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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Seat LEON 2.0 TDI (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2005-2012)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-SE-005-FRONT

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

Fits Seat LEON 2.0 TDI (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2005-2012)

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£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 — Seat LEON 2.0 TDI (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2005-2012) — 330 mm
330 mm

The Mk2 Leon’s 2.0 TDI is a heavier, torquier proposition than the petrols it shares the 1P platform with, and under sustained braking, whether on a sprint stage or a motorway run that ends in hard corners, that extra mass and torque delivery put demands on the factory front setup that disc temperature makes obvious over time. This XYZ Racing front kit answers that directly. It is a matched pair of front calipers and two-piece floating front discs that shed heat faster than the OE hardware, and the rear axle is left alone.

One qualification is non-negotiable before ordering. This kit is engineered specifically for Mk2 Leon 2.0 TDI variants carrying the factory two-piece OE front caliper, the brake architecture fitted to higher-spec 1P models. The mounting geometry is specific to that setup. If your car runs single-piece OE calipers, this kit will not fit.

What this brake kit does for your 2005-2012 Seat LEON

Carrying 1,300-odd kilograms of diesel Leon into a braking zone repeatedly asks questions that standard discs were not calibrated to answer indefinitely. The two-piece floating disc improves heat evacuation, pushing the onset of fade further back in any session where the brakes are worked hard. Cutting rotating and unsprung mass at the front corners also sharpens turn-in, useful when the diesel’s torque already makes the front axle busy on exit.

Pad compound sets the rest of the character. Street is the quiet, low-dust default with a more progressive bite than the OE setup. Sport raises the operating range for committed fast-road driving. Racing shifts the whole system higher still, making the car genuinely exploitable on circuit. Caliper finish runs from the included Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black at no extra cost, through any Pantone as a Custom Color, to premium polished-forged and candy options, giving the result anything from subtle to deliberate.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, a forged construction that keeps mass down without compromising clamping rigidity, and serious track users can specify the optional Hollow Racing caliper, which deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty. The two-piece floating disc makes thermal management the priority, recognising that repeated heavy stops are where standard hardware falls behind. Three pad grades let the buyer configure the system to actual use from the outset rather than fitting a compromise and changing pads later. Discs are available drilled or slotted at the same price, and the centre bells can be upgraded to a two-tone anodized finish in five colours or to titanium, all selectable when you order. This is a front-axle kit, addressing the end of the car that handles the majority of braking load under deceleration.

Fitment for the Seat LEON (2005-2012)

This kit is designed for the Seat Leon Mk2 (1P chassis), 2.0 TDI specification, across the 2005 to 2012 model years. It is only compatible with cars fitted with the two-piece factory front caliper, found on higher-trim 1P variants. Confirm your car carries this caliper arrangement before configuring. The single-piece caliper cars use a different mounting interface and are not supported by this kit.

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Select your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above to complete the kit.

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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