New front fork has steel caps on V-brake mounts - can these be removed to expose threaded mounts beneath I just bought the red front-fork below which has these metal caps on the V-brake mounts:



But my old fork looks something like the below, where the mounts are very different:



As you can see; those mounts are very different and the ones which my brake-assembly actually fit.

Hence I am wondering:


Have I bought the wrong fork or can I remove those metal caps? If I can remove them, how do I do that? And if I do remove them will I find the same mount-type as the purple fork above? Any links/videos would be most welcome, thx.
If I have bought the wrong fork, what is this brake mount-type called so that I do not repeat my mistake in the future?


Thanks for your help.
These caps are indeed removable. They are protective caps on your brake mount bosses, to prevent the paint getting on the surface of the brake mount or threading, in the factory.

They've done their job so simply remove them and install your brakes as normal, they should just pull off.