EBC Apollo Big Brake Kit for Audi A3, Golf, Leon and Octavia MQB | BBK005

Give your MQB car brakes you will enjoy using

More power is easier to enjoy when the brakes feel equally capable. The EBC Apollo BBK005 upgrades the front of the listed MQB-platform Audi A3, Volkswagen Golf, SEAT Leon and Skoda Octavia applications with four-piston calipers and floating discs. Choose 330 mm or 355 mm hardware for a firmer pedal and a front brake assembly designed to handle repeated heat.

Kit reference: BBK005. Exact SKUs for every available configuration are listed below.

Confidence that comes from the hardware

The reinforced caliper body resists flex under pressure, helping make your inputs feel precise. Fully floating discs let the friction ring expand independently as it heats up, reducing stress during harder use. Those are useful reasons to spend on a complete caliper-and-disc upgrade, especially when you want the brakes to receive the same care as the engine and suspension.

Calipers made for the way you use your car

The road calipers are designed, manufactured and assembled in the UK from heat-treated, low-pressure cast aluminium. Their two-piece bodies use grade 12.9 bridge bolts, with hard-anodised aluminium pistons, stainless-steel bleed nipples and wear plates. The material and construction put substance behind the appearance of the upgrade.

External dust boots keep road dirt and debris away from the pistons, with high-temperature EPDM fluid seals behind them. A hard-anodised body gives corrosion protection beneath the high-temperature colour coating, while the single pad-retention bolt allows quick pad changes when servicing is due.

Choose your kit

Version 1 uses 330 x 28 mm front discs; Version 2 uses 355 x 32 mm discs. Both have four-piston calipers. These kits exclude 50 mm front hubs. The application table retains the original brake and PR-code conditions, and wheel clearance must be checked for the exact version; some combinations may need spacers.

Black, Blue, Red and Yellow are the painted road-caliper choices, with external dust boots and aluminium pistons. Choose the finish you want to see behind your wheels without changing the kit specification for that version.

Race competition is a different hardware and pad specification: hard-anodised calipers, stainless-steel castellated pistons and RP-X race pads. It is intended for dedicated track and race use, rather than chosen as another paint colour.

Road-kit front pads: Version 1: Yellowstuff; Version 2: Yellowstuff.

Yellowstuff is a fast-road compound with everyday usability. For regular circuit use, choose a pad and caliper configuration around that job; the Race competition option, where offered, uses RP-X race pads.

What is included

With the painted road configurations you receive:

• Two Apollo front calipers in the selected road colour
• Two fully floating two-piece front discs to the selected kit specification
• Front brake pads (Version 1: Yellowstuff; Version 2: Yellowstuff)
• Stainless-steel braided brake lines
• Vehicle-specific mounting brackets and fitting hardware
• 1 litre of BF307+ Super DOT 4 brake fluid

The Race competition front brake assembly combines Apollo competition calipers, fully floating two-piece discs to the selected specification and RP-X race pads.

Technical specifications

Kit options and SKUs

Vehicle fitment

Match your vehicle, engine, year and any brake-package notes in the table. Disc measurements in this fitment table describe the original brakes; the new kit dimensions are listed under Technical specifications and in the SKU table.

Application years can vary by engine and kit option; check the detailed rows for your vehicle.

View detailed engine, year and fitting information (103 application rows)

Fitting and looking after your brakes

Have the kit fitted by a qualified brake specialist. The installation needs clean, sound mounting surfaces, the correct hardware and torques, proper bleeding, and clearance checks through steering and suspension movement. Dust-shield removal or modification can be part of fitting; keep any vehicle-specific instructions in the application table with the job.

The road kit is designed around the original master cylinder and rear brakes. If you have changed the master cylinder or rear brake arrangement separately, have your installer check compatibility and brake balance before ordering.

Follow the fitting instructions and the bedding procedure for the supplied pad compound before demanding full performance. When rear components are supplied, fit them as part of the intended brake upgrade. Inspect pad and disc condition regularly, especially during circuit use, and keep the hydraulic system in good condition.