JDM or Poser?

[tony]

Or do people use that term any more? JDM.. anyway, I wont give my opinion to preserve my bias.



I'll accept whatever label gets more votes

[quickdodge®]

With a lack of another option in the poll, I guess it would be a poser. You bought your car as an Infiniti G35. You placed Skyline Badges on your car to give the impression that it's a Skyline. It is NOT a Skyline. Therefore, by default, you come out as a poser. It doesn't mean I don't like the car, I just think it's funny when people put badges on their car and tell people that's what they have and call it that. Acura folks do that. Place H emblems on their car and call them Honda Integras. Later, QD.

[JITB]

I think its appropriate. i dont see nothing wrong with badging a car what it is in another country...as long as it actually is.... i like the "350GT" and the "350 TT" i thought he was referring to a Z, than i saw the 350 GT badge... very clever...lol

But it does kind of look like yours with different wheels

[04sleepa]

regardless the car is sex man. how about a 3rd option? lol

[JITB]

With a lack of another option in the poll, I guess it would be a poser. You bought your car as an Infiniti G35. You placed Skyline Badges on your car to give the impression that it's a Skyline. It is NOT a Skyline. Therefore, by default, you come out as a poser. Later, QD.

even if its the same car?

[quickdodge®]

even if its the same car?

It didn't/doesn't say Skyline on the title of his car does it? Later, QD.

[Elbow]

I don't think either option counts, just badging it's just a thing. If memory serves right the Skyline in Japan that style is the exact same as a G35 anyway right? So...just switching badges.

[Deke]

I'm not a fan of it, just like people who put Honda badges on an Acura. But I don't think it's horrible. It's just something that I would never do to my own car.

[JITB]

It didn't/doesn't say Skyline on the title of his car does it? Later, QD.

Nope...But if your goin for the JDM look..than this would be what you would do right?

[Crazy Asian]

Well to my car honda accord is the Honda inspire in Japan. Almost identical so if I wanted to switch out the badge I would. If I a Acura TSX though Id just leave the emblem as Acura.

[quickdodge®]

I'm not a fan of it, just like people who put Honda badges on an Acura. But I don't think it's horrible. It's just something that I would never do to my own car.

Exactly. It's not that big a deal. Kind of one of those petty, useless peeves that's not really worth arguing over, lolol.

Nope...But if your goin for the JDM look..than this would be what you would do right?

I spose so. Still not a Skyline, though, lolol. Later, QD.

[JITB]

Exactly. It's not that big a deal. Kind of one of those petty, useless peeves that's not really worth arguing over, lolol.



I spose so. Still not a Skyline, though, lolol. Later, QD.

i badged my protege as a Familia....so i guess im bias...lol


But i see your point as well. Id consider someone trying to push a 6cyl mustang as a v8 a poser.. or a Na supra telling everyone its TT..

[quickdodge®]

But i see your point as well. Id consider someone trying to push a 6cyl mustang as a v8 a poser.. or a Na supra telling everyone its TT..

Exactly on that note. Later, QD.

[Terror]

i think its appropriate, to me it falls into the same category as most other ways of "car styling". I think it would be too far if they referred to it as a skyline, which it is not obviously. "JDM" is a car styling trend, it sort of adds to it i agree with it some dont.

[Elbow]

To me it's cool just so people who aren't into cars don't understand what's going on lol

[EJ25RUN]

Poser is buying something that is definetly fake and claming it as something else.

A G35 is a Skyline V35. Marking it as something different was the whole point of JDM to me.

So no. Not a poser.

I guess i'd call it a poser if it was any other car and had skyline written on it.

[Terror]

^^ word

[YokotaS13]

actually, it is the same
down to damn near everything

in japan they were NA on the V35s, and in the states they are Non turbo. same body, same everything.....same engine as well, vq35de

[alpine_aw11]

I don't care. Would never do it, but whatever. Who gives a shit. As long as it isn't like the aforementioned trying to pass off a v6 stang as a GT or something.

