So, the brakes are good, but squeak like crazy when the 5 sits over night and it is wet outside or the car was driven in damp weather. Especially bad in reverse coming out of the garage first thing in the morning. Neighbors think it is the garbage truck or UPS on the street! Have tried sanding the rotors and pads to no avail. Starting to wonder if perhaps the pads were replaced with metallic instead of ceramic composition units. Anyone else run into this issue? Dave J
Squeaky brakes when wet
- Thread starter djghia
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Decided that I can't live with the squeakiest brakes on the street, so I have ordered the Prostop drilled and slotted rotors along with their ceramic pads for the front. I will keep you all posted as to whether this resolves my issue. Dave J
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- 2008 Mazda5 GT
I certainly noticed the difference 
What about the rear?
What about the rear?
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This may seem like a dumb question but...did you try greasing the old brake pads? I don't see any grease on the back of your new pads either.
Problem: squeaky brakes
Solution: brake later and harder
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There is actually some truth to this (done it myself)
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- 2008 Mazda5 GT
This might be true if not for "Squeaky brakes when wet". Squeaky breaks due to lack of grease does not go away until you reapply grease or realign/rebed whatever it is that's off.
x2 Or the car has awesome race pads which are known to squeel until they are up to temp.
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