Volkswagen Brake Caliper Kit: V6 Front, F40 Rear

One kit record, a platform family, and three lines that need fixing

A Volkswagen brake caliper kit search usually lands on a repair part, and this record is the other thing: a custom V6 front and F40 rear package built around a measured car. Because the applications run across a platform family rather than one badge, the page starts with what the market uses to tell these cars apart, and it flags the three lines on the live record that a buyer should not rely on yet.

Which Volkswagen is on the order: MQB, PQ35 or PQ46

The platform code and the model year decide which version of the kit is being quoted, so both are recorded before a rotor row is named.

Generation and platform facts come from the Volkswagen Golf record and the MQB platform record. Both describe vehicles and architectures, not this kit, and neither can approve an order.

Wheel and rotor rows for the V6 and F40 options

One axle per set, and the F40 rear question

The listed quantity on this record is a one-axle package unless the quotation or proforma invoice says otherwise, and a two-axle order doubles the hardware: 4 calipers and 4 rotors with their hats and brackets, separate pads for each end and four lines. Final quantities are written on the quotation before payment, which is what keeps a two-axle build from being priced as one.

The rear half carries its own question, and it is settled before production rather than after: the exact F40 piston version, the parking brake arrangement and the front-to-rear combination are confirmed first, because rear brake work on these cars usually involves the electronic parking brake, where a service mode, actuator release, calibration and a function test are part of the job rather than optional extras.

What one set carries, and how it can be personalised

One axle set carries 2 calipers, 4 brake pads, 2 custom rotor hats with mounting brackets, 2 hoses and 2 rotors, with one brake fluid where the selected model includes it. We machine nothing until the confirmed list is written into the quotation and the packing list.

Colours and logos are a workshop and private-label service on this record rather than a cosmetic add-on: the request is approved against a colour reference and an artwork proof, the artwork step is listed at 3–5 business days, and the approved reference is recorded with the order. Distributors are also advised to confirm pad shape, rotor specification and the seal kit on the first order, so the same service parts can be reordered later without guessing.

What this page will not claim

No OE, OEM or interchange number is published, and nothing here is offered as a factory replacement part. V6 and F40 are used as the caliper-family labels the aftermarket applies to these bodies, not as supplier names, licences or factory warranties.

No stopping distance, fade or temperature figure is published either, and no certification, road-use approval or material specification is claimed. That position is written into the record itself: nothing of that kind should be assumed unless it is confirmed for the exact ordered configuration, and buyers must check local modification, insurance and road regulations before installation.

Two system-level items stay outside the kit: compatibility with ABS and the master cylinder, and the balance between the axles after a conversion. Piston area – the surface the hydraulic pressure pushes on – is the number that decides whether a front-only build keeps the original balance, so it is measured rather than assumed, and both items are named on the record as review items rather than outcomes. Vehicle and platform facts come from the Golf and MQB records linked above, which describe vehicles and architectures rather than this kit. The vehicle data was checked against those sources and reviewed by the SteedLuxParts fitment desk on 2026-09-23.

How an order is quoted

Three lines on the live record still need a decision and are listed in the backend table: the SKU field holds a draft note rather than a product code, the installation field describes a custom kit as a factory-style replacement, and two clauses carry a value that disagrees with the block above them – 5 years in the warranty block against 12 months in the FAQ, and 10 to 25 days in the copy against about 20–35 business days in the shipping block. We propose a formal draft SKU for approval here, and our quotation follows the 5-year and 20–35 business day figures.

Questions that arrive before a Volkswagen order

After fitting, and the reference images

Three reference images sit below: the kit laid out on a white background, the same package in a second finish, and a floor layout with pads and brackets in view. None of them is a fitment record for a particular car.

Send the VIN with the platform code, model year, trim and market version, which axle is being built, what the front and rear axles carry now, the wheel diameter, width and offset, the spoke and inner barrel measurements, the current rotor diameters and thicknesses, photographs of both calipers and the inner wheel area, any suspension or spacer change, the destination country and the quantity. Our reply names the approved axle scope, the rotor rows, the hat and bracket position and the price of the set.