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Big Brake Kit

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Audi A3 1.8T QUATTRO (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1998-2002)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-AU-002-FRONT

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

Fits Audi A3 1.8T QUATTRO (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1998-2002)

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 — Audi A3 1.8T QUATTRO (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (1998-2002) — 330 mm
330 mm

The 8L A3 1.8T quattro runs a first-generation Haldex system, reactive rather than predictive, which means the front axle handles the lion’s share of the braking work, especially on initial turn-in. At over two decades old these cars are still driven hard on track days and fast roads, and the standard front brakes were calibrated for a showroom car, not one committed to corners repeatedly with sustained heat building at the front corner.

This XYZ Racing front big brake kit is specified for the 1998-2002 A3 1.8T quattro, but only for cars running the two-piece OE caliper rather than the single-piece Teves units fitted to lower-specification 8L variants. That qualifier matters and is worth confirming before ordering.

What this brake kit does for your 1998-2002 Audi A3 1.8T Quattro

The hollow-body caliper and hollow-vane disc cut rotating and unsprung mass at the front axle, sharpening the 8L’s already communicative steering and reducing the inertia the suspension must manage under hard braking. Larger discs reject heat across more swept area, and two-piece floating discs let the rotor expand with temperature without warping against the bell, so the pedal stays consistent across a session.

Three pad compounds let you spec the kit for the conditions you drive in. Street is the quiet, low-dust default for fast-road use where cold bite off a cold morning matters. Sport suits the driver doing occasional circuit sessions in a daily. Racing handles sustained heat in repeated braking zones. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, and braided lines firm the pedal.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The caliper is a hollow-body forging as standard, bringing total front-corner weight down while retaining the thermal capacity for repeated hard stops. That reduction in rotating inertia means a more responsive front axle and less load for the ABS and braking system to manage. The kit mates to the two-piece OE caliper mounting arrangement specific to this A3 variant, and for sustained track use the optional Hollow Racing caliper deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty.

Calipers are painted in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, or Anodized Black at no extra cost. A Custom Color in any Pantone shade is £150. Premium polished-forged finishes come in Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver, with candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange, so the visual spec can be matched to your wheels or bodywork without affecting the mechanical outcome. Centre bells can be upgraded to a two-tone anodized finish in five colours or to titanium. Everything is selectable above when you order.

Fitment for the Audi A3 1.8T Quattro (1998-2002)

This kit covers the 8L Audi A3 1.8T quattro produced between 1998 and 2002, supplied as a matched front-axle pair. The two-piece OE caliper requirement is a firm qualifier: 8L A3s equipped with single-piece Teves calipers at the front will not accept this kit. Check your existing caliper body before ordering, as the distinction is visible on the caliper casting.

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Select your pad compound, disc style, and caliper colour from the options shown above when you order.

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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