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XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Bmw 3 SERIES E 46 328 (1998-2006)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKR-BM-011-REAR

  • IncludesRear axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionRear
  • Disc Ø330–421 mm
  • Caliper pots6 / 8-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Bmw 3 SERIES E 46 328 (1998-2006)

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 Rear Brake Kit — Bmw 3 SERIES E 46 328 (1998-2006) — 330 mm
330 mm

The E46 328’s near-50/50 balance means its rear axle carries more braking load than most owners expect, especially on corner entry. Trail-brake the multi-link rear into a tight second-gear bend and the factory rear discs heat-soak and glaze long before the fronts give up. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the BMW 3 Series E46 328 is built to keep that rear axle composed when the pace rises.

This is a rear-specific upgrade for owners pushing a 1998-2006 328 at fast-road and track-day speeds. Supplied as a left-and-right pair, its two-piece floating discs cut rotating mass and run cooler than standard, so the back end stays settled through a string of hard stops rather than going vague.

What this rear brake kit does for your 1998-2006 BMW 3 Series E46 328

On a balanced rear-drive chassis like the E46, rear brake bite shapes how the car rotates, and the two-piece floating disc with its hollow-vane rotor gives you a firmer, more repeatable pedal once temperatures are up. Pad compound is your call: the Street compound stays quiet and low on dust for daily driving, the Sport compound adds bite for spirited road use and the odd track lap, and the Racing compound holds its friction through sustained circuit work. Lower rotating mass at the rear also sharpens how quickly the axle responds to brake and throttle inputs. Calipers come finished in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black, so the hardware behind the spokes suits the build.

About the Hollow Rear Brake Kit

The Hollow Rear Brake Kit pairs a two-piece floating disc with a hollow-vane rotor: material is removed from the disc to drop weight and open up cooling without weakening the structure. Less rotating and unsprung mass at the rear axle means the suspension reacts faster and the discs shed heat between stops more readily. The kit, supplied as a pair, runs XYZ Racing calipers and a choice of three pad compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, so one hardware set covers everything from a tidy road 328 to a car seeing regular track time. Disc faces can be drilled or slotted at the same price, calipers run from the included Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black through to a Custom Color and premium finishes, and a Hollow Racing caliper upgrade is on hand for serious circuit use. It is a bolt-on rear-axle package designed around the E46’s existing mounting points, which keeps installation clean and the brake geometry correct.

Fitment for the BMW 3 Series E46 328 (1998-2006)

This kit is the rear-position application for the BMW 3 Series E46 328, spanning the 1998 to 2006 production years and mounting as a left-and-right pair. It is engineered for the E46 chassis and fits the rear axle specifically. Confirm your exact build year and pad compound choice when you order.

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Pick your pad compound and caliper colour, then configure your E46 328 rear brake kit using the options above.

What’s in the kit

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

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 330–421 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 6 / 8-pot
  • 2×High-stiffness mounting brackets
  • 2×Braided stainless steel brake lines
  • 4×High-performance brake pads (1 set)
  • 1×Fitting hardware & tools pack

Parking brake: Retains your original (OE) handbrake.

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 330–356mm (rear). 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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