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Old Oct 24, 2006, 03:59 PM
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Brand New IX Brakes Squealing
I picked up my IX SE ten days ago and the brakes are squealing loudly. They have been doing it since about the time I got home. Happens when I am braking lightly as I approach a stop. Today was the worst day of all and it is now driving me crazy. Car was brand new with 6 miles sitting inside the dealership and I have been gentle with it since I am still breaking it in. I see me having to take it in to the local dealership who I don't want touching my car, but I can't drive 2+ hours to take it back to dealership I bought it from. What could be the cause?
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:11 PM
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Don't worry, It's normal. High performance pads=High performance squealing. Seriously.
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:11 PM
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as the weather continues to get colder expect more rattles and squeaks
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:13 PM
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My 03 didn't ever do it, cold or not. Surprisingly I don't have the rattles on the 06 like I did on the 03. Brake squeal is a lot more annoying though.
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:29 PM
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Don't worry, It's normal. High performance pads=High performance squealing. Seriously.
One of the few draw backs to performance...I recommend drowning out the sound of brake squeal with the rumble of a turbo back exhaust, that will solve that issue
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:32 PM
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get used to it!
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:32 PM
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its normal for performance brakes to squeak
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Mine also did this when new, it will gradually go away.
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:33 PM
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it's goes away. I have had my IX for almost a year now and if your car isnt rattling yet it will be. Its a drawback of the evo .
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:36 PM
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My brake pads used to squeal too when they were new. It stopped after a few thousand miles though
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:50 PM
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braking bed in procedure :P

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/tech/....jsp?techid=85
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 04:52 PM
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Normal ! .. for High Performance Brakes ..
sometimes it happens to me ..
i just love the it ..
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 05:55 PM
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Its not the bedding process...its the compound of the pads. READ YOUR MANUAL...MANY OF THE INITIAL QUESTIONS YOU HAVE WILL BE ANSWERED.
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mine does this... its ok.. it's brembo...
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Old Oct 24, 2006, 06:03 PM
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The breaks do this for me when i first take off then break. It quiets up after a few times. Its normal for high performance breaks (brembos) to do so. It does this with my Civic (/w brembos front and back ) as well.

Like everyone has mentioned drown it out with a turbo back exhaust, It happens though I see why your concerned.
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