I bought Cool Carbon brake pads from Bavarian auto and now my car squeals like a bus. Stopping power is good but I hate the noise. Can anyone recommend good brake pads that do not squeal?

 

Hi,

I have 1 set left on the Hawk HPS. Low dust, great stopping power, and no squealing.

Front - $100
Rear - $75

Total - $175 shipped.

Let me know,

Michael
Acute Performance

 

They would probably get quieter if you drove as the pads were intended ... "Designed for high performance driving..." IMHO normal street driving can't get these hard pads hot enough to work as designed.

 

I have personally and have hooked up members with posi-quiet pads, which have the same description as the Axxis Deluxe pads

 

EBC...

 

when the dealer changed my pads to stock pads they squeaked as well. took a while but eventually it stopped. although it was seriously embarrassing till it did.

 

Lol yes, it's very embarrassing, esp in a bimmer. They always squeaked a little, but I changed my rotors to r1 concepts last week and now they squeak more than ever. Do the pads just have to get used to the rotors?

 

Did you change them yourself? Have someone change them? Either way if you do not use the anti-squeal grease (available for a 50 cents a pack at auto parts stores) on the backs of the pads then you can expect squeal no matter what pads you use. In my years I have changed brakes more than 100 times on many different cars and no matter what no grease = squeaks.

 

I got them installed at a goodyear. So what if they didn't? I have to open the caliper up to apply the grease? Or can I do this without having to go through all that?

 

Since the grease needs to be applied on the backing plate of the pads you would basically have to do the whole job over. Remove the wheel, remove the caliper, remove the pads, apply the grease, then reinstall everything. Time consuming for sure, but well worth it. Which is why it's always better to get the job done right the first time.