Do you think the term JDM is over used..??

[DustnU]

Nicely done guys!! JDM is very over used and will continue to be by the younger generations because they get even more STUPID by the year!!! Now QD that is a JDM beast LOL!

[stormcrow]

It's as JDM as you can get. Back in the 70s Hondas for America were made in Japan and shipped here for sale. You can see it all over the car. My antenna is on the roof over the passenger side. My radio has the ON/OFF/VOLUME switch is on the passenger side of the radio while the tuning knob is on the driver's side. Even the push button presets are backwards to USA. The FM presets are on the right side and AM presets on the left side. This was all because the Japanese made as few "modifications" to the cars being shipped to the USA as they could. I even have holes (on the passenger side) in my floorboard/firewall where the clutch/gas/brake/steering column go through to the engine bay. All the brake hardware under the hood is right there on the passenger side as well. You've never seen my car?

Like QD said, 99% of the cars on here are not JDM. Sure they're designed by a Japanese based company but more than likely, your Toyota was assembled in Kentucky. Unless your car is fresh off the boat, it's not to be considered "true" JDM. Just because you bought an overpriced Gathers radio does not make it JDM, it only means your going for the JDM theme.

/rant.

Even though I understand the logic behind these, I have to disagree. Even a car that was built on Japanese soil and shipped to the States is not JDM. As the OP pointed out, JDM stands for Japanese Domestic Market. The vehicles produced in Japan and shipped here are for the USDM or United States Domestic Market.

Even though there are major similarities between the two, there are a significant differences that should be noted. The US has different emissions standards, different fuel standards, and different safety standards. This means that different components are added or subtracted depending on the market in which they are destined. There are also significant differences in ECU programming.

Heck, even the GT-R has significant differences between the different markets to which they are shipped.

Point? The only true way to be "JDM" is to purchase a vehicle that was produced for the Japenese Domestic Market. There are plenty to be had on the black/grey market. Just pray that the Feds don't come knocking on your door to impound it.

[quickdodge®]

if you wanna get REALLY technical unless your ish says assembled, made and built by japan peoples, in a japanese factory, using japanese technology, or fuji heavy industries i'd say about .01 percent of the cars here are "jdm"

Like I said, mine was completely, 100% built in the Land of the Rising Sun. YAY ME!!!

JDM is not subjective but it is objective now a days. simply b/c america has tightened standards on certain cars with importing laws. so i feel that the average car with HKS this(being a Kansai Services part), GReddy that (better say TRUST if its jdm though), Sun Automotive *etc etc i could go on but you get the point*

Even though I understand the logic behind these, I have to disagree. Even a car that was built on Japanese soil and shipped to the States is not JDM. As the OP pointed out, JDM stands for Japanese Domestic Market. The vehicles produced in Japan and shipped here are for the USDM or United States Domestic Market.

Even though there are major similarities between the two, there are a significant differences that should be noted. The US has different emissions standards, different fuel standards, and different safety standards. This means that different components are added or subtracted depending on the market in which they are destined. There are also significant differences in ECU programming.

You're right in some cars, especially the newer ones. But back in the 70s, my car, being built in Japan had only 2 differences. The engine (for emissions) and the placement of the steering controls/acceleration/brake pedals. Everything else is the same as it is for JDM. The radio was not American-ized. As I stated before, I still have the holes behind the dash to move everything back over to make it RHD. Later, QD.

[stormcrow]

You're right in some cars, especially the newer ones. But back in the 70s, my car, being built in Japan had only 2 differences. The engine (for emissions) and the placement of the steering controls/acceleration/brake pedals. Everything else is the same as it is for JDM. The radio was not American-ized. As I stated before, I still have the holes behind the dash to move everything back over to make it RHD. Later, QD.

Being that the engine has changes and it is not a right-hand drive means that it was USDM. That was my point. Your car, even though you believe it to be, is not JDM. It's USDM.

[quickdodge®]

Being that the engine has changes and it is not a right-hand drive means that it was USDM. That was my point. Your car, even though you believe it to be, is not JDM. It's USDM.

We'll leave it at agree to disagree. The fact that my car was built over there and has all the little Japanese accessories makes it a true Japanese car. Later, QD.

[stormcrow]

We'll leave it at agree to disagree. The fact that my car was built over there and has all the little Japanese accessories makes it a true Japanese car. Later, QD.

Wanna settle this with a race? (of course, i jest.)

[quickdodge®]

Wanna settle this with a race? (of course, i jest.)

All 72 of my horses against what you have? I don't even have to ask what you drive because I'm sure it's not lower than what I have, lolol. Later, QD.