I know there have been several posts regarding brake noise, but it seems that everybody's situation is different and I figured the best way to get the most accurate answer was to post my own thread.

I have a 2003 5AT coupe, and I'm not the most car savvy person. About a week ago I replaced the front rotors and put on new pads for all four, everything OEM and brand new.

I had brake noise coming from the front before the new parts, and it's still there. A little better, but still insanely annoying. It doesn't seem to happen when I brake hard or brake soft, but somewhere in the middle.

With completely new pads and rotors how could I still be having such painful noise coming from the front?

 

try bedding them in. simply explained, find a safe place with no traffic and do few hard near-stops.
http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm

was all proper hardware installed as well(pad shims?)

 

Did you clean everything from brake dust ( Hardware) and use any kind of brake quite? That might help.

 

I have not tried any kind of brake quiet, so I'll pick some up and try that.

All the proper hardware was installed and whatnot, but I didn't replace the shims behind the pads. Should those be replaced as well? I ordered new OEM pads but they didn't come with new shims.

I'll try bedding them in and let you guys know. Thanks!

 

Got some brake quiet and applied it and haven't heard anything yet. Been driving around a little bit and everything sounds great. Thanks for the help.

 

Which brand did you use? Did you have to take the wheels off?

I tried Gunk Squeal Medic, but the noise came back the next day. I just sprayed the solution on the disks, gave it a few minutes then drove around. The dealership told me that they can't really do anything about it and I don't need the pads changed yet.

The squeal gets really loud and is annoying. It seems as if there is a softspot where before the brake is fully pushed in when the noise/squealing starts.

Thanks.

 

I used CRC Disc Brake Quiet. Yes you have to take the wheels off because you have to apply it to the back of the pads.

I still have some squeal in the brakes, so it wasn't a complete fix. I'm still looking for a solution to make them silent. It helped the noise A LOT, but it's still there on a very slight level of braking.