I don't know if it is the front or the rear but everytime I brake I hear a pretty distinct squeal. I have approximately 27,2xx miles on the car now. What are our OEM brakes life expectancy under conservative driving conditions? My last s2000 I had the same squealing noise so I took it to Honda and they found a rock in between the calipers. This time I don't know what it is yet because I have not yet taken the car to Honda. I haven't bleed my brakes yet either. Any advice would be very helpful.

 

you need new brake pads.

 

Unlikely at 27K but possible.

 

If it was a rock the last time take the wheels off and check for rocks and pad thickness

 

I also had a squeal i'm at 25k, i took it to the track and got the brakes extremely hot- smoking, now they don't squeal any more can anyone explain this?

 

What are some good pads to buy and where to purchase them? Should I purchase OEM pads and install them? Or should I get aftermarket pads? I believe I hear the squeal from the front so there is no need to replace the rear pads.

 

I had a problem like that at a premature age and comes to show that my rotors were not...don't remember the word, in other words not "flushed" I suppose and it wasn't the brake pads. So I replaced the rotors got some from ebay. 3 yrs later still no problem Just an experience I had hope all is well.

 

Go with OEM unless you track the car a lot. Brake pad installation is fairly easy, especially the front pads. I've gotten mine from hardtopguy in the past (and also dealerships at a slight markup in a pinch).

 

My driver rear brake is also making a rubbing noise. The noise is always there (barely), but gets louder when I apply brake pressure. It started when I installed my slotted drilled rotors, so I assume it is related to the rotors. I hope I don't have to replace the rotor. how do I check to see if the rotor is making the noise?

 

*resurfaced* was the word I couldn't think of. See if that works on your rotors at a shop somewhere if that's not it I'm going with your brake pads you probably got a bad set don't quote me on that just throwin my two cents.