XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Citroen C3 (2002-2009)

The first-generation Citroen C3 was sold as a lifestyle supermini, and the front brake package Citroen fitted reflects that brief. Fine for town driving and motorway runs; less convincing the moment a 1.6 16v driver starts carrying real speed into a corner on track. The PF2 platform is inherently front-biased under braking: with a torsion beam at the rear, the front axle absorbs the vast majority of the retardation load, and the stock discs were never sized for sustained heat.

XYZ Racing’s front big brake kit replaces the factory front setup with a matched pair of calipers and two-piece floating discs and a three-compound pad choice. A straightforward fix to the weakest link in the C3’s on-limit performance.

What this brake kit does for your 2002-2009 Citroen C3

Two-piece floating discs manage thermal load significantly better than the C3’s stock solid front discs. Under repeated hard stops, back-to-back braking zones at a club circuit, or a mountain descent where you are genuinely using the brakes, the vented floating construction evacuates heat before it builds to the point of fade, and the floating mount lets the disc expand under temperature without distorting. Braided stainless lines keep the pedal firm where heat would swell a stock rubber line. Three pad compound choices align with the car’s use: Street compound for a C3 still covering daily miles with quiet, low-dust manners, Sport compound for a build split between road and occasional track time, Racing compound for drivers logging genuine circuit sessions. The included caliper colours run from Red and Yellow through Gold, Black and Anodized Black, letting you integrate the kit with the wheel and body combination without being forced into a spec that does not fit the build.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The kit pairs vented two-piece floating discs with multi-piston calipers, where the floating construction lets the disc shed heat that would otherwise accumulate and soften pad friction, without the thermal distortion that ruins pedal feel under load. Disc faces come drilled or slotted at the same price. It is a design approach well-suited to small, light platforms where the front brakes are asked to do outsized work relative to kerb weight; on the C3’s weight class, the front end loads up quickly under deceleration, and consistent brake feel matters because the car can carry more corner speed than its modest origins suggest. Three pad compounds cover the spectrum from road-only use through to circuit work. The calipers are hollow-body as standard for low corner weight, with the Hollow Racing caliper available as an upgrade for serious track use, no dust cover, rated to 1000C and a two-year warranty. Calipers are offered in the no-cost painted finishes of Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black, with Custom Color matching any Pantone for a set fee and premium polished-forged (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange) finishes available, all specified when you order. Two-tone centre bells in five anodized colours, or titanium, are selectable at checkout.

Fitment for the Citroen C3 (2002-2009)

This kit fits the Citroen C3 first generation across the full production run from 2002 to 2009. As a front-axle kit, it targets the brakes doing the majority of the work on this FWD platform. If the car has had any prior brake modifications, check the existing front caliper mounting arrangement against the kit specification before ordering.

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