XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz E CLASS W210 E 280 (1995-2003)

The W210 E-Class hides its weight well, but the rear axle of a 1995-2003 E 280 still has to haul a heavy executive saloon down the road, and the factory rear brakes were specified for sedate motorway work rather than sustained hard stops. Add a run of fast B-road descents or a loaded towing trip and the standard rear discs heat-soak quickly, pushing bias forward and softening the pedal.

This XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit gives the rear axle the thermal headroom the original setup never had. The hollow-vane two-piece discs trim rotating mass while adding swept area, so the back of the car keeps pulling its share when the brakes are hot, which matters on a long-travel, comfort-biased chassis that leans on its rear end more than the driver expects.

What this brake kit does for your 1995-2003 Mercedes Benz E CLASS W210 E 280

After fitting, the first thing you feel is a firmer, more repeatable pedal on back-to-back stops; the larger rear discs and uprated caliper shrug off the fade that creeps into a tired W210 rear end on a downhill run. Front and rear braking stays closer to the balance Mercedes intended, so the car settles under braking instead of diving onto its nose and running wide at the exit. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, let you match the rear axle to how you actually use the E 280, from quiet daily commuting through harder fast-road driving to the occasional track day. The calipers come in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, so the upgrade reads as deliberate behind the W210’s standard alloys.

About the Hollow rear brake kit

The Hollow rear brake kit takes its name from the disc itself: a two-piece floating rotor with a hollow vane construction that sheds rotating and unsprung mass without giving up swept area or heat capacity. Bigger discs paired with a stiffer, uprated caliper give the rear axle more bite and far more thermal tolerance than the modest sliding setup the W210 carried from the factory. Three pad compounds mean the same hardware can run quiet and low-dust on the Street pad, sharper on the Sport compound, or aggressive on the Racing compound for circuit use. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing version for serious track use, rated to 1000C and warranted for two years. Calipers are offered in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone shade and premium polished-forged or candy finishes available. This is a rear-axle kit, supplied as a matched pair, intended to work alongside a sensible front setup so the E 280 keeps balanced front-to-rear braking. Everything is sized around the W210’s existing rear hub and upright, which keeps the job a bolt-on fit rather than a fabrication exercise.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz E CLASS W210 E 280 (1995-2003)

This kit is cut specifically for the W210-generation E-Class in E 280 specification, covering the full 1995-2003 production run, and is supplied as a pair of rear calipers and discs. It mounts to the standard rear hubs and uprights, so no modification to the subframe or trailing arms is required. The W210 saw running changes across its life, so confirm your exact build year before ordering.

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Pick your disc style, pad compound and caliper colour above, then build your W210 E 280 rear brake kit when you order.