question to 07+ Z owners

[07bluerocketZ]

I have an 07 Z. i am close to the 12,500mile mark.I dont brake hard.I downshift to slow down...Anyways my main point is that my brakes are starting to squel every now and then...Is this happening to anybody else..

[bwhitz]

What brake pads do you have? Sometimes track or street pads squeal untill they are warmed up. My WRX's breaks did this when I installed auto-x pads.

[cuffuup28]

Yeah...It mostly happens to me the day after I wash it. It will only last for a few (3-5) times of braking, then it returns to normal. Don't know if maybe it's because of car wash residue or hard water deposits on the rotor/pads, or just because they are "squeaky clean" and need to build up some brake residue. Oh, by the way I have just over 15,000 miles on mine, so don't know if it's the brakes or just an "after wash" issue for me.

[07bluerocketZ]

my brake pads are stock but i have NISMO cai's.....

[mx48]

I have a 07 with brembos, I had excessive squealing with a few hundred miles on it. Took to the dealer, and was replaced, but nothing has changed. The noise is gone after dust is removed during a wash, but will always come back. i have 5000 miles on it. Dealer said I would have to go to a different compound to reduce the noise, but might have to lose some of the braking ability. Noise increases as it gets hotter. This is a fairly common problem. I will accept the noise in favor of incredible braking.

[BippuBoss]

My wife has the '07 with a lil over 6k miles on it and there doesn't seem to be any problem with braking noise. I'm pretty sure there shouldn't be a problem after washing the car, we have really hard water with a bunch of junk in it and nothing is wrong with it brake wise after a wash.

[07bluerocketZ]

i dont think washing it has anything to do with it.When i wash the Z,it still squels...When i dont wash the Z it still makes the noise..Its not loud and it doesnt do it everytime i brake..It squels like 50% of the time i brake.Sometimes it does and sometimes it dont...