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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Skoda OCTAVIA 4WD (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1996-2004)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-SK-002-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø330–444 mm
  • Caliper pots6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Skoda OCTAVIA 4WD (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1996-2004)

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£2,000.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£2,000.00

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Caliper render for this kit:

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Skoda OCTAVIA 4WD (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1996-2004) — 330 mm
330 mm

The first-generation Octavia 4WD carries meaningfully more kerb weight than the 2WD version; the Haldex coupling, prop shaft, and rear differential add mass that the front brakes must account for in almost every hard deceleration. The front axle handles the majority of stopping force regardless of what the rear axle is doing, because the Haldex system is reactive rather than symmetric: it sends torque rearward under wheelspin, not under braking. On a car more capable than its unremarkable exterior suggests, the OE front brake specification starts to feel like the obvious ceiling once you drive the 1U Octavia 4WD with any commitment on fast roads or a circuit.

This XYZ Racing front kit addresses that front axle directly. It is a matched pair of front calipers and two-piece floating front discs, built for 1996-2004 Octavia 4WD models equipped with a two-piece OE front caliper, and it leaves the rear axle as it is. Owners must confirm that architecture before ordering, since cars from this era were produced with different front brake setups across markets and build dates.

What this brake kit does for your 1996-2004 Skoda OCTAVIA 4WD

Because the Haldex coupling is not a Torsen or mechanical centre differential, the front axle bears a disproportionate share of braking load in the 1U Octavia 4WD, which makes front brake hardware quality the single most consequential variable in how the car stops. The two-piece floating discs manage heat more effectively than the OE units, shedding thermal build-up between stops rather than letting it accumulate into pedal fade. The reduced rotating and unsprung mass at the front also sharpens turn-in. Three pad compounds give genuine flexibility: Street is the quiet, low-dust default for daily road driving, Sport suits spirited fast-road use and mixed conditions, and Racing is the dedicated circuit compound for sessions where brake temperatures climb and stay elevated. Caliper finish runs from the included Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black at no extra cost, through any Pantone as a Custom Color, to premium polished-forged and candy options, so the finished installation is presented on the owner’s terms.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, a forged construction that keeps mass down without losing clamping rigidity, and serious track users can specify the optional Hollow Racing caliper, which deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty. The two-piece floating disc increases the surface area in contact with airflow relative to a one-piece vented disc of similar diameter, improving the rate at which heat dissipates between hard braking events. The first-generation Octavia 4WD was never positioned as a performance car, and its factory front brake hardware reflects a specification built for typical road use rather than the kind of driving the 4WD drivetrain actually permits. Three pad compounds replace the single middle-ground OE grade, discs are available drilled or slotted at the same price, and the centre bells can be upgraded to a two-tone anodized finish in five colours or to titanium, all selectable when you order. Coverage runs the full length of the first-generation Octavia 4WD’s production span, 1996 to 2004.

Fitment for the Skoda OCTAVIA 4WD (1996-2004)

This kit covers the Skoda Octavia 4WD across the full first-generation production run from 1996 to 2004. Fitment is restricted to cars equipped with a two-piece OE front caliper; the 1U Octavia 4WD was built with differing front brake architectures across its life and across markets, and this kit will not install correctly on a car carrying a single-piece OE front caliper. Confirm your car’s front caliper type before ordering.

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Confirm your caliper type, then select your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above.

What’s in the kit

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

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 330–444 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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