shows up as a firmer pedal and steadier brake balance under load.

Three pad compounds let the setup be matched to actual use. Street is the quiet, low-dust road default. Sport adds bite and heat range for sustained fast-road work with the occasional track day. Racing is the dedicated circuit compound for when the E61 is pushed into repeated hard stops at a circuit or hillclimb venue. Caliper colours start with the no-cost painted options of Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black. A Custom Color in any Pantone is available for £150, and premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver join candy choices in Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange for a more deliberate look.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The caliper is a hollow-body forged unit as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track work that runs without a dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty. Discs are two-piece floating items in either drilled or slotted form at the same price, paired with braided lines that hold a firm pedal where the OE rubber hoses would swell under heat. Centre bell upgrades come in two-tone across five anodized colours or in titanium. Every option is selected when you order.

Fitment for the Bmw 5 Series E61 535xi (2004-2010)

This kit is built for the E61 Touring body in 535xi all-wheel-drive trim, covering production from 2004 to 2010. It is a front axle fitment. Cross-reference your hub and disc mounting dimensions against your exact build date before ordering, as the E61 chassis spans six model years and brake hardware tolerances should always be confirmed against the specific car rather than assumed from the model designation alone.

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Choose your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above to build yours.

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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