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I'll be running the Z23 + the FCP Euro front rotors soon. They're waiting until I can take it to my suspension shop. That is delayed as I've got a CEL with cyl #5 missing and the dealer takes quite a while to get in for service.
I am running the powerstop Z23 pads on my ‘19 E63S. They don’t make rotors for the E63, but maybe they do for the 43/53 I dunno. The pads are excellent!!! Brake dust 100% eliminate, not reduced, or just a little less than stock…. eliminated! They are silent, and brake feel feels the same as stock for my daily street driving. They are super cheap, was like $110 shipped for front and rears and they come with new hardware. I’d buy again in a heart beat, the originals were soooooo bad for brake dust and made cleaning the car a nightmare and even made me drive different to avoid using the brakes excessively hahah.
Thanks for chiming in! I’ve been curious about these too. Probably a stupid question, but are you running these pads with the standard steel rotors? I get a ton of brake dust from just normal driving and this sounds like a great solution.
Mind I ask how many miles you have on the pads so far?
Also, Im assuming wear on the rotors themselves will be about same as standard pads?
Originally Posted by JTS97Z28
I am running the powerstop Z23 pads on my ‘19 E63S. They don’t make rotors for the E63, but maybe they do for the 43/53 I dunno. The pads are excellent!!! Brake dust 100% eliminate, not reduced, or just a little less than stock…. eliminated! They are silent, and brake feel feels the same as stock for my daily street driving. They are super cheap, was like $110 shipped for front and rears and they come with new hardware. I’d buy again in a heart beat, the originals were soooooo bad for brake dust and made cleaning the car a nightmare and even made me drive different to avoid using the brakes excessively hahah.
I just installed the PowerStop Z23 on my GLC43. Followed the bedding process, and now the rotors have a nice blue metallic patina/sheen as expected.
I had replaced the original pads that came with the car at around 20k miles with R1 Concepts ceramic pads. They worked good, but 20k miles later, I noticed a sudden decrease in braking capability. Took them off and they're barely halfway thru their life, but the front pads have cracks in them, and the rear pads have uneven wear in pitch and thickness between inner and outer pads.
Thanks for the info y'all. I've only had my car for a couple of months and I'm already so tired of brown front wheels (like within minutes after cleaning).
Thanks for the info y'all. I've only had my car for a couple of months and I'm already so tired of brown front wheels (like within minutes after cleaning).
I'm going to swap to the PowerStop Z23's.
Me too, man (almost two months to the day). The brake dust builds quick. Ugh. Let us know how your experience goes, if you're doing it soon. I might be next.
Me too, man (almost two months to the day). The brake dust builds quick. Ugh. Let us know how your experience goes, if you're doing it soon. I might be next.
Yeah, it's nuts. Just before I bought the car, a Maserati dealer replaced the front pads with OEM. From the amount of dust that comes off these pads, I'm surprised they've survived more than 1000 miles, lol.
It'll probably be a bit before I swap them, as I have an ever-growing list of things I want to change/add on this car.
Spark plugs, fluids/filters and possibly coils are next. (currently 57K miles and I do my own wrenching)
I just installed the PowerStop Z23 on my GLC43. Followed the bedding process, and now the rotors have a nice blue metallic patina/sheen as expected.
I had replaced the original pads that came with the car at around 20k miles with R1 Concepts ceramic pads. They worked good, but 20k miles later, I noticed a sudden decrease in braking capability. Took them off and they're barely halfway thru their life, but the front pads have cracks in them, and the rear pads have uneven wear in pitch and thickness between inner and outer pads.
I switched to these on my wife's GLC43 as well. Been super happy with them! The dust was such a pain in the *** and it would almost stain the driveway too
I changed the front stock pads to the Z23 today. The rear pads are still in shipping. Stock pads are Brembo.
It took me a while to figure out how to put the rear parking break into pad change service mode.
First turn on engine, disengage parking break.
Turn off car.
With foot off brake pedal, press engine start button once.
Go to Trip display on the center that shows mileage.
Hold down left steering wheel HOME button for 10 seconds, then release.
Hold down left steering wheel OK button for 10 seconds, then release.
Press HOME button, then swipe left with arrows to get to Workshop menu, and the brake pad change mode is there and ready to engage.
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