
XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen CC (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2008-2012)
SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-VO-11-B-FRONT
- IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
- PositionFront
- Disc Ø330–444 mm
- Caliper pots6 / 8 / 12-pot
- Lead time10–15 working days
Fits Volkswagen CC (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2008-2012)
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The Volkswagen CC was sold as a four-door coupe carrying executive-saloon mass, and like every front-heavy car of its type it leans hard on the front axle to wash off speed. On the B6 Passat underpinnings the standard front brakes cope fine with everyday driving, but ask them to haul the car down from a motorway cruise again and again, on a spirited B-road run or a track day, and heat builds faster than they can shed it. That is when the pedal goes long and stopping distances start to creep.
The XYZ Racing front big brake kit for the Volkswagen CC (2008-2012) swaps that factory front setup for a larger-capacity assembly built to take heat in and let it back out. It is aimed at owners who want a firmer, more repeatable pedal under hard use without turning a daily GT into a stripped-out track car. One hard requirement up front: this kit fits only CC models that left the factory with the two-piece OE caliper.
What this front brake kit does for your 2008-2012 Volkswagen CC
The first thing you feel is a higher, firmer pedal that stays where you put it. With more thermal mass at the front, the CC shrugs off the fade that usually arrives after three or four hard stops, so your braking points stay honest on a long B-road blast or a lapping session. You set the bite to match how you drive: Street pads for quiet, low-dust daily running, a Sport compound for fast-road heat and more bite, or a full Racing compound when track temperatures are the priority. The two-piece floating disc helps shed that heat between applications, so the payoff is more confidence trailing the brakes into a turn, shorter stops when you genuinely need them, and a front end that no longer feels like it is running out of brake before you run out of road.
About the Hollow front brake kit
XYZ Racing builds this as a bolt-on big brake upgrade rather than a competition-only special, which is why it ships with a graded range of friction material instead of one fixed race pad. The three pad compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, let the same hardware serve a daily-driven CC or a car that sees regular circuit time, so you buy for how you actually use it. The kit pairs a larger two-piece floating disc with a fixed multi-piston caliper; the caliper is a hollow body as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing version rated to 1000C, a two-year warranty and no dust cover for serious track use. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, and the caliper can be finished in your choice of included painted colours or a premium polished or candy option, with a two-tone anodized or titanium centre bell selectable at checkout. The front-axle focus is deliberate: on a nose-heavy front-drive coupe the front brakes do the overwhelming share of the stopping, so concentrating the upgrade there is where the spend earns its keep.
Fitment for the Volkswagen CC (2008-2012)
This kit is listed for the Volkswagen CC across the 2008 to 2012 model years, supplied as a pair of front corners. Critically, it suits only those CC models fitted with the two-piece OE front caliper from the factory. If your car runs the single-piece OE caliper, this is not the correct kit. Check your existing front caliper before ordering.
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- XYZ Racing front brake kit with painted, polished and candy caliper finishes
Painted caliper colours are included (Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, Anodized Black), with premium polished and candy finishes available. Confirm your CC runs the two-piece OE caliper, then choose your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above.
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.

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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More XYZ products for the Volkswagen CC (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) appear here as the rest of the range publishes.