Big Brake Kit
XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz E CLASS W211 E 220 CDI (2003-2009)
SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKR-ME-054-REAR
- IncludesRear axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
- PositionRear
- Disc Ø330–421 mm
- Caliper pots6 / 8-pot
- Lead time10–15 working days
Fits Mercedes Benz E CLASS W211 E 220 CDI (2003-2009)
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The W211 E-Class was built to cover distance, and the E 220 CDI carries its diesel weight over a chassis tuned for refinement rather than outright retardation. This XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit targets the rear axle specifically, where the factory discs on a 2003-2009 W211 run modest and start to feel doughy once you lean on the OM646’s torque down a loaded motorway descent or a quick B-road.
Anyone who ran an early SBC-equipped W211 knows the rear can feel remote under repeated stops. Built around a hollow-vane two-piece disc to shed rotating and unsprung mass at the back axle, this kit firms up rear bite without turning a comfortable executive saloon into something unliveable. Calipers can be specified in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, or a Custom Color in any Pantone shade.
What this brake kit does for your 2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E Class W211 E 220 CDI
The clearest gain is rear-axle confidence under sustained braking. A heavy diesel saloon piles heat into the discs on long descents and trailer-towing duty, and the hollow-vane rotor design here helps that heat shed faster while taking weight off the rear hubs, which sharpens the way the W211 settles over expansion joints. Three pad compounds let you match the kit to how you actually drive: the Street compound for quiet everyday refinement and low dust, Sport for firmer fast-road bite and the odd track day, Racing for the hardest heat tolerance on a circuit. Pedal feel through the rear circuit becomes more linear, and the car holds its brake balance better when fully loaded.
About the Hollow Rear Brake Kit
The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit replaces the rear discs and calipers with a vented two-piece floating rotor that cuts mass where it matters most, the spinning, unsprung corner of the car. Lighter rotating components reduce the load on the rear suspension and help the brakes recover temperature between stops. The kit is offered with three pad compound options, Street, Sport and Racing, so the same hardware suits a refined daily diesel or a harder-driven fast-road W211. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track use, rated to 1000C and warranted for two years. Caliper finish is a buyer choice across the included Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black, with a Custom Color in any Pantone shade and premium polished-forged or candy finishes available. It is a serious rear upgrade for a road saloon, supplied as a matched pair, not a stripped competition-only part, which keeps it sensible for an E 220 CDI still doing real miles.
Fitment for the Mercedes Benz E CLASS W211 E 220 CDI (2003-2009)
This kit is specified for the rear axle of the W211-chassis Mercedes Benz E CLASS in E 220 CDI form, covering the 2003 to 2009 model years, and is supplied as a pair of rear calipers and discs. Confirm your chassis code reads W211 and that you are ordering for the rear position before you set caliper colour, disc style and pad compound.
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Pick your disc style, pad compound and caliper colour above and configure your W211 E 220 CDI rear kit when you order.
What’s in the kit
Rear axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.
- 2×Two-piece floating discs — 330–421 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
- 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
- 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 6 / 8-pot
- 2×High-stiffness mounting brackets
- 2×Braided stainless steel brake lines
- 4×High-performance brake pads (1 set)
- 1×Fitting hardware & tools pack
Parking brake: Retains your original (OE) handbrake.
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 330–356mm (rear). Warranty is 2 years on oil leaks and 10 years on appearance. Built for professional racing and repeated track days.
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).
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.
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