What makes something JDM?

[YokotaS13]

I see everyone saying JDM this and JDM that

Is it just the black wheel bright car scheme? the flat paint look?

And why is everyone like Im selling XXX JDM wheels, when they arent even in japan (not literally) Like Falken wheels or something liek that

Arent JDM like Volks, Spoon, Buddy Club, Mugen, Gram Lights etc. stuff that is expensive over here, but dirt cheap there?(and i know they are, ive seen pictres lol )

just wondering

[Bishop]

Japan Domestic Market....Anything made in Japan and sold there. I have JDM chop sticks!

[Nemesis]

My best guess would be, if something is only produced in Japan then its JDM, as well as only having it available if its imported. Otherwise its USDM.

But what do I know, I have a domestic lol Even though I can get some EDM parts!

[YokotaS13]

well i mean everything is JDM now, JDM mirrors by APC, rotas are JDM, etc etc
its getting out of hand

[B16a2 Civic]

i hate when people refer to their cars as the japs do
i gotta EG this, EK that, Kouki this...blaah you have a honda hatchback CX, DX and a nissan n240x

[YokotaS13]

well eg, ek and stuff are fine, becuase they are already that nad it makes it easier and shorter to refer to, Like i call a DSM and DSM not an eclipse, talon, or laser

[Jimmy B]

JDM, a Trend..

[B16a2 Civic]

well eg, ek and stuff are fine, becuase they are already that nad it makes it easier and shorter to refer to, Like i call a DSM and DSM not an eclipse, talon, or laser

its cause your a ricer.

[tony]

i hate when people refer to their cars as the japs do
i gotta EG this, EK that, Kouki this...blaah you have a honda hatchback CX, DX and a nissan n240x

I agree, I badged my G35 as a Skyline 350GT just to be different but still refer to it as an Infiniti G35, I'd feel like an ass calling it a skyline.

[Tank]

i only comsider rare japanese items to be jdm things that you can get at pepboys or nopi i dont think so

[YokotaS13]

its cause your a ricer.

Liar, you lie

[DonGori]

that car in your sig,is that what the skyline is gonna look like or is that a concept? caust that is HOT

[The Yousef]

you bitches don't be knowin' IDM is where it's at! (indian domestic market)....don't make me regulate some IDM on your JDM asses!!!!

sorry...i'm extremly and utterly bored here at work...: (

yousef

[mocha latte cupcake]

ok so yeah here's my take on JDM, anything that is a true japanese product...ARC, Spoon, Mugen, Fujitsubo, Trust, HKS, Apexi... things of that nature would get my attn in a JDM theme'd car... not Rotas or APC or things that are just stupid available over here...

[B16a2 Civic]

I agree, I badged my G35 as a Skyline 350GT just to be different but still refer to it as an Infiniti G35, I'd feel like an ass calling it a skyline.

well you can technically call your car a skyline cause the g35 was considered the US Skyline, either way that shit is hott!!

and TSI...i do lie, ricers just lie about their ride and boost it to be somethin they are not...you havent doen that....now that guy Coblier guy was a ricer

[HiPSI]

JDM=parts only produced and distributed in the Japanese market. technically an HKS turbo timer isn't a JDM part because it's sold in the US. same goes for several spoon/mugen/Trust parts.

[mocha latte cupcake]

something about a cavalier and peach cobler was it? yeah

[mocha latte cupcake]

perhaps, but since its an expensive buy, alot more than say AEM/APC/Injen things of that nature... i'd consider it JDM b/c of it rarity... but only on certain items...b/c how often do you actually see a MUGEN INTAKE and Exhaust?

[B16a2 Civic]

do you think people in japan buy apc and this its mad usa tyte yo?

[mocha latte cupcake]

no.... thats a negative ghost rider! you will be recieving a -1 in the mail from ho chi wan he says that was the worst thing you've ever said...but since you my dog n all i'll +1 you...

[tony]

do you think people in japan buy apc and this its mad usa tyte yo?

I've seen Nissan owners over there badge their cars as Infiniti's.. not sure if that counts.

[silver]

I would say it does, lol

[BTEC]

if u dnt consider spoon and mugen parts JDM then there is no more JDM parts bc most of the stuff that originated in Japan is finding its way over here. like if being sold in japan only is what makes it JDM then u wouldnt see it over here bc u have to buy it to put it on ur car right?
volk, kenesis, spoon, mugen, regamaster, toda, jun, do luck, bride, apexi, hks, etc...

[DJ XtRaK©]

JDM = floor mats, oil cap, gas cap, valve stems, and a bunch of scratches on the bodys

[speedminded]

Simplicity, function, & clean w/ clean lines & good taste (if you like the "conservative" clean line look that is)...doesn't necessarily mean all j-spec (for you nissan peoples) or JDM parts. It's pretty much a look that won't ever get old...it may be a stock looking AE86 or a Honda with little or no body changes, suspension work, "race" style wheels...etc. Normally using quality parts that have a function and more attention to speed and handling than looks. See http://www.jtuned.com for examples.

