Done plenty of discs and pads before but just wanted to check as this will be the fIrst time ive done it on a VAG... no guides...

Is it all same - old?

Front or rear? Fronts are straight forward, rears you need a wind back tool for.

HTH

7 MM hex key needed, I did my own and I'm still here, can't be that hard lol

Fronts. Yeah was just wondering before I jumped in. Guessing it's just top and bottom calipers bolts out, anti rattle spring off, slide caliper off etc etc...

You can't find a guide coz they are easy both Front and rear . If you have done this before then no worries on these cars.

Tip - Use your old pads and disc's to lever the pistons back in to get the clearance to fit new pads. Saves the hassle of trying to compress the front caliper.

The Rears are wind back pistons/calipers. Do not attempt to compress them with a vice or the like. You need the VAG wind back tool

Can get that in Halfrauds.

Haynes manual 4285 - Skoda Octavia 1998 to April 2004.

Find out what caliper type you have (e.g., FSIII . . . . which yours probably aren't as it's a vRS) then google it (e.g., FSIII brake change guide). The Golf lot are quite keen on doing guides and that caliper is probably shared across loads of different VAG cars.

Edited 16 December, 201015 yr by yashicamat

it is pretty easy especially if you've done brakes before. i managed it with basic knowledge

i brought this wind back tool http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEALEY-VS024-BRAKE-CALIPER-PISTON-WIND-BACK-TOOL-/130452961271?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item1e5f9a37f7

but as said can be brought from all good motor factors. i think it took me a couple of hours to do all 4 but i was doing it inbetween recoverys at work

Cheers lads mucho appreciated...