So, after several months and a house move, I finally get round to fitting my "VRS" callipers and discs to my '07 2.0 PD Tdi stage 1. Only I don't!

 

Callipers bought of ebay as MK2 VRS, with carriers.  Disc and pad set from Mtec, grooved/drilled discs and Mintex pads.  Had the callipers serviced by a mate who works at an aircraft brake manufacturers, then painted them in hi-temp blue.

 

Jacked the car up, sat it on axle stands and stripped one side down, my original discs and pads are shot so needed replacing. Looked at the callipers and noticed they were slightly different, but mounted the same on the carriers, fortunately I hadn't disconnected the brake hose. Checked the carriers and they were wrong, no thread in the hole, and the hole was smaller than the carriers on the car. Even the discs wouldn't fit as they were too small to get over the hub, though the centre bore is correct.

 

Did the VRS have different hubs to the standard cars when the made the Mk2? Or have I fell foul to somebody selling Mk1 callipers as Mk2 items?

 

 

 

Edited 17 January, 201511 yr by philpheasant

I fitted VRS calipers to my non VRS and they were the same shape.  Those look different, and I do not think they are the same as the mk1 either. Maybe another VAG car?

 

Edit: actually they do look like a mk1 front caliper, I was thinking of the rear ones I'd seen recently.

Looking at xman750's post it looks like they may be the Audi TT upgrade for the Fabia, so may try and sell them on and source the correct carriers

As I recall the calipers are the same for non-VRS and VRS. It is just the carriers that are different and you can actually upgrade to 312mm discs by just changing the carriers.

 

It will be a result if they are the calipers you mention as they look very good painted and hopefully you will get some or all of what you have put in back.

Correct, only the carriers actually need changing. To take the bigger 312mm disc.

Is there a part number you can see on the calipers you've bought? There should be one stamped on it.