The more extreme you go on a car the more "trendy" it is...like the monstorous body kits through the late 90's and the years there after, differant color window tint, fiberglass dashes, and molded & shaved everything, headlight conversion, etc...hell look at 1/2 the cars at NOPI, show cars have hardly changed in the last 5-8 years and it gets old, same heavy ass fiberglass bodykits, 500lbs. of stereo equipment, cotton stuffed up in the wheel wells, etc....i respect the time spent on something, especially if someone did it themself but it seems to get old. Even if "JDM" style cars all look the same, same stuff, same mods, etc...it may be boring to some but a nice clean car doesn't seem to get old to alot of us...

Kinda off topic but we joke about our kitchen or shop not being JDM when it's all disorganized (is that even a word?) who knows, anyways....my roommates and i are competing for the most JDM bedroom...lol, doesn't necessarily mean bamboo floors and soji screens with a zen garden...but clean conservative with a slight asian influence (which just means less is better). Take a majority of Ikea's setups...so simple yet so hot. Just my

[DJ XtRaK©]

Simplicity, function, & clean w/ clean lines & good taste (if you like the "conservative" clean line look that is)...doesn't necessarily mean all j-spec (for you nissan peoples) or JDM parts. It's pretty much a look that won't ever get old...it may be a stock looking AE86 or a Honda with little or no body changes, suspension work, "race" style wheels...etc. Normally using quality parts that have a function and more attention to speed and handling than looks. See http://www.jtuned.com for examples.

The more extreme you go on a car the more "trendy" it is...like the monstorous body kits through the late 90's and the years there after, differant color window tint, fiberglass dashes, and molded & shaved everything, headlight conversion, etc...hell look at 1/2 the cars at NOPI, show cars have hardly changed in the last 5-8 years and it gets old, same heavy ass fiberglass bodykits, 500lbs. of stereo equipment, cotton stuffed up in the wheel wells, etc....i respect the time spent on something, especially if someone did it themself but it seems to get old. Even if "JDM" style cars all look the same, same stuff, same mods, etc...it may be boring to some but a nice clean car doesn't seem to get old to alot of us...

Kinda off topic but we joke about our kitchen or shop not being JDM when it's all disorganized (is that even a word?) who knows, anyways....my roommates and i are competing for the most JDM bedroom...lol, doesn't necessarily mean bamboo floors and soji screens with a zen garden...but clean conservative with a slight asian influence (which just means less is better). Take a majority of Ikea's setups...so simple yet so hot. Just my

too much to read, shorten that shit bitch

[speedminded]

i hate when people refer to their cars as the japs do
i gotta EG this, EK that, Kouki this...blaah you have a honda hatchback CX, DX and a nissan n240x

what's wrong with referring your car with it's chassis code? Look at the VIN number on most of those cars...you'll see those magic letters in there.

You tell someone you have a hatchback, then automatically what is their next question..."really, what year?" It's just a real simple way to say exactly what you have. And come on, it's gotta be a turn on when a girl refers to her car with the body/chassis code right?!

[mocha latte cupcake]

this is true i'll give you that

[Nemesis]

Ford Cougar owners in Europe want Mercury Badges lmao I have noooo idea why.

[speedminded]

too much to read, shorten that shit bitch

lol, Less is better. Simple, functional, & clean, period.

[speedminded]

Ford Cougar owners in Europe want Mercury Badges lmao I have noooo idea why.

Just the same as Acura, Lexus, & Infinity in Asia and Europe, it's differant for them yet still a oem item with clean conservative looks. I was ordering the Toyota Harrier grill (Lexus RX300) for my psycho ex, but i left her.

[B16a2 Civic]

what's wrong with referring your car with it's chassis code? Look at the VIN number on most of those cars...you'll see those magic letters in there.

You tell someone you have a hatchback, then automatically what is their next question..."really, what year?" It's just a real simple way to say exactly what you have. And come on, it's gotta be a turn on when a girl refers to her car with the body/chassis code right?!

actually no, i call my car a civic si, not ebpd or whatever other people, its just an example of people tryn amake their car seem more exotic then it iz

[speedminded]

actually no, i call my car a civic si, not ebpd or whatever other people, its just an example of people tryn amake their car seem more exotic then it iz

CIVIC SI, ok...so is the fucking ugly ass hatch with the misplaced shifter, '91 civic hatch si, '92-'95 body civic hatch si, or the regular Si civic with the b16a2? (yeah I know, hence your name on here) It's not making anything look or sound better, it's just a way to reference your car.

[B16a2 Civic]

CIVIC SI, ok...so is the fucking ugly ass hatch with the misplaced shifter, '92-'95 body civic hatch si, or the regular Si civic with the b16a2? (yeah I know, hence your name on here) It's not making anything look or sound better, it's just a way to reference your car.

well, it doesnt matter to me what they think the car may be....they can come see it, hence i use the name i bough tit under...Civic Si....
im not sayin nothin is wrong with callin your car a EK, EG, or DC, that shit is just annoying and over used.

