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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz C CLASS W203 C 240 (2000-2007)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-ME-020-FRONT

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

Fits Mercedes Benz C CLASS W203 C 240 (2000-2007)

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 — Mercedes Benz C CLASS W203 C 240 (2000-2007) — 330 mm
330 mm

The W203’s M112 V6 is smooth and deceptively quick, but the stock front braking setup was sized for a car Mercedes assumed would spend its life on motorways and B-roads, not being hauled into late-braking corners on circuit. Under sustained heat, whether a track day at Snetterton, a spirited Alpine pass or a rolling descent repeated three times over, the standard fade is real, and the soft pedal travel that follows is not where you want to be in a 1,450 kg rear-wheel-drive saloon with weight transferring sharply onto the front axle.

This XYZ Racing front big brake kit for the W203 C 240 addresses that limitation at its source. It is a matched pair of left and right calipers with two-piece floating discs, the hollow-vane construction pulling heat away from the swept face more aggressively, and with three pad compounds running from Street through Sport to Racing, the kit spans everything from restored everyday use to genuine circuit work.

What this brake kit does for your 2000-2007 Mercedes Benz C CLASS W203 C 240

The front axle on the W203 carries the dominant share of braking load under hard stops, a physics reality that concentrates serious thermal demand on the discs. The hollow-vane construction improves heat extraction from the rotor face, which translates into more consistent pedal feel across back-to-back stops and a reduced tendency for the bite point to migrate as temperatures climb. Step up to the Racing compound and the threshold braking point the C 240 can reach becomes more repeatable and more exploitable under trail-braking. Reduced rotating and unsprung mass sharpens response, the two-piece floating disc controls expansion, and braided lines keep the pedal firm in place of swelling rubber hoses.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The hollow-vane disc architecture that gives this kit its name prioritises thermal extraction: the internal vane geometry draws heat away from the swept surface more effectively than conventional solid-vane construction, reducing the temperature differential across the disc face that causes warping and inconsistent bite under sustained use. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard. Three pad compounds are available at the point of order. Street is the quiet, low-dust compound where cold-bite manners and longevity take precedence; Sport raises the thermal ceiling for fast-road and occasional track use; Racing is tuned to a higher operating temperature window where consistent performance under repeated heavy stops is the priority. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, and an optional Hollow Racing caliper upgrade for serious track use drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty.

Caliper finish is chosen when you order. Five painted colours are included at no extra cost: Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black. A Custom Color in any Pantone is £150, with premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver, plus candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red and Orange. Two-tone centre bells in five anodized colours, or titanium, are selectable at checkout, so the upgrade is visible to the eye as well as felt through the pedal.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz C CLASS W203 C 240 (2000-2007)

This front brake kit is confirmed for the Mercedes Benz C Class W203 in C 240 specification, covering the full 2000 to 2007 production run. The W203 platform ran across saloon, SportCoupe and estate body styles through this period; buyers should confirm their body style and existing front brake configuration before ordering, as caliper carrier dimensions can differ across variants within the same chassis generation.

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Select your pad compound, disc style and caliper finish when you order to build the exact spec for your W203.

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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