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Big Brake Kit

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen JETTA MK V (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2005-2010)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-VO-29-A-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 JETTA MK V (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2005-2010)

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

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

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Caliper render for this kit:

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen JETTA MK V (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2005-2010) — 330 mm
330 mm

The MK V Jetta carries most of its mass over the front axle, and on the standard sliding caliper that weight shows up the moment you brake hard into a corner more than once. This XYZ Racing Front Brake Kit replaces the OE front setup on A5-platform Jettas fitted with the two-piece factory caliper, swapping the single-piston slider for a fixed multi-piston caliper and a larger rotor.

It is aimed at owners running fast-road miles and the odd track day who have found the factory brakes go long and wooden after a handful of committed stops. Supplied as a matched front pair, it brings more clamping area, more rotor, and a pad compound matched to how you actually drive.

What this big brake kit does for your 2005-2010 Volkswagen Jetta MK V

The larger front disc gives the pad more leverage and more thermal mass, so the pedal stays consistent through repeated heavy braking rather than sinking as the OE rotor heats and the fluid cooks. The fixed multi-piston caliper clamps evenly across the pad face, which sharpens initial bite and gives you a firmer, more linear pedal to modulate on turn-in – useful on a nose-heavy front-drive saloon that already asks a lot of its front tyres. Three pad compounds let you set the system up properly: Street for everyday driving, Sport for spirited road use, and Racing for sustained circuit sessions. The result is a front end you can lean on deeper into a braking zone without second-guessing the pedal.

About the Front Brake Kit

The kit is built around a lightweight two-piece floating disc on an alloy bell, whose hollow-vane construction trims rotating and unsprung mass at each front corner – mass the MK V’s struts and steering have to manage every time you brake and turn. The larger-diameter front rotor increases heat capacity and shortens the time the brakes need to shed temperature between stops, which is where the OE single-piston setup tends to give up. The fixed caliper, hollow-bodied as standard, bolts in place of the two-piece factory unit and is offered 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 finishes, with discs drilled or slotted at the same price. Across the three pad compounds, the same caliper and rotor hardware covers everything from commuting to repeat lap work, so the kit scales with how hard the car is used rather than forcing a single trade-off.

Fitment for the Volkswagen Jetta MK V (2005-2010)

This front kit is specific to 2005-2010 Volkswagen Jetta MK V models fitted with the two-piece OE front caliper – check your existing caliper before ordering, as the single-piece variant uses a different mount. It addresses the front axle only and works with the factory wheel package on the A5 platform within that year span.

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Confirm you have the two-piece OE caliper, choose your pad compound and caliper colour, and order when you are ready.

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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