[DrivenMind]

i hate when people refer to their cars as the japs do
i gotta EG this, EK that, Kouki this...blaah you have a honda hatchback CX, DX and a nissan n240x

People usually only resort to calling a car by a chassis code when there's an enormous number of variants of the car wearing the same name, like the Civic hatchback line up over the past like what 20 years? EF, EG, EK, EP, it's just easier to designate the car by it's chasis code so it eliminates to guess work in what generation of the car is when someone says;

guy 1: "I've got a Civic..."
guy 2: "Oh ya? what kind?"
guy 1: "Si"
guy 2: "Coupe or hatch?"
guy 1: "hatch..."
guy 2: "that's cool, what year?"
guy 1: " '03 "

It's easier just to say "I've got an EP."

too much to read, shorten that shit bitch

Basically it's a well, kept almost stock looking appearance usually sporting some parts from the cars Japanese counterpart. The "JDM" look is focused on achieving a simple and clean look without anything too flashy. (IMO)

True "JDM" parts are parts that we're originally on the market in Japan and somehow found their way over to the states.

Jun is a Japan only part manufacturer, but they have importers here. I have a Jun flywheel, but it's not a "JDM" Jun flywheel (not as if there's any difference) because it was never sold on the market in Japan

I just bought a JDM Toyota Final Gear kit which is JDM purely because it was sold in Japan and was pulled of an AE86 in Japan and sent to me.

Flat black paint has nothing to do with JDM. We originally painted my friends Integra flat black after seeing the Skunk2 RSX "Project Delta", I thought it'd be cool to paint the Integra the same color. A few months later SCC painted their Project Silvia spray paint black and later did the same to an STi. I think it's dumb, and would rather paint my car semi flat, but I have no money to paint my car, so it stays the way it came. Ugly.

[B16a2 Civic]

People usually only resort to calling a car by a chassis code when there's an enormous number of variants of the car wearing the same name, like the Civic hatchback line up over the past like what 20 years? EF, EG, EK, EP, it's just easier to designate the car by it's chasis code so it eliminates to guess work in what generation of the car is when someone says;

guy 1: "I've got a Civic..."
guy 2: "Oh ya? what kind?"
guy 1: "Si"
guy 2: "Coupe or hatch?"
guy 1: "hatch..."
guy 2: "that's cool, what year?"
guy 1: " '03 "

It's easier just to say "I've got an EP."


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ok, now is this tha point of view that your talkin to someone online, over the phoen or what...im sure if their in person, they get the idea....now, again lets take into example that persons knows nothin about cars so thats why they ask, you tell em you got an EP...you just started a whole new wave of questions.

[DrivenMind]

Yea, well I mean I'd imagine the entire conversation would be relative to who you're talking to.

What's funny is most people recognize "AE86" but not Corolla GT-S.
If someone asks what I drive and I tell them "an old Corolla GT-S" they'll want to end the conversation, as images of 1994 front wheel drive, 4 door Corollas float into their head. Then I say "you know.. the old AE86..."
And they'll suddenly light up and start asking all the normal questions;
"do you drift it?"
"do you watch initial d?"
"does it have a 20 valve?"
"you should paint it panda"
"have you ever watched BMI?"
"do you want to watch initial d?"
"have you heard of Taka?"

[RandomGuy]

that car in your sig,is that what the skyline is gonna look like or is that a concept? caust that is HOT

yeah but its not JDM, its soon to be USDM

[B16a2 Civic]

Yea, well I mean I'd imagine the entire conversation would be relative to who you're talking to.

What's funny is most people recognize "AE86" but not Corolla GT-S.
If someone asks what I drive and I tell them "an old Corolla GT-S" they'll want to end the conversation, as images of 1994 front wheel drive, 4 door Corollas float into their head. Then I say "you know.. the old AE86..."
And they'll suddenly light up and start asking all the normal questions;
"do you drift it?"
"do you watch initial d?"
"does it have a 20 valve?"
"you should paint it panda"
"have you ever watched BMI?"
"do you want to watch initial d?"
"have you heard of Taka?"

but see thats the thing...you have maybe the only popular corolla in the import scene....if you just mention...yeah i drift in my old skool corolla...they arent gon think of the family sedan they seen at tha red light...that can be related in person ( then visually seeing it) or without an image of teh car....
what im speakin of is a lil different...i can say yeah i have a Si....more then likely, they are gon think of teh 99-00 as they are the more popular version....
i was just saying that teh Ek, EG, and Kouki refrences are played out to me...just call it whats its meant to en " a civic dx" or what have you.. but im thinkin you get where im comin from

[RandomGuy]

man... b16.. u gotta admit its much easier to say
"I have an S13 fastback/coupe", than saying "Oh hey I have a Nissan 240sx 89-93 Coupe" and the like (i added "Oh Hey" for effect, lol)