XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen BORA 2.8 I V6 24V (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1999-2005)

The Bora 2.8 V6 24V carries its narrow-angle VR6 well forward of the front axle line, and that mass is what cooks a standard braking setup on a committed B-road run or a handful of hot laps. This XYZ Racing front big brake kit for the Volkswagen Bora 2.8 V6 24V swaps the OE two-piece caliper arrangement for a fixed big brake setup built to take heat without the long pedal that creeps in once the factory discs are heat-soaked.

Front-axle braking is where this Mk4-era saloon does most of its work, and it is exactly where the standard system runs out of thermal headroom first. A larger rotor and a stiffer fixed caliper give you a firmer pedal and more consistent bite when you are leaning on the brakes repeatedly.

What this brake kit does for your 1999-2005 Volkswagen Bora 2.8 V6 24V

Fit the kit and the first thing you notice is pedal feel. A fixed caliper flexes far less than the sliding OE unit, so the bite point sharpens and stays where you put it. The larger two-piece floating rotor adds thermal mass, which means the brakes shrug off the heat that builds when 200-odd PS of VR6 keeps loading the front axle into every corner. Three pad compounds let you match the kit to how you drive: the Street compound for everyday road use, quiet and low-dust; the Sport compound for fast-road and the occasional track day, with more bite and heat range; and the Racing compound for sustained circuit work where outright fade resistance matters most. On a nose-heavy front-driver like the Bora, hauling that weight down again and again is the limiting factor, and more consistent front braking is what lets you carry speed to the apex rather than braking early to leave a margin.

About the Hollow front brake kit

The kit is a bolt-on big brake upgrade designed specifically for Bora models running the two-piece OE caliper, so it is worth confirming your car matches that requirement before you order. It replaces the factory sliding caliper with a fixed multi-piston caliper clamping a larger two-piece floating front rotor, which is where the gain in heat capacity and pedal consistency comes from. The caliper is a hollow body as standard, and there is an optional Hollow Racing version rated to 1000C, with a two-year warranty and no dust cover, for owners running regular track miles. Pad compound is chosen when you order from Street, Sport and Racing options, letting you tune the kit to road, fast-road or circuit duty without changing the hardware. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, and a two-tone anodized or titanium centre bell can be selected at checkout, so the caliper can sit behind the wheels in a finish that suits the car rather than an off-the-shelf default. As a front-only kit it targets the axle that carries the engine and does the bulk of the stopping on this platform, which is the sensible place to spend first on a VR6 Bora.

Fitment for the Volkswagen Bora 2.8 V6 24V (1999-2005)

This kit is specified for the Volkswagen Bora 2.8 V6 24V built between 1999 and 2005, supplied as a pair of front corners, and it fits only cars equipped with the two-piece OE caliper. Check yours before ordering, as single-piece-caliper Boras take a different setup. It is a front-axle kit, so the rear brakes stay as standard.

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Painted caliper colours (Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, Anodized Black) are included; a custom Pantone is +£150, with premium polished and candy finishes also offered. Choose your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above, and confirm the two-piece OE caliper fitment when you order.