XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz C CLASS W202 C 280 (1993-2000)

The W202 C 280 runs a 2.8-litre M104 inline-six with genuine mechanical character. Factory braking hardware on this generation Mercedes, though, was specced for a sensible business saloon rather than the sustained hard driving the engine rewards. Three decades on, W202s still in regular enthusiast use have typically outgrown their original stopping equipment in both condition and ambition.

The XYZ Racing front brake kit targets the front axle, where braking load concentrates on any front-engine saloon under hard stops. It is a matched pair of forged front calipers and two-piece floating discs. Pad compounds are available in Street, Sport, and Racing specifications, and the caliper can be finished in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, or Anodized Black at no extra cost to suit the build.

What this brake kit does for your 1993-2000 Mercedes Benz C CLASS W202 C 280

Under hard braking the W202’s front-heavy layout transfers weight forward sharply, and the M104-engined C 280 generates enough momentum on a fast road to tax a standard setup before the speed is fully shed. Fitting the kit to the front axle sharpens initial pedal response and reduces the fade window, particularly relevant when trail-braking into a corner and asking the brakes to work while the chassis is still loaded mid-arc. The two-piece floating discs let the friction ring expand on its alloy bell without coning, and braided lines firm the pedal under load. Street compound is the quiet, low-dust default with stable behaviour from cold, useful for a daily-driven W202 that occasionally sees a spirited run; Sport adds bite and heat range; the Racing compound comes into its own where sustained heat loading is the priority. Painted caliper finishes, including no-cost colours and premium options, complete the package, with discs available drilled or slotted at the same price.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The caliper is a hollow-body forging as standard, which keeps weight off the rotating and unsprung assembly while managing operating temperatures across repeated hard stops. For track-day or competition sessions there is an optional Hollow Racing upgrade, deleting the dust cover, rated to 1000C, with a two-year warranty. The two-piece floating discs promote airflow through the disc body and let the ring grow independently of its alloy bell as it heats, and the front kit is engineered to the W202’s hub and strut architecture: bracket geometry, disc sizing, and pad carrier position are matched to the existing suspension rather than adapted from a generic fitment. Braided lines replace the original rubber hoses. Three pad compounds span the full use-case range: Street for everyday driving with cold-start reliability as the priority, Sport for the owner who regularly uses the car properly on fast roads, and Racing for sessions where higher sustained temperatures are expected. Caliper colour runs five no-cost options, Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black, with a custom Pantone match for £150, premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver, and candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange. Centre bells can be specified two-tone or titanium, letting you finish the installation with the same deliberateness you would apply to the rest of a build on a W202 this well-regarded.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz C CLASS W202 C 280 (1993-2000)

This front brake kit covers the Mercedes Benz C Class W202 in C 280 specification, across the full 1993 to 2000 production run. Verify caliper clearance against your current wheel setup before ordering. The buy options above surface the available compound, disc style, and colour choices for your car.

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Select your pad compound, disc style, and caliper colour from the options above.