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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Renault CLIO 2.0 φ-φ (82) (1998-2012)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-RE-001-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø286–444 mm
  • Caliper pots4 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Renault CLIO 2.0 φ-φ (82) (1998-2012)

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£1,600.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£1,600.00

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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Renault CLIO 2.0 φ-φ (82) (1998-2012) — 286 mm
286 mm

Front-drive architecture concentrates every braking demand through the same axle that steers and drives. The 2.0 Clio carries its mass over those front wheels, and the balance that makes the car genuinely fluid through fast corners, the way it pivots on a decelerating entry, depends on the front brakes being progressive and predictable under load. Stock hardware manages this in road conditions, but the margin shrinks noticeably once temperatures build: repeated hard stops, a fast downhill section, or an afternoon on circuit will reveal the limits sooner than most owners expect.

The XYZ Racing front big brake kit for the Renault CLIO 2.0 (1998-2012) expands that margin. It is a front-axle kit, a matched pair of front calipers and two-piece floating discs with braided lines included, with larger discs and the option to specify pad compound when you order. Three compounds address the full range from daily and mixed use through to committed track sessions, while a full set of caliper finishes sits the visual upgrade alongside any existing wheel or bodywork choice.

What this brake kit does for your 1998-2012 Renault CLIO 2.0 φ-φ (82)

Larger swept area distributes heat across a wider friction surface, delaying the onset of fade during sustained hard braking on a car that already tends to load its nose under deceleration. The kit reduces unsprung rotating mass at the front axle, mass the Clio’s suspension has to manage through every compression and rebound in a braking zone, and less of it means sharper initial response and cleaner steering feel through corner entry. The hollow-vane disc carries heat out of the rotor body, the two-piece floating disc keeps the ring true, and braided lines hold the pedal firm where rubber softens.

Pad specification is the other half of the equation. Street keeps the kit genuinely usable year-round in all conditions, quiet and low-dust. Sport delivers firmer initial bite and better high-cycle consistency on a predominantly fast-road car. Racing is calibrated for sustained lap use where thermal stability matters most.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

XYZ Racing’s caliper is a hollow-body design as standard, removing material to reduce mass while preserving clamping rigidity and encouraging airflow through the friction face, carrying heat away rather than allowing it to saturate the system over successive hard stops. The result runs cooler across a range of use cases than equivalent solid hardware, with the mass saving a secondary benefit felt most acutely on FWD applications where the front axle is already doing the most work. For owners running hard circuit days, the optional Hollow Racing upgrade deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty.

Pad compound is configured when you order: Street, Sport, or Racing, matched to how the car is actually driven. Included caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone available, plus premium polished-forged (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange) finishes above those.

Fitment for the Renault CLIO 2.0 φ-φ (82) (1998-2012)

This kit is confirmed for the Renault CLIO 2.0 φ-φ (82), spanning the full 1998 to 2012 production window, a range that covers both the CLIO II and CLIO III generations of the 2.0 variant. Use the fitment selector to verify your exact model year and confirm the correct specification before ordering.

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Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, with two-tone anodized or titanium centre-bell upgrades selectable at checkout. Confirm your compound, disc style and caliper colour from the options above when you order.

What’s in the kit

Front axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 286–444 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 4 / 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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