I have picked up my 2008 octy vrs & i have noticed it has red brake calipers,my old mk1 had green & i have seen a 2006 octy vrs with green calipers,has somebody "chaved mine up" (looks a good job if they have!)by painting them red or has skoda changed the colour on later models?

I believe it was a manufacturers change, not sure what year though.

i think they look sweet, but i still prefer the green :yes:

PL

There is a date when they were changed from green to red.

I'm not sure if anybody knows exactly when that change was made.

My vRS is from January 2007 and it's got Red.

However I'm sure somebody on here has a newer one than mine and it still has green.

Presumably a cost-cutting exercise so they could nick them from the Golf parts bin.

both are very halfords, paint them black

The changeover was the 2007 'MODEL YEAR'.

Up to 2006 Model Year = Green

2007 Model Year Onwards = Red

So there will be 2006 registered Octy's with Red and 2007 registered Octy's with Green and vice versa. Mine is a Jan 2007 registed 2006 Model Year with Green Calipers.

Green is in my mind the correct Skoda colour. Using Red is exactly as BigC says - a cost cutting excercise !!

both are very halfords, paint them black

Mine are black

Looks like I'm in the minority here, chaps, but, er, I quite like them in red.

I think they look good in red too.

Green tends to clash with some colours...red or blue for example

....and yes, the reason for the change was the VW parts bin ....as said

Edited 1 September, 201015 yr by ChrisRs

both are very halfords, paint them black

That's a load of pish. The coloured calipers are a sign of a sporty motor and those that know their cars and their Skodas know that they are standard on the vRS.

You'll give people a complex saying stuff like that. I'd you own an occy vRS you should be proud of this feature and wanna show them off not paint over them.

What does look sad are the Vauxhall Corsa boys that paint their drums red.

What does look sad are the Vauxhall Corsa boys that paint their drums red.

Nah, I think this is the next level up in the deception stakes...

How pathetic

both are very halfords, paint them black

Thats rubbish

everyone knows that red Calipers make the car stop faster

Nah, I think this is the next level up in the deception stakes...

How pathetic

I think that must be the saddest thing I have ever seen!

I like the red calipers on my octy vRS they look very good but i do have a race blue one

Red calipers on my 56 plate Octavia, my workmate suggested spraying one set green and leaving the other set red to match the Vrs badge but not sure that would work in practice.

John

That's a load of pish. The coloured calipers are a sign of a sporty motor and those that know their cars and their Skodas know that they are standard on the vRS.

You'll give people a complex saying stuff like that. I'd you own an occy vRS you should be proud of this feature and wanna show them off not paint over them.

What does look sad are the Vauxhall Corsa boys that paint their drums red.

definately not proud of larey coloured calipers

We own vRS', shirley half the fun is having it a bit larey! I would also like to point out the fake, useless rear Spoiler that doesn't nothing but produce additional wind noise at speed....yet looks awesome is probably more of a halfrauds special then the colour of the brakes!!

56 plate here, with red!

Red calipers on my 56 plate Octavia, my workmate suggested spraying one set green and leaving the other set red to match the Vrs badge but not sure that would work in practice.

John

As long as you paint green on the right, red on the left. Anything else would be very confusing.

I was a bit disappointed to get mine in red.

But not enough to be bothered to paint them green.

Another 56 late with with red here! I think they look great with my black VRS (better than green would anyway).

07 with Green calipers....look nice against silver but agree that Red would look better against the race blue.

Jan 2007 - 56 Plate with Green, looks great against Race Blue.

Jan 2007 - 56 Plate with Green, looks great against Race Blue.

Have you got a pic? I've not seen a blue one with greens. I'd have thought they would clash, willing to be corrected though.

06 Plate with Red, I thought some 06 models were dealer specials with a few options added and the calipers painted red.

Red Calipers or Green Calipers?????????????????

Theres only 1 way to find out..................

FIGHT!!!!!