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Exhaust Drone vs Brake Squeak

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Old 09-20-17, 02:25 PM
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With the cooling NorCal weather, the brake squeaking on my 2015 F-Sport has gotten more annoying. Has me thinking what's worse: exhaust droning on an open highway OR brake squeaking in Bay Area traffic...
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What exhaust u got to have drone?
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I had droning with the Apexi axle-back for 2 weeks before I swapped it out for the Tanabe axle-back. No more drone.
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Originally Posted by ashinn
With the cooling NorCal weather, the brake squeaking on my 2015 F-Sport has gotten more annoying. Has me thinking what's worse: exhaust droning on an open highway OR brake squeaking in Bay Area traffic...
For me it would be the brake squeaks... nothing more embarrassing to pull up in a nice luxury ride to have squeaky brakes all around
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My brakes have started squeaking as well. My GS is a '15 with 13k miles on it.

It never used to do it, but in the last month or so they now squeal when I first start after my car has been parked for a while (like in the morning or when leaving work). One application of the brakes and it's over, but indeed it can be embarrassing.
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Originally Posted by JDR76
My brakes have started squeaking as well. My GS is a '15 with 13k miles on it.

It never used to do it, but in the last month or so they now squeal when I first start after my car has been parked for a while (like in the morning or when leaving work). One application of the brakes and it's over, but indeed it can be embarrassing.
That's how mine started. I bought my `15 CPO with 15k miles on it and the brakes started squeaking at around 17k on cold starts. Now, I'm at 22k and I get prolonged squeaking on light braking at low speeds. Can't believe I'm saying this, but can't wait until the pads are worn out and need replacement (to ceramics).
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