JDM or JDM style whats the true JDM?

[Z3R0]

i had some guy tell me that my car was JDM "rice" the other day and he said just becasue i had mad expensive parts doesnt make my car JDM... i have nothing against what he said as i cant make a car that was made for the states completely JDM but i can have a car that was inspired by the Japanese domestic market with parts that were offered only in Japan or on Japanese cars... but if im doing that isnt it better to buy the real deal parts then buy fake parts and claim it was styled JDM?

who else believes that JDM means Japanese Domestic Market and its not a style that can be mimicked with cheap parts that were made for a profit by the USDM market?

(btw im not bothered by it really cause i know what i want out of my car but i want to hear other peoples point of view as well)

[Dina]

Well I have seen many things on ebay listed as JDM but they are not! JDM to me is parts that were offered as OEM parts in Japan there are lots of reputable JDM aftermarket parts like Vision for example but they are not OEM. One of my boys from here has a DA and he bought some "JDM" one piece headlights that have this bubble sticking out of the front! He tells me they are JDM that he Bought them from ebay and were listed as JDM but they are not they are in my Opinion JDM RICE.

If you really know what is JDM parts then you will know that there are parts that are listed as JDM but are not

[Mr.MAN]

i say the word JDM be banned from all internet, theres too much contraversy, i used to be like ooo jdm this and jdm that but now i just want a clean fast practical car. and the only way to really calll ur car jdm is to import an rhd from japan and put some really nice jdm imported parts on it such as bys toda js racing buddy ckub etc

[Volume 8]

I do have to agree that the acronym "JDM" gets thrown around alot. But if you know better you can see through all the hype and recognize the real stuff. And like any "scene", there are "scenesters/posers" who just do it fit in or to portray a certain image only because they feel it's the cool thing to do. When all is said and done, the true enthusiasts will still be doing it years down the road and all the wannabes will have faded away.

What I feel is most important is to do what you like, build your car for yourself. Not to try to create an image for others, but to do what makes you feel good on your own. If your happy with what you're doing then it won't matter what other people think or what is popular.

[00si_guy86]

eh...I say this build your car the way YOU want it. me? I love Jdm...but only the crap your actually gonna use! dont go buyin out a JDM vin tag, or JDM visors...or anything like that sort. when it comes to JDM style, or authentic JDM, Id take authentic, or nothing at all. but..thats just me.

[eg6sir]

ehh.. JDM is the same as USDM to me.. except motors or parts dealing with it..

[Thateguhate]

This shit is really getting old. Its just another stereotype people use to get under the skin of enthusiasts.

IMO I love what the Japanese market has to offer but my car will always be a LHD. Doesnt mean I cant like that market, and things dont belong on my car from that market due to being in the U.S.

People just like the concept of having things on they're cars from overseas since its different, and harder to find usually.

Mine is JDM rice, hell i dont give a shit. You can have any EDM, JDM etc... part on your car but you and your car were both from the UNITED STATES, and Is no less of a car than the next one.

Function > Form so if his "JDM converted hatch" cant beat your jdm style Si then he just really needs to shut the hell up anyways. So ..... :jdm:

[PandaCoupe]

I'm sick and tired of the "What is and Whats not JDM" debate myself. Sometimes I want to punch people in the face over it. Basically everything I feel about it, Thateguhate has already said. I cant really add anymore. And dont want to try, in fear that I will end up offending someone over it. I'm JDM rice, and if people dont like it they can get over it IMO

[Z3R0]

im glad you all agree about the subject... its nice to know im not alone with those views...

[Thateguhate]

If this topic were over at JDMcivic.com you would get a much different opinion. Actually agreeing with the guy more or less.

There are more diehard jdm fanatics there. For that reason my car was never really cared for at ANY point. I was never able to blend in which is one reason why I never went back. I guess paying $150 for a lip isnt as traditional as paying the $450 they do..

Point being, you cant please everyone, and why try? I'm content with what I have built and thats all that matters to me. At the end of the day name brands, and what side of the car you sit on dont matter as long as your happy with your car and yourself.

F*** the rest :ccfl:

[eg6sir]

just like my sig says

[kenive]

^^^ agreed.

[buklae620]

TRUE JDM enthusiasits get REAL JDM parts, if that means paying 400 some dollars for a REAL CTR lip then they will do it but i agree with what everyone else says.....i really cannot afford REAL jdm parts that cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars, so i just get knock off jdm "style stuff" oh well who cares.

REAL JDM enthusiasts (or the ones ive seen) are in SUPER STREET and all those tuner mags

[NURVCOM]

ya


i maybe doing RHD conversion but it not to be JDM.. i just what'd something to make my car little more fun...

i agree with Thateguhate.. i just did all this to make my Car fun...

[Dina]

I hope no one got the wrong Idea from my post I was mearly stating that what I think jdm is are parts that are oem from japan but trust I am not the one to tell anyone that I dont like there car just cause they bought a 150 lip versus a 450 one.

I am the type of person that would rather spend the money on Quality parts versus spending less money on parts that would not last and in the long run I would have spent the same amount on the quality parts by replacing the cheaper parts over and over again.

[2coupes]

"When all is said and done, the true enthusiasts will still be doing it years down the road and all the wannabes will have faded away."

^that's very true, just look at the Old Toyota shows, Datsun, etc. do you see them with replica parts? no, they all have OEM parts and OEM accessories to make the cars stand out from the rest, and being that the cars are Japanese made, they are modified to look as authentic as if they just came off the production line in Japan...that's what I like about the "JDM" movement.

Also, It's not all about JDM parts, I like to buy quality parts, it just happens that they tend to be OEM JDM parts or OEM EDM parts, or aftermarket Japanese companies, that makes me a ricer? If so I'll take that title anyday.

And even if the JDM parts in question aren't a "performance" part, does that mean they aren't functional? For example, my JDM window visors allow for the windows to be cracked in the rain, letting air in and cooling the car when you can't open the windows, very useful for me at least, especially since my AC doesn't work. Another example is my license plate stay, I was told I was "trying too hard" with it, well it's actually very functional, and it was developed in Japan by drivers that wanted to avoid excessive tickets by camera cops, so if I even have a chance that it'll save me a ticket, i'll take it...(I think it already has saved me, on my suja 1 trip).

I'm confident that almost every part on my car is a functional item, and form follows function, so if I'm called a ricer for it, I could care less.

[Z3R0]

i bought my civic cause i thought the car looked clean... i never once considered a honda or even looked at buying one... after i bought it i found out i bought a car that has alot of potential but i wanted to build a clean car that stood out amongst the rest... i like the stock bumper but i wanted a bumper that looked stock but was more aftermarket so i was opting for that C1 (i forgot the bumper name really) but after i got into Japan was when i realised that was what i wanted to do and i was in the perfect place to get some of the harder things to get for cheap... i saw my airwalker bumper on an add in Hondatuning for Cusco and i siad to myself thats the bumper i wanted not knowing anything about it or where it came from... i love that my car looks some what stock but has more aggression to it... ive had people ask me if my car was stock or not cause they didnt know... my goal with this car is to get into a magazine but to do it my way with the parts i select and in a way that it looks awesome... i never once had the intention of going JDM but i want to use parts that make my car look clean and stand out and thats what im doing weither they are JDM, USDM, or EDM i dont really care... im an artist by nature and this will be my masterpice i swear ill cut off and ear!!! lol

[Thateguhate]

Well after reading everyones posts, we all seem to agree while one person that is not even a member here has a different opinion haha..

;) See the irony in this... Have him join up. That would be fun!:TU:

[Facundo]

Real JDM only comes from japan.

:