Brembo Brakes
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Driver
Thread Starter
#3
There are a lot of articles/posts on other car sites about noise from Brembo's. I know that the bed-in process is critical on high performance brakes. I was never told that when they replaced my brakes and I doubt that my dealership did any bed-in after they did the work.
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Driver
Thread Starter
Same type or noise with light breaking and release. Taking it to the back to the dealer to seek a resolution. Talked with several techs and can't get a good answer. Thanks for the info. I let you knw what the dealer has to say.
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The squeal had gotten so bad that I worked out a deal with Lexus and the dealership to exchange my '10 Sport for an '11 SWB with the Comfort, NAV, ML and the Advanced Parking Assist packages. They offered me the Touring Package but it is basically a faux Sport as it doesn't have the Sport air suspension, sport tuned transmission, paddle shifters, etc. I decided that if I wasn't going to have the Sport guts that I might as well get the better radio package. There were some financial gyrations as part of the negotiations but ultimately we did the deal and I picked up the car last night.
Quite a difference in how it drives. Much different transmission shift points and the suspension difference is extremely noticeable. I guess that now I have a car suitable for my age (64), but I can tell you that I miss the Sport and how it drove/handled. I came out of a BMW 550 Sport that handled like it was on rails. I have a heavy foot and like to push my cars through twisties. No more of that for me.
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Lexus Fanatic
Are the using ceramic or semi metallic pads?? I just slotted rotors for my LS but I get this weird whirling noise if I stop hard from high speed. Sounds like stopping with old summer tires.
#11
Driver
Thread Starter
I don't get a squeal noise, it more of a grabbing noise as if the pads are not releasing quickly enough. Same sound when brakeing hard. Sound like holding the brake and pressing the gas at the same time.
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Don't get me wrong - it is a great car. Quiet, smooth, and very comfortable. Just not the car I would have chosen.
In terms of trading it in - that is not going to happen. This is a company car and I'm pretty much locked into the lease. I wound up with a 2 year lease that will run 6 months past the end of my previous lease and will have to wait until the end to get something else.
#13
Lead Lap
One excellent suggestion when brakes are replaced is to use ONLY Akebono Ceramic Pads.
AKEBONO invented the ceramic brake pad, and now makes them for a majority of new car manufacturers, as an OEM supplier. I have successfully used them on all of our vehicles, from a Jag Van den Plas, to a Mercedes SL500, a Ford F150 and a Mercury Gran Marquis.
I do NOT subscribe to the notion that all ceramic pads are about the same. I have seen the results, and for long-term wearability, low-to-no brake dust, to superb Stopping Power, I am a AKEBONO fan.
And no ....... I do not work for the company. I am retired, from the banking products industry.
I sincerely hope this benefits someone.
Best Wishes to all,
Mikey Lulejian
Lake Oconee, GA
AKEBONO invented the ceramic brake pad, and now makes them for a majority of new car manufacturers, as an OEM supplier. I have successfully used them on all of our vehicles, from a Jag Van den Plas, to a Mercedes SL500, a Ford F150 and a Mercury Gran Marquis.
I do NOT subscribe to the notion that all ceramic pads are about the same. I have seen the results, and for long-term wearability, low-to-no brake dust, to superb Stopping Power, I am a AKEBONO fan.
And no ....... I do not work for the company. I am retired, from the banking products industry.
I sincerely hope this benefits someone.
Best Wishes to all,
Mikey Lulejian
Lake Oconee, GA
#14
Driver
Thread Starter
One excellent suggestion when brakes are replaced is to use ONLY Akebono Ceramic Pads.
AKEBONO invented the ceramic brake pad, and now makes them for a majority of new car manufacturers, as an OEM supplier. I have successfully used them on all of our vehicles, from a Jag Van den Plas, to a Mercedes SL500, a Ford F150 and a Mercury Gran Marquis.
I do NOT subscribe to the notion that all ceramic pads are about the same. I have seen the results, and for long-term wearability, low-to-no brake dust, to superb Stopping Power, I am a AKEBONO fan.
And no ....... I do not work for the company. I am retired, from the banking products industry.
I sincerely hope this benefits someone.
Best Wishes to all,
Mikey Lulejian
Lake Oconee, GA
AKEBONO invented the ceramic brake pad, and now makes them for a majority of new car manufacturers, as an OEM supplier. I have successfully used them on all of our vehicles, from a Jag Van den Plas, to a Mercedes SL500, a Ford F150 and a Mercury Gran Marquis.
I do NOT subscribe to the notion that all ceramic pads are about the same. I have seen the results, and for long-term wearability, low-to-no brake dust, to superb Stopping Power, I am a AKEBONO fan.
And no ....... I do not work for the company. I am retired, from the banking products industry.
I sincerely hope this benefits someone.
Best Wishes to all,
Mikey Lulejian
Lake Oconee, GA
#15
Most brembo brakes available in the market have pads that are interchangeable with each other, maybe look into an aftermarket company that makes the same pad shape.
For example if you look up the brembo front brakes for the G35 / 350z / Evo 8 / WRX / STi for each certain year the part numbers were identical. Maybe it will be the same with the LS? This way you could choose the quietest material
For example if you look up the brembo front brakes for the G35 / 350z / Evo 8 / WRX / STi for each certain year the part numbers were identical. Maybe it will be the same with the LS? This way you could choose the quietest material