[FasTech]

I don't like it, not the car, but the idea of false badge'n! If its a G35 then thats what it is... don't try passing it off as a Skyline.

[tony]

Not defending it because I have another with zero plans to change badges regardless of what I do to it this time around. But..

http://www.nihoncar.com/en/review-332-X.html

[Motivation]

Well, I'm not going to say you are a poser cause technically it could always be said that is what it is in Japan. But in the same sense, all these people that put "JDM" things on their "USDM" honda's aren't turning their cars JDM. They are just adding parts. The car will STILL REMAIN USDM. But yet, they call out other people for not being "JDM" when in fact, they are at fault of this also. But, you done it because YOU like it, not to make people think that you shipped the car from Japan or anything. Either way, I love that car. It's definately hot!!!

[Kaiser]

Infiniti G35 vs. Nissan Skyline 350GT Coupe.

Differences? Badging. Want proof? http://www.infiniti.co.uk/g37-coupe.html

Know what that is kids? That's a RHD G37 coupe. It is indentical to a Skyline 370GT Coupe. Even down to being RHD. If a guy in England wants to badge his RHD G37 Coupe with it's Japanese name, Skyline 370GT Coupe, is he more or less a poser than a LHD G37? The same argument goes with the G35. Whether it's LHD or RHD, you can call it what you want, it's just a name change for marketing reasons, not an actual model difference. Another example of this is continental Honda Accord Euro R's. They are nearly identical to our TSX over here, including drive-side. Why not rebadge if you want?

There are some cars that are honestly not the same between their different versions, there are others (Like the Mitsu GTO/3000GT) that were changed because GTO was a trademarked name over here that they just couldn't use.

I'm only trying to defend rebadging on the merits of the fact that the cars are identical. What name you wanna put on it is the same as taking the name off entirely. This is not calling the G35 coupe a GT-R. This is not calling a V6 Mustang a GT or a Shelby or anything else.

[Fr33way]

I feel the same as was mentioned about Honda/Acura badging which is general indifference when it is the same chassis (or at least based). Now GT-R badges on a Maxima or Type-R badges on a CRV get the boot!

[OnURleft]

With a lack of another option in the poll, I guess it would be a poser. You bought your car as an Infiniti G35. You placed Skyline Badges on your car to give the impression that it's a Skyline. It is NOT a Skyline. Therefore, by default, you come out as a poser. It doesn't mean I don't like the car, I just think it's funny when people put badges on their car and tell people that's what they have and call it that. Acura folks do that. Place H emblems on their car and call them Honda Integras. Later, QD.

I agree with you but I also have other thoughts on it. Acura and Infinity are nothing but marketing scheme's in America to sell more cars. RSX's and G35's are nothing but Honda's and Nissan's badged in a way to make American's believe they are truly individualistic of their mother brand when they are one brand everywhere else. They were designed by honda/nissan, funded by hondad/nissan, built almost identically and just re-badged for marketing sake. They are the same car...just about. In that respect I don't have any hate for people who do it but I just wouldn't do it myself.

[R32Dragon]

I voted poser simply for the fact that the G35 Chassis in itself is a poser for being badged as the Skyline in Japan. It was built on the Z chassis, not the beloved R chassis that we all know and love.

But with that said, I really like G35's and plan on getting one as a daily real soon.

[DB4LYFE ™]

HONDA INTEGRA FTW!

~DB4LYFE

[EP3sAreFun]

lol if i badged my starion as a Starion 2600 GSRVR everyone would assume thats just how it came.

[Sammich]

me gusta

[Kaiser]

I voted poser simply for the fact that the G35 Chassis in itself is a poser for being badged as the Skyline in Japan. It was built on the Z chassis, not the beloved R chassis that we all know and love.

But with that said, I really like G35's and plan on getting one as a daily real soon.

To be consistent, this means that cars built before the R31 aren't skylines either? Funny, I distinctly remember...the first GT-R wasn't even on an R-chassis. In fact it was the PGC-10, as a sedan. The first GT-R wasn't even the long-bodied coupe that everyone is stuck on seeing. The KPGC-10 GT-R Hardtop Coupe came second.

