yazz

Hey guys, just hit 40k, and running stronger than ever!

Getting a ton of brake squeal / noise when coming to stops in stop-and-go / city roads.
No noise when braking hard or from higher speeds like hwy.

I read up on brake indicators, but I dont see any lights on my dash.
Brakes have never been changed....but visually I can see decent pad left, and rotors in good condition.
Lots of brake dust on the rims though (the matte black is a pain to keep clean).

Any tips to troubleshoot further?

Or is it time to bite the bullet and replace all pads and rotors?
(stopping power / brake pedal feels somewhat reduced, which is why I said this)

Thanks all!

brambergs13

I usualy get squeal when i havent washed car a week or more.. For me dissapears when i wash my car, and a lot of pressure wash on wheels

yazz

Yeah I notice it goes away after a wash, but comes back with a vengence

Any other pro tips out here? Gotta go for service soon, so maybe I'll just bring it up with them...

Amstaffman

I have been chasing my brake squeal om my rear right. After OEM and 2 other brand pads, grease on the backside of pads etc, same squeal.....
Also tried disconnecting the wear indicator with no success.

Good luck and report back if you find a solution.

G_Money

Big brakes make noise...

roadkillrob

I wash my car a lot and typically clean the brakes really well and never have any squeal all OEM rotors and pads, but they are less than 5k miles on them. I do tend to find that as they age and get a bit of a lip the lip can cause a bit of a squeal and removing that lip on the rotor that is squealing will typically take care of the issue for a while anyway.

507matteg

yazz

Thanks for the input guys, will update after service

Also wanted to get a professional detail done, does anyone know if they remove tires and clean wheel wells and calipers as well?

roadkillrob

They will if you pay to have it done, a detail can vary from a few hundred for a good wash vacuum and wax to a few thousand for a multistage paint correction, they will do what you want if you are willing to pay for it.

G_Money

Sure. On my last C63 I got a full wet sand paint correction, ceramic coat and GlassParency application. He offered to ceramic coat the wheels, but I was going to get them refinished so I opted not to.

Cant remember the price, this was 2 years back, but somewhere in the 1.2-1.5k USD range.

lemonstand

Recent (new to me) 507 owner, and I get an occasional squeal when dirty. After a wash it tends to go away.