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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Bmw 5 SERIES E 39 540 (1995-2003)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-BM-017-FRONT

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

Fits Bmw 5 SERIES E 39 540 (1995-2003)

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 — Bmw 5 SERIES E 39 540 (1995-2003) — 330 mm
330 mm

The E39 540’s 4.4-litre V8 is the main reason this car still commands serious attention two decades after production ended, and it is the same reason the standard front brake package gets pushed harder than it was designed for. The V8’s torque carries real weight into corners, and under sustained trail-braking the front axle is the first part of the system to show its limits on a warm day at the circuit or a fast run on a Scottish A-road.

The XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit for the BMW 5 Series E39 540 (1995-2003) replaces the front braking hardware with a specification built for that thermal and mechanical demand: a single-axle front kit, a left and right pair of calipers on two-piece floating discs, configured at the configurator above. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport, and Racing, mean the same kit covers routine road use and committed circuit sessions without requiring a separate setup for each context.

What this brake kit does for your 1995-2003 Bmw 5 Series E 39 540

Fitted to the front axle where the E39 540’s V8 weight bears down hardest under braking, a big brake upgrade adds swept area and clamping force where the stock system has the least headroom. The two-piece floating disc also cuts unsprung and rotating mass and lets the friction ring expand without coning under heat. The Racing compound maintains consistent bite as temperatures build through back-to-back sessions, exactly the point at which standard pads start to feel soft on late corner entries. On the road, the quiet, low-dust Street pad delivers the progressive feel appropriate for a grand-touring saloon, with the Sport compound bridging the two for harder fast-road use. Caliper colour options, from the included no-cost painted finishes through to premium polished and candy choices, are visible through the E39’s factory alloy designs for owners who care about how the installation presents.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit is a direct front-axle upgrade for applications where the stock hardware’s performance margin is too narrow for the level of use being demanded. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, keeping weight off the front corners, and the optional Hollow Racing caliper, with the dust cover removed, rated to 1000C and covered by a two-year warranty, steps the system up for sustained high-temperature circuit work. Three pad compound grades are offered as part of the kit configuration: Street for road driving with low noise and dust, Sport for enthusiastic road driving with occasional track exposure, and Racing for full circuit use. Disc style is drilled or slotted at the same price, centre bells upgrade to two-tone anodized in five colours or to titanium at checkout, and caliper finish is selectable across the included Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black, a Custom Color in any Pantone, premium polished Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver, and candy Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange. The kit is a front-axle product; rear hardware sits in a separate item within the XYZ Racing brake range.

Fitment for the Bmw 5 Series E 39 540 (1995-2003)

This kit is specified for the BMW 5 Series E39 platform in 540 trim, covering the full 1995 to 2003 production run. The E39 540 carries the 4.4-litre V8 throughout, available in both saloon and Touring body styles across those years. Confirm your exact specification before ordering if the car has previously had any front brake component substitutions from factory fitment.

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Set your pad compound, caliper colour, and disc style from the options above, and the kit is built to 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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