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

The W202 C 280 carries its mass well forward – the M104 straight-six, and the later M112 V6 in facelift cars, sits ahead of the front axle line, and Mercedes set the factory brakes up for refinement over repeat hard stops. That leaves the rear axle under-worked, so under sustained braking the front does most of the job and the standard rear discs cook before they ever contribute much. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Mercedes Benz C Class W202 C 280 goes straight at that imbalance.

This is a rear big brake kit for owners running their C 280 harder than its 1990s comfort-saloon remit suggested – fast road, the occasional circuit day, or simply keeping pace in modern traffic that asks more of a thirty-year-old chassis than it was tuned for. Supplied as a matched pair of rear calipers and discs, it sheds rotational and unsprung mass while improving how the disc dumps heat, so the back axle stays in the conversation instead of going numb after a few firm stops.

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

The clearest gain is brake balance. A fresher, better-cooled rear means the W202 settles under braking rather than diving onto its nose, and the pedal holds a consistent bite through a run of corners instead of going long. The two-piece floating discs use hollow vanes to carry less mass than solid factory items, which takes load off the rear suspension and helps the disc recover temperature between stops. Three pad compounds let you match the rear to how you actually drive the C 280: Street is the quiet, low-dust default, Sport adds bite and heat range for fast road and the odd track day, and Racing is the full track compound for sessions where pad fade is the limiting factor. The result is a saloon that stops shorter, stays composed, and feels far more trustworthy when you lean on the brakes repeatedly.

About the Hollow Rear Brake Kit

The Hollow Rear Brake Kit takes its name from the rotor construction: two-piece floating discs whose vanes are hollowed to cut rotational inertia and improve thermal behaviour without giving up the swept area you need on a six-cylinder saloon. It is a rear-axle kit, supplied with calipers and discs sized to the C 280’s hub and hat dimensions; the caliper is hollow-body as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade rated to 1000C and a two-year warranty for hard track use. The pad choice spans three compounds – Street for road manners and quiet running, Sport for harder fast-road use with stronger bite and heat range, and Racing for track work where fade tolerance matters most. Included caliper finishes are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for £150, plus premium polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver and candy Teal, Blue, Red and Orange. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, with two-tone centre bells in five anodized colours or titanium selectable at checkout. The emphasis throughout is on a rear axle that does its share of the braking and keeps doing it when the car is worked hard.

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

This kit is built for the W202-chassis C Class in C 280 specification, covering the full 1993 to 2000 production span across both the early straight-six and facelift cars. It is a rear-position fitment for the rear-wheel-drive W202. Confirm your exact build year so the hub and disc spec match your car before ordering.

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Pick your pad compound, caliper finish and disc style, and the configurator above will build your W202 C 280 rear kit.