With the insulation, it was loud but still acceptable. Without it, the sound is terribly loud and annoying. Luckily it's only when the brakes are not hot.

I think the only solution would be brake pads with proper shims to reduce noise and vibration etc.

Try Googling for sources of brake noise. If the problem lies with the lack of noise reduction material on the pads themselves, I suppose that there's no reason to worry about brake failure.

Maybe it's because the rear brakes aren't as heavily used as the front pads. Get a bunch of people to sit in your car so that the EBD system will make the rear brakes work harder.

I'm currently searching for a proper brake lubricant, and it seems that it's very difficult to find them in Malaysia. . I'm going to pay a visit to Ace Hardware one day to see what they have to offer.

Example:
http://www.permatex.com/products-2/product...ubricant-detail

Well... Proper brake lubricant/grease is what I'm looking for at this point, i.e. one that can resist high temperatures and would not be easily washed off. Good or bad I don't know.

Not sure. Can try enquiring. Why don't you consider other pads like Rapid stop or EBC brake pads? A forumer called Kent Goh @ xd auto parts should be selling them I think.

Supposed to be quite good. Based on what I found through searching, no one complains about noise, just brake dust. The other two pads I suggested are around the same price as the Ultimate.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Dec 8 2015, 08:17 AM

Did you bed the brake pads properly? If they are new and they are squealing occasionally you might just need to bed them by going beyond 80KM/H and applying the brakes moderately hard until the vehicle almost stops, then repeat the cycle a few more times.

I suspect it's just the mountings. Probably still won't be as vibration free as when the car was new due to engine wear and tear but it should eliminate most of it.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Dec 8 2015, 10:53 AM

I think so. Bring your car out at night to a highway to do it la.

I think that there's something wrong with your rear brake pads.

How difficult is it to replace the front ARB bush?

What was the reason for the change? Worn out? Noise?

The Persona comes with a front and rear ARB by default.

http://speed.academy/how-swaybars-work/

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Dec 9 2015, 11:08 AM

I got a rear 16mm too. To be honest I don't feel much difference.

1. Better brake pads
2. Better tyres

Then move on to whatever you want.

I mean not much difference from the original rear anti roll bar. For my car the larger anti roll bar also seems to have introduced some metal flex/creak noise which occurs from time to time when turning.

Yup.. Supposed to work that way. It looks like we can have access to the bushes through the wheel arch area but I didn't really look closely.

Yup. Recently switched to silicone bushes since the new rubber bush I bought last time split after a while.

Replaced my left front door lock actuator today. Supposed to be easy but the three screws that secure the door latch have what I believe to be blue locktite on them, so they're a PITA to remove even with the right screw driver. Can't squeeze the actuator back into its position either without removing the door latch since there isn't enough space to manoeuvre about. You need to twist and lock the actuator into position.

Also just realised that the music in the cabin leaks out quite a fair bit for my car at over volume 15. Not sure if it's originally like that, or is a result of replacing the door and window seals. At volume 20+ anyone standing near front doors can hear the music very clearly.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Dec 10 2015, 09:22 PM

Sounds like a creaking boat. Bring it back to the workshop for further diagnosis I guess. Last time when my father replaced his Perdana's drive shaft there was this zinggg noise when he accelerates. Couldn't figure out where it was from... until the wheel came off with the drive shaft or something like that.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Dec 11 2015, 01:01 PM

I tried before. Small-medium size cannot fit even after taking the front wheel off.

Tried putting it in the back but without taking the front wheel off. It dirtied all the seats, and kinda scratched my door panels in the process.