New Slotted Rotors and Pads...Noise :<

Keidame · 06-16-2018, 12:51 PM

So I just installed my new StopTech Slotted Sport brakes and pads, threw my wheels on, and test drove it.
it sounds okay at first, then i start hearing a "ch-ch-ch" noise that gets faster the faster i go.
I pull my car back and lift it, dust shields are fine, I pull the pads off and the sound goes away when i turn the rotors (sound goes away only on the brakes that dont have the pads.
I threw stop squeal on the pads on one side and the noise is still there.
Is this just the price to pay for having slotted rotors on the e90, or did i miss something?
Thanks guys

boosthead · 06-19-2018, 06:09 PM

I have experience with dimpled, drilled,and also slotted rotors on different cars. Dimpled made a very faint whir that I never noticed at speed The slotted rotors I've used didnt make much noise, faint, definitely not what you're describing.

I used slotted and drilled on my wife's last car and they made a ton of noise. Lesson learned.

So my experience, some noise but not overwhelming. Good luck. My bet would have been on the dust shields.

zero2sixtyZ · 06-19-2018, 06:53 PM

If not dust shields, did you bed the pads in?

SnapCoupe · 06-19-2018, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by zero2sixtyZ

If not dust shields, did you bed the pads in?

+1. I installed stoptech drilled rotors and OEM pads and they made some odd noises before I fully bedded them. A day or two later and there were quieter than the OEM rotors.

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 06-20-2018, 09:53 AM

Did you bed them in?

Is the noise from the front or rear?

After changing a few rotors and pads on these cars, I noticed they don't seat too well, especially in the rear at first. After a 50-100 miles things quiet down.

yoon_209 · 09-06-2019, 06:05 PM

did you ever fix this issue?

i got r1 concept slotted and drillled rotors and new akebono pads and they make this buzzing click noise while driving, the noise goes away when i brake, i was told that its due to the ceramic pads rubbing against the rotor and due to the slots and drilled holes it make sthis noise,

Rollo` · 09-07-2019, 02:56 PM

slotted rotors on my e92 make a noise like the pad is lightly touching the rotor at all times, which I guess it is. Has been making that noise since installed a couple of years ago. All future cars are getting centric premium blanks.

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Keidame Enlisted Member 10 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2011 Space Grey 328i xDrive Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Hillsborough, NJ iTrader: (0)	New Slotted Rotors and Pads...Noise :< So I just installed my new StopTech Slotted Sport brakes and pads, threw my wheels on, and test drove it. it sounds okay at first, then i start hearing a "ch-ch-ch" noise that gets faster the faster i go. I pull my car back and lift it, dust shields are fine, I pull the pads off and the sound goes away when i turn the rotors (sound goes away only on the brakes that dont have the pads. I threw stop squeal on the pads on one side and the noise is still there. Is this just the price to pay for having slotted rotors on the e90, or did i miss something? Thanks guys __________________ Space Grey 2011 328i xDrive, Matte Black Kidney Grills, BMW Performance Exhaust, 18x9 030's w/ Falken fk510's
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boosthead Private First Class 40 Rep 124 Posts Drives: 2009 328ix Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	I have experience with dimpled, drilled,and also slotted rotors on different cars. Dimpled made a very faint whir that I never noticed at speed The slotted rotors I've used didnt make much noise, faint, definitely not what you're describing. I used slotted and drilled on my wife's last car and they made a ton of noise. Lesson learned. So my experience, some noise but not overwhelming. Good luck. My bet would have been on the dust shields.
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Jeff@TopGearSolutions 3467 Rep 79,211 Posts Drives: C6 Z06, 09 335i, 10 335xi Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: www.TopGearSolutions.com iTrader: (37)	Did you bed them in? Is the noise from the front or rear? After changing a few rotors and pads on these cars, I noticed they don't seat too well, especially in the rear at first. After a 50-100 miles things quiet down.
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yoon_209 Senpai 705 Rep 1,161 Posts Drives: 24' M2 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (1)	did you ever fix this issue? i got r1 concept slotted and drillled rotors and new akebono pads and they make this buzzing click noise while driving, the noise goes away when i brake, i was told that its due to the ceramic pads rubbing against the rotor and due to the slots and drilled holes it make sthis noise, __________________ IG: it.g.ma_g87
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Rollo` Captain 125 Rep 611 Posts Drives: 2018 230i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: US iTrader: (2)	slotted rotors on my e92 make a noise like the pad is lightly touching the rotor at all times, which I guess it is. Has been making that noise since installed a couple of years ago. All future cars are getting centric premium blanks.
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