Funny, how moving from the KPGC-10 to the R34 is seen as linear advancement, and for some reason moving to a more modern and arguably more nimble chassis design with the Advanced Front Midship program somehow makes it a step backwards. Oh, and technically the AFM program was not intended for the 350Z, as the concept at the time of the AFM can show you, (See the 240Z concept car). The 350Z and Skyline 350GT Coupe were designed side-by-side more than anything else.

The G35 is just as much a skyline as the 350Z is a Fairlady. Nissan LONG AGO decided that americans did not like "Feminine names" for their car models. Examples: Silvia (200sx/240sx) Lucino (200sx, Sentra, SE-R) Bluebird (Sentra, SE-R), Skyline (G35), Leopard (M30) Fairlady (1600/2000 Roadster, 240/260/280Z,280ZX, 300ZX, 350Z). Those names as well as the names that Nissan thought sounded "Too Japanese" or "Too Controversial" (Fuga, President, Primera, others) All got changed for marketing reasons only, some of them received different engines for America because of emissions rules, but that wasn't why the name got changed. Toyota has done the same thing with Crown, Celsior, Aristo, Altezza, others.

The point is, what's in a name? It's all in what you want to call it. The only people who're fooled into thinking that a name means much when it comes to cars is exactly the people that the Infiniti/Lexus/Acura brands are shooting at.

[Elbow]

^Ownage

[Ran]

Poser is buying something that is definetly fake and claming it as something else.

A G35 is a Skyline V35. Marking it as something different was the whole point of JDM to me.

So no. Not a poser.

I guess i'd call it a poser if it was any other car and had skyline written on it.

[Atlblkz06]

doesn't matter cuz either way its a loser!

[Atlblkz06]

To be consistent, this means that cars built before the R31 aren't skylines either? Funny, I distinctly remember...the first GT-R wasn't even on an R-chassis. In fact it was the PGC-10, as a sedan. The first GT-R wasn't even the long-bodied coupe that everyone is stuck on seeing. The KPGC-10 GT-R Hardtop Coupe came second.

Funny, how moving from the KPGC-10 to the R34 is seen as linear advancement, and for some reason moving to a more modern and arguably more nimble chassis design with the Advanced Front Midship program somehow makes it a step backwards. Oh, and technically the AFM program was not intended for the 350Z, as the concept at the time of the AFM can show you, (See the 240Z concept car). The 350Z and Skyline 350GT Coupe were designed side-by-side more than anything else.

The G35 is just as much a skyline as the 350Z is a Fairlady. Nissan LONG AGO decided that americans did not like "Feminine names" for their car models. Examples: Silvia (200sx/240sx) Lucino (200sx, Sentra, SE-R) Bluebird (Sentra, SE-R), Skyline (G35), Leopard (M30) Fairlady (1600/2000 Roadster, 240/260/280Z,280ZX, 300ZX, 350Z). Those names as well as the names that Nissan thought sounded "Too Japanese" or "Too Controversial" (Fuga, President, Primera, others) All got changed for marketing reasons only, some of them received different engines for America because of emissions rules, but that wasn't why the name got changed. Toyota has done the same thing with Crown, Celsior, Aristo, Altezza, others.

The point is, what's in a name? It's all in what you want to call it. The only people who're fooled into thinking that a name means much when it comes to cars is exactly the people that the Infiniti/Lexus/Acura brands are shooting at.

Thats a lot of info right there - thanks!

[blackboi50]

i just bought SRT badges ......1

[Sammich]

chk my savannah pics u white blackie

[BobbyFresco]

No, not a poser.

[OneSlow5pt0]

does it go both ways though............like turning a camaro Z28 into a RS?

[redrumracer]

is it a skyline?

just because you call a cow a horse doesnt make the cow a horse.

[Elbow]

^It's the EXACT same as a Skyline except not rhd. It's not like calling a cow a horse it's like calling a Acura a Honda.