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Big Brake Kit

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen GOLF 4 2.3 I V5 (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1998-2003)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-VO-016-FRONT

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

Fits Volkswagen GOLF 4 2.3 I V5 (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1998-2003)

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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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen GOLF 4 2.3 I V5 (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1998-2003) — 330 mm
330 mm

The Mk4 Golf carries its mass over the front axle, and the 2.3 V5 puts more there than most: the narrow-angle five-cylinder is a heavy lump to hang ahead of the front wheels. That forward bias is why the standard front brakes are the first thing to cry out on a fast B-road or a busy track session, and why the front axle is where an upgrade earns its keep. The XYZ Racing front big brake kit for the Volkswagen Golf 4 2.3 V5 (1998-2003) targets exactly that, swapping the standard hardware on cars fitted with the two-piece OE caliper for a larger front disc and a stiffer performance caliper.

The two-piece floating disc design trims unsprung and rotating mass at each front corner. On a nose-heavy front-driver like this, that change is felt in the steering as much as in the pedal.

What this big brake kit does for your 1998-2003 Volkswagen Golf 4 2.3 V5

The first thing you notice is heat tolerance. A bigger front disc has more thermal mass and more swept area, so the bite that disappears after three hard stops in the standard setup stays with you. Pedal feel firms up too: a stiffer caliper flexes less under load, so the travel goes into clamping rather than into a long, vague pedal. With three pad compounds offered, Street, Sport and Racing, you can match the kit to how the car is actually used, from quiet, low-dust daily commuting to repeated track laps. And because the two-piece floating disc lightens the front corners, turn-in on this heavy V5 feels a touch sharper than the brake upgrade alone would suggest.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

This is a front-axle big brake kit designed to raise the thermal ceiling of a road car without turning it into a stripped-out race machine. The headline change is the two-piece floating disc, lighter than a solid equivalent of the same diameter, which cuts rotating mass while keeping the swept area you need to shed heat. The caliper is a hollow body as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing version rated to 1000C, a two-year warranty and no dust cover for serious track use. It can be finished in an included painted colour or a premium polished or candy option, with a two-tone anodized or titanium centre bell selectable at checkout, so the upgrade can be as discreet or as visible behind the wheel as you like. Three pad compounds let you trade outright bite against noise, dust and longevity: Street for everyday driving, Sport for harder road use, Racing for the track. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price. It is a front-only kit, aimed squarely at the axle that does the lion’s share of the braking on this front-wheel-drive Golf.

Fitment for the Volkswagen Golf 4 2.3 V5 (1998-2003)

This kit fits the Volkswagen Golf 4 2.3 V5 built between 1998 and 2003, supplied as a pair of front corners, and only the versions running the two-piece OE caliper. Check yours before ordering, as the single-piece caliper cars take different hardware. It is a front-axle fitment for the V5 model.

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  • Big brake kit caliper colour options for the Mk4 Golf

Painted caliper colours are included (Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, Anodized Black), with premium polished and candy finishes available. Pick your pad compound from Street, Sport or Racing, choose a caliper colour from the options above, and order yours.

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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