Skip to content

Inc. VAT

Ex. VAT
Big Brake Kit

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen GOLF (III) (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1993-1997)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-VO-12-B-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø286–444 mm
  • Caliper pots4 / 6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Volkswagen GOLF (III) (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1993-1997)

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

Made to order. Full payment is taken at checkout. Production begins once payment is confirmed.

Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay — or Klarna on eligible orders.

Caliper render for this kit:

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen GOLF (III) (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1993-1997) — 286 mm
286 mm

The Mk3 Golf carries the bulk of its mass over the front axle, and on the VR6 in particular the narrow-angle six sits well ahead of the front wheel centreline, loading the front discs every time you brake hard into a corner. The XYZ Racing front brake kit for the Volkswagen Golf (III) replaces the original front setup on cars fitted with the two-piece OE caliper, adding clamping force where the standard hardware starts to give up.

This is a front big brake kit for owners who lean on a Mk3 on the road or at the occasional track day, where the factory brakes on a heavy Golf wash out under repeat use. Supplied as a matched front pair, it lets you choose the pad compound, from a quiet Street pad through to a full Racing compound, so the kit matches how the car actually gets driven.

What this brake kit does for your 1993-1997 Volkswagen Golf (III)

The first thing you feel is a firmer pedal with more travel held in reserve before the bite point softens. On a car as nose-led as the Mk3, that means more confidence trail-braking into tight second and third-gear corners, exactly where the standard front brakes tend to go long after a few hard stops. The Street pad keeps cold bite sensible for daily use, the Sport pad adds heat range for fast-road work, and the Racing compound holds temperature through back-to-back stops on circuit. Caliper finish comes in the no-cost Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black, a custom Pantone colour, the polished-forged finishes, or the candy options, so the kit reads behind the wheels the way you want it.

About the front brake kit

The kit fits at the front axle only and swaps in for the Volkswagen Golf (III) two-piece OE caliper arrangement. It is built around two-piece floating discs with a hollow-vane face that cuts rotating mass while holding swept area, paired with calipers that are hollow-bodied as standard. Three pad compounds are offered: Street for stock-feel road use, Sport for fast-road work, and Racing for sustained track sessions. Each caliper can be finished in the no-cost Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black, a custom Pantone colour, the polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver, or the candy Teal, Blue, Red and Orange, so the look ties in with the rest of the build, and discs are drilled or slotted at the same price. The point of the kit is thermal headroom and consistent clamping on a chassis whose factory front brakes were never sized for sustained hard driving, particularly on the heavier VR6 derivatives.

Fitment for the Volkswagen Golf (III) (1993-1997)

This kit is specific to the Volkswagen Golf (III) built from 1993 to 1997, and only to cars running the two-piece OE caliper from the factory. Confirm your original front caliper type before ordering, as single-piece caliper Mk3 variants take a different setup. It is a front-axle fitment.

What buyers also search for

  • Volkswagen Golf (III) front big brake kit for fast-road and track-day use
  • Golf Mk3 brake upgrade for VR6 and other two-piece OE caliper models
  • Volkswagen Golf (III) brake kit with Street, Sport and Racing pad options
  • Golf (III) front brakes that resist fade under repeat heavy stops
  • Volkswagen Golf (III) caliper colour choices including custom Pantone

Pick your pad compound and caliper colour 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 / 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
Same car

Other products that fit this vehicle

Front & rear brake kits, coilovers and more for this car

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