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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Bmw 5 SERIES E 61 540 (2004-2010)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-BM-36-A-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 61 540 (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 61 540 (2004-2010) — 356 mm
356 mm

With the N62 V8 sitting ahead of the front axle and a kerb weight that pushes past 1,800kg in touring configuration, the E61 540’s factory front brakes are working near their limits whenever the car is driven the way the engine encourages. On a fast B-road descent or a hard motorway run where the V8 has been properly used, heat soak arrives sooner than the power figures suggest it should, and that is before any load is added to the boot.

This XYZ Racing front brake kit addresses that thermal ceiling directly. Supplied as a matched pair of front calipers and discs, with a choice of Street, Sport, or Racing pad compound, it is a front-axle upgrade that can be specced to match however the 540 Touring is actually used.

What this brake kit does for your 2004-2010 Bmw 5 SERIES E 61 540

The two-piece floating disc carries a hollow-vane rotor that reduces rotating mass at the front axle, where the N62’s weight bias places the highest braking demand, without sacrificing the swept face needed for consistent clamping. On an E61 of this weight class, that translates to a measurable reduction in fade onset during repeated hard stops and a cleaner brake balance front to rear.

Street compound keeps the kit quiet and low-dust for the daily commute. Sport sharpens initial bite and lifts the heat range for committed fast-road driving and the odd track day. Racing brings the threshold that separates a composed stop from a compromised one when the 540 Touring finds itself on circuit. The painted caliper colours, Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black, are included at no extra cost. A Custom Color in any Pantone is £150, and premium finishes run from polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver to candy Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange.

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 use that drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty. Discs are two-piece floating, offered drilled or slotted at the same price, and braided lines come as part of the package to hold a firm pedal under sustained heat. Centre bell upgrades are available in two-tone across five anodized colours or in titanium, all selectable when you order.

Fitment for the Bmw 5 SERIES E 61 540 (2004-2010)

This front brake kit is built for the E61 Touring body in 540 specification, covering the production window from 2004 to 2010. The 540 designation denotes the N62 V8 powertrain in the estate body, and other E61 engine variants are listed separately. Verify your chassis code and engine designation before ordering.

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Pick your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above, then 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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