XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Bmw 5 SERIES E 60 520 (2003-2010)

The E60 is a big, heavy executive saloon, and the 520 left the factory with the most modest brake hardware in the range. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the BMW 5 Series E60 520 (2003-2010) adds thermal headroom and a more progressive rear bite to a car that leans hard on its standard discs down a long motorway descent or on a quick cross-country run.

Two-piece floating discs trim unsprung mass at the rear axle and shed heat faster than the solid factory items, while a choice of Street, Sport or Racing pad compounds lets you match the kit to how you actually drive. This is the rear half of a balanced upgrade, a pair of left and right rear calipers, for fast-road owners who want repeatable stopping power without turning a refined saloon into something raw.

What this brake kit does for your 2003-2010 BMW 5 Series E60 520

Behind the rear wheels, this kit changes how the E60 behaves under repeated braking. The two-piece floating discs run cooler, so the pedal stays consistent through a sequence of hard stops rather than going long as standard rear discs heat-soak. With three pad compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, you can bias the setup toward quiet, low-dust daily manners or sharper response for spirited driving. Reduced rear unsprung mass helps the multi-link axle keep the tyres settled over mid-corner bumps, and larger rear discs restore brake balance front and rear on a saloon that naturally throws weight onto its nose under braking. The included painted caliper finishes, Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone, mean the hardware suits the car behind the spokes.

About the Hollow rear brake kit

The Hollow rear brake kit is built around a two-piece floating disc, available drilled or slotted at the same price, where the drillings cut rotating mass and give trapped heat and gas a path out from between pad and disc face. That counts for more than it sounds on a heavy executive saloon, where the rear brakes do quiet but genuine work managing balance and dumping heat on long descents. The caliper body is hollow as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track use, no dust cover, rated to 1000C and backed by a two-year warranty. The kit is offered with three pad compound options: Street for everyday low-dust road use, Sport for keener fast-road feel, and Racing for owners who see the occasional track day. The included painted caliper finishes are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black, with a Custom Color in any Pantone available, so the visual finish forms part of the spec rather than an afterthought, and centre-bell upgrades are selectable at checkout. The components are sized for the E60 520’s rear hubs and factory mounting points.

Fitment for the BMW 5 Series E60 520 (2003-2010)

This kit is built for the BMW 5 Series E60 520 across the 2003-2010 production run, fitting the rear axle at the factory mounting locations for that chassis. It is the rear-specific kit, so if you want even brake balance front and rear, plan the matching front upgrade alongside it. Confirm your exact build year against the 2003-2010 span before ordering.

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Pick your pad compound and caliper finish from the options above when you order.