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Big Brake Kit

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen JETTA 1.8T VR6 (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2005-2010)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-VO-029-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 1.8T VR6 (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 1.8T VR6 (ONLY FOR MODELS WITH TWO-PIECE OE CALIPER) (2005-2010) — 330 mm
330 mm

The MkV Jetta carries most of its mass over the front axle, and that nose-heavy, transverse-engine balance falls hardest on the front brakes. The XYZ Racing Front Brake Kit for the Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T VR6 swaps the standard front setup for a larger disc and a stiffer caliper built to shed the heat that makes the pedal go long after a few committed stops.

This is a front-axle upgrade for owners who actually lean on the brakes: track days, quick B-road work, or just wanting a firmer pedal that holds up on the second and third hard application rather than fading. Supplied as a matched front pair, the two-piece floating discs and a choice of pad compound let you match the bite to how the car is used.

What this big brake kit does for your 2005-2010 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T VR6

The larger front disc adds thermal mass and a longer lever arm, so the brakes absorb more energy before temperature starts eating into stopping power – the difference you feel as a pedal that stays high and consistent on a downhill sequence of corners. The fixed caliper flexes far less than the sliding OE unit, which sharpens initial bite and tightens pedal feel under load. With Street, Sport and Racing pad compounds offered, you can run a quiet, low-dust setup for daily commuting or step up to a high-temperature friction material for repeat heavy braking. On a front-driven Jetta that tends to nose-dive under braking, the gain in front-end control is immediate.

About the front brake kit

The kit centres on two-piece floating front discs, available drilled or slotted at the same price, where the disc face vents heat from the pad and the hollow-vane construction trims rotating mass at the wheel, helping the brakes recover between applications. The matched fixed caliper – hollow-bodied as standard – clamps the larger disc with a rigid, multi-point body for a more linear pedal than the two-piece OE caliper it replaces. Three pad compounds are available – Street for road use, Sport for spirited driving, and Racing for sustained track temperatures – so the same hardware suits very different duty cycles. Calipers come 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 options, letting the kit sit behind open-spoke wheels as a visible upgrade as well as a functional one. Everything in this listing is sized specifically for the front axle of this Jetta.

Fitment for the Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T VR6 (2005-2010)

This front brake kit is listed for the Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T VR6 across the 2005-2010 model years. Note the critical caveat in the title: it fits only cars that left the factory with the two-piece OE caliper, so confirm your existing front caliper type before ordering. Check your wheel clearance against the larger disc and caliper as part of that confirmation.

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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 — 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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