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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Audi A3 QUATTRO (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2003-2013)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-AU-006-FRONT

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

Fits Audi A3 QUATTRO (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2003-2013)

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

Made to order. Full payment is taken at checkout. Production begins once payment is confirmed.

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Caliper render for this kit:

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Audi A3 QUATTRO (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2003-2013) — 330 mm
330 mm

The two-piece OE front caliper marks out the higher-spec Audi A3 Quattro from the standard 8P brake package. These are the models where Audi invested in a more capable front brake architecture, and the cars owners have since pointed at B-roads, track days, and anything else that demands sustained hard braking. Under repeat deceleration, the 8P’s transverse layout and the Haldex system’s tendency to lean on the front axle during normal AWD running place significant thermal load on those front discs.

Built for these applications across the full 2003 to 2013 production run, this XYZ Racing front brake kit is a front-axle pair: left and right front calipers with matched two-piece floating discs, specific to two-piece caliper A3 Quattro variants.

What this brake kit does for your 2003-2013 Audi A3 Quattro

The primary step up over the OE assembly is resistance to thermal fade, the point at which repeated hard stops raise disc and pad temperatures past the compound’s ceiling. On an A3 Quattro used hard, with the Haldex AWD prioritising the front axle in normal running, those front brakes absorb the bulk of the retardation load and heat accumulates accordingly. The hollow-vane discs shed that heat faster than a solid casting, and the lighter two-piece design trims rotating and unsprung mass at the front. Braided lines keep the pedal firm under sustained use.

The Sport compound sharpens initial bite over the standard pad without the cold-start abrasiveness that makes hard compounds awkward in stop-start traffic; the Racing compound is the track grade, calibrated for the sustained temperature cycles of a circuit session where a road pad would lose consistency; Street is the quiet, low-dust road default. Calipers are hollow-bodied as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track use, rated to 1000C, no dust cover, two-year warranty.

About the Front Brake Kit

A front-axle big brake upgrade built around the two-piece OE caliper fitment found on higher-spec A3 Quattro applications, configured when you order. Three pad compounds are selectable: Street for everyday road use, Sport for fast-road and occasional track driving, and Racing for sustained circuit conditions where consistent bite under heat is the requirement. Discs come in drilled or slotted face at the same price, with optional two-tone centre bells in five anodized colours or titanium at checkout. Included caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost; a Custom Color in any Pantone is £150, with premium polished-forged finishes (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy finishes (Teal, Blue, Red, Orange) also available. The front-axle scope reflects where the braking load concentrates on this Haldex AWD platform, and the kit works within the existing caliper mounting architecture rather than requiring bracket modifications.

Fitment for the Audi A3 Quattro (2003-2013)

This kit covers the Audi A3 Quattro built across the 2003 to 2013 model span, encompassing the 8P generation. Compatibility is limited to A3 Quattro variants fitted from the factory with the two-piece OE front caliper. Verify your caliper type before ordering; the fitment restriction is structural, not cosmetic.

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Select your pad compound, disc style and caliper colour when you order.

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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