Why do my brakes squeak? AAARGH!

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iamgigglz

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So FREAKIN annoying.  :dousing:

I've searched the forum and found nothing. Search the interwebs and found a mass debate (lots of action, no meaningful result)

Two different kinds of squeak going on here:

Rear brake has the "normal" squeak; very high pitched, changing volume with brake pressure, goes away if you press hard enough.

Front brakes sort of "sing" at a much lower pitch than the rear brake; they almost sound like bus brakes  :patch:
Only happens when they get hot, and braking efficacy is definitely lower than it should be.

Pads were all fitted by Honda and are OEM parts with less than 10,000km on them.

Please educate me.
 
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