MK3 or MK4 calipers

[Blue MK2]

When i brought my J reg MK2 the guy got a new rear left capliper by VAG.

I went and brought a rear right one to match but it dont seem to fit. The hoses are on the wrong side.

Could the fitted caliper be one from a MK3 or MK4 with a few mods?

Any ideas?

[golfvr6]

The mk3 ones will fit straight on the late mk2s, not sure about the mk4 ones. Are you sure they haven't given you another left hand one?

[golfvr6]

The mk3 rear calipers are much better than the mk2 ones as the handbrake mechanism is internal, this is what always seizes up on the mk2 model.

[Gambit]

the mk4 calipers are the same as the mk3 calipers except they are alloy

as VR6 said, the handbrake mechanism's are internal, so if you can see the spring & rachet on yours then its a mk2

i would suspect he's givin you another left hand caliper also

[Blue MK2]

I got the caliper from Lucas so it must have been the write one. I also got a right hand caliper off a scrap car with the same reg. Still didnt look write?

Any ideas?

Cheers

[Gambit]

the difference between early & late mk2 calipers is that that handbrake mechanism is on the side of the early calipers, this was then moved to the back of the late calipers