[HeatJoey]

Originally Posted by BroDoze

I think also brakes are very vehicle-specific. Some vehicles just have shitty brakes. Undersized rotors, shitty calipers or whatever. Putting a cheap Powerstop pad on a car like that is a bad idea. It makes it go from bad to worse. Live n learn.

fair points and well taken. they don't make them for this car so I don't have to worry LOL... but I don't think I can live with this dust so isweeps it is... even if there is some compromise in "braking power" or performance, I'll make that trade and it is somewhat specific to the driver. if you're never going to see a track or driving that requires lots of hard braking then I don't think (or hope) that there is any real difference from brembo to say an Isweep pad. like i said, my hellcat which is way more powerfull and heavy than this m2 had powerstops for 25,000 miles an no one that drove it knew any difference, at least for normal street driving.. but point well taken, not going to put a crappy pad on this M2

[HeatJoey]

Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

No bedding needed for IS1500 and IS2000, just drive normally after installation.

Also do you , or anyone here, happen to know any local dealers or shops that would install , that you trust ? South florida area. Thanks!

[fanofbmwe46]

Anyone specifically compare the Is1500 with Is2000 pads on the same car / same model? Very interested how the feel and the dust difference. If stop/feel is negligible and dust is slightly less on is1500 then seems those are def way to go.

[BroDoze]

Originally Posted by fanofbmwe46

Anyone specifically compare the Is1500 with Is2000 pads on the same car / same model? Very interested how the feel and the dust difference. If stop/feel is negligible and dust is slightly less on is1500 then seems those are def way to go.

The G80/G82 forums have TONs of info on both pads. Way more than the G87 forums. Find the couple of massive threads. The consensus is owners are happy with both.
1500s have the least dust but give up a little bit of bite. 2000s dust more than the 1500s but much less than stock and give up nothing - some say bite is slightly better than stock. Neither pad is suitable for track use. Course the stock pads aren’t really either.
Another things all owners have said is the dust that the ISweeps do produce is way easier to clean than the sticky stock dust.

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by HeatJoey

Also do you , or anyone here, happen to know any local dealers or shops that would install , that you trust ? South florida area. Thanks!

I have Excell Racing in Boca Raton.

[HeatJoey]

Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

I have Excell Racing in Boca Raton.

Thanks I’ll give them a ring !

[JABCAT]

Originally Posted by HeatJoey

Also do you , or anyone here, happen to know any local dealers or shops that would install , that you trust ? South florida area. Thanks!

Probably the easiest pad swap I've done. If you have a jack & jack stands it should take you well under an hour for all 4.

[HeatJoey]

Originally Posted by JABCAT

Probably the easiest pad swap I've done. If you have a jack & jack stands it should take you well under an hour for all 4.

yea I did my hellcat and scat pack myself.. the hardest part is jacking up and doing one wheel at a time as I don't have a real 'shop' or anything lol just a hydraulic jack and some stands.

but I'm not sure I want to attempt on this car, I see electronic sensors and other things down there.. it's really just that I'm not overly handy and someone did my first charger with me so I was kind of taught how to do it lol.. and my old ass doesn't want to mess this car up because thats my luck ...

[HeatJoey]

another few questions.. I ordered them, thank you to RG sport...

I didn't really do any research other than reading here from you guys... are these carbon/ceramic material? curious about their lifespan and if they are easier on the rotors as those bad boys look expensive if they have to be replaced lol.

on my last 6 chargers, the first one i did nothing and at 30k I had to buy pads and rotors.. on the next 5 I did the powerstops and never replaced anything again, including my last one that I sold with 60k and pads were at about 1/2 left... so curious if these have the same benefits

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by HeatJoey

another few questions.. I ordered them, thank you to RG sport...

I didn't really do any research other than reading here from you guys... are these carbon/ceramic material? curious about their lifespan and if they are easier on the rotors as those bad boys look expensive if they have to be replaced lol.

on my last 6 chargers, the first one i did nothing and at 30k I had to buy pads and rotors.. on the next 5 I did the powerstops and never replaced anything again, including my last one that I sold with 60k and pads were at about 1/2 left... so curious if these have the same benefits

I had IS2000 on my wife’s daily G05 X5.
The rear lasted 24k miles, while the front still going strong.
I didn’t have my X3MC long enough to burn a set. But based on taking it off after 20k miles, it still have plenty of meat.
Don’t hold me against it though, because brake pads wear are depending on your braking habit and daily commute traffic.

[HeatJoey]

Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

I had IS2000 on my wife’s daily G05 X5.
The rear lasted 24k miles, while the front still going strong.
I didn’t have my X3MC long enough to burn a set. But based on taking it off after 20k miles, it still have plenty of meat.
Don’t hold me against it though, because brake pads wear are depending on your braking habit and daily commute traffic.

Thanks! Not very encouraging on the life though lol. 24k and dead, wow…

[JABCAT]

Originally Posted by HeatJoey

Thanks! Not very encouraging on the life though lol. 24k and dead, wow…

The pads on my wife's X3MC have 17k on them and still look new, mine have 11k on them, look the same. Like RG said, highly dependent on your driving/braking style.

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by HeatJoey

Thanks! Not very encouraging on the life though lol. 24k and dead, wow…

24k is not too bad considering I am using DAP during road trip and my wife's doing a lot of local traffic, light to light.
Also, you don't want a brake pad that last long. Usually it means that it is as hard as a rock and doesn't have friction.
I have had that type of pad on my Odyssey, and I had a lot of close calls, lol.