Everything Your Abarth 500 or 595 Needs to Stop Properly: Inside Our Brake Discs & Pads Collection

If there's one upgrade every Abarth 500 and 595 owner eventually chases, it's brakes. These little Italian hot hatches love to be driven hard, and hard driving means heat, fade, and worn-out OE components faster than you'd expect. Whether you're doing the school run in a 595 Competizione or chasing lap times on track days, having the right braking setup makes all the difference.

Our Abarth 500 595 Brake Discs & Pads collection has grown into a genuinely complete braking resource for these cars — not just discs and pads, but the hoses, calipers, carriers, and small hardware that make up a proper brake job. Here's a full tour of what's in there and how to build the right setup for how you actually drive.

Step one: know your caliper

Before choosing discs or pads, check which calipers your car has fitted:

• Bosch caliper fitment — the standard setup on most 500 and 595 models, using 284mm front discs.
• Brembo caliper fitment — found on higher-spec Competizione, Tributo, and Biposto models, using larger 305mm front discs for extra stopping power.

Discs and pads are not interchangeable between the two caliper types, so confirm your fitment before ordering anything.

Front brake discs: plain to race-spec

For Bosch fitment (284mm):

• Plain, Drilled, Grooved, C-Hook, and EBC Grooved discs cover the full range from a simple OE-style replacement up to a genuine performance upgrade, with EBC's own grooved disc sitting at the top for those who want a trusted third-party name behind the fitment.

For Brembo fitment (305mm):

• Plain Front Brake Discs are the straightforward, cost-effective OE replacement.
• Grooved and C-Hook Competizione discs (180 BHP spec) are engineered specifically for Competizione, Tributo, and Biposto models, with the C-Hook pattern combining drilled and grooved surfaces for extra bite and heat dissipation.
• Front Grooved Pagid Brake Discs bring genuine Pagid quality to the bigger Brembo setup.
• EBC Slotted Front Brake Discs (305mm) are the most track-focused option in the standard disc range, built for serious performance driving.

Rear brake discs: don't neglect the back end

The rear disc range (all 240mm) mirrors the front lineup: Plain, Drilled, Grooved, C-Hook, and EBC Slotted options, so you can match your rear setup to whatever level of front upgrade you've gone with — from a simple like-for-like swap right through to a genuine EBC performance upgrade.

Brake pads: matched to how you drive

Pad choice makes just as much difference as the discs, and the right compound depends heavily on your driving style:

Daily driving:

• EBC Ultimax OEM Front & Rear Brake Pads (both Bosch and Competizione Brembo fitments available) offer OE-like feel with EBC's manufacturing quality.
• Road Use Front & Rear Brake Pads for Lucas/TRW caliper fitment are built for consistent, reliable everyday braking.

Spirited road and track days:

• EBC Yellowstuff Front & Rear Brake Pads — EBC's flagship performance pad, available for both Bosch and Competizione Brembo fitments, delivering instant bite with consistent performance.
• EBC Bluestuff Front Brake Pads (Brembo fitment) — a genuine track day favourite, the same spec pad used in BMW 3-series race series.

Serious track and race use:

• EBC Racing RP-1 and RP-X Track and Race Brake Pads (Competizione, Brembo fitment) — the most aggressive pads in the range, with RP-X sitting at the top for dedicated race applications.

Going all-in: the EBC Big Brake Kit

For owners chasing genuine track-day capability, the EBC Big Brake Kit (330mm) steps things up entirely, using EBC Racing's Apollo big brake calipers and discs for a serious leap in stopping power. The collection includes everything needed to run and maintain it:

• EBC Big Brake Kit Pads — stainless steel plate Yellowstuff-compound pads for the kit's calipers.
• EBC 330mm Replacement Race Rotor — a motorsport-grade floating rotor with curved vanes for exceptional heat management.
• EBC Stainless Steel Bobbins Kit — for servicing the kit's two-piece fully-floating rotors.
• EBC Hardwear Kit — replacement hardware for the disc rotor ring.

Calipers, carriers, and the hardware that ties it together

A brake job is only as good as the hardware holding it together, and this collection covers that too:

• Left & Right Rear Brake Calipers (standard and red finish) with integrated parking brake — direct replacements for either side.
• Rear Brake Caliper Carriers (standard and red finish) and Rear Caliper Carrier Clips — the brackets and often-overlooked clips that locate the caliper correctly.
• Rear Caliper Carrier Bolts and Rear Hub Bolts — small hex-head upgrades that make disassembly and reassembly far easier next time.
• Rear Caliper Slider Pin Kit and Front Brembo Brake Caliper Spring & Pin Kit — essential maintenance items so your calipers keep sliding and retracting properly.
• Brake Disc & Wheel Locating Bolt — the genuine Fiat part that keeps disc and wheel correctly located on the hub.

Braided hoses: the flexible line upgrade

Stainless steel braided hoses give a firmer, more consistent pedal feel over factory rubber hoses, and the collection covers the whole car:

• Front Braided Brake Hoses (284mm Bosch fitment) and Competizione/Tributo/Biposto Front Braided Brake Hoses (Brembo fitment), including a Banjo End variant for Brembo setups.
• Middle Braided Brake Hose — connects the rear axle flexible hose to the chassis hard line.
• Rear Braided Brake Hoses.
• Rear Axle Hard Line Replacement Hoses and Rear Caliper & Axle Hard Line Replacement Hoses — purpose-built to solve one of the most common and frustrating issues on older 500 and 595 models: corroded rear hard lines.

Sensors and cables

Rounding out the collection are a few components that keep everything else working correctly:

• Front & Rear ABS Speed Sensors — direct OE-spec replacements for the 500, 595, and 695.
• Left & Right Handbrake Cables — OE-specification replacements for either side.

Putting it all together

If you're planning a full brake refresh, a sensible approach is:

1. Confirm your caliper fitment (Bosch or Brembo) before ordering discs or pads.
2. Pick your disc type based on use — plain for daily driving, drilled or grooved for a step up, C-Hook or EBC/Pagid options for serious performance.
3. Match your pad compound to your driving — Ultimax OEM or Road Use for the daily commute, Yellowstuff or Bluestuff for spirited road and track use, RP-1 or RP-X for dedicated racing.
4. Check your hoses and hard lines, especially on older cars — corroded rear lines are a known issue, and braided hoses give a noticeably firmer pedal.
5. Don't skip the small hardware — locating bolts, caliper pins, carrier clips, and hardwear kits complete the job properly and save you a comeback visit.

Browse the full Abarth 500 & 595 Brake Discs & Pads collection on our store to find the right combination for your car, and get in touch at sales@brtmotorsport.co.uk if you're not sure which fitment or compound is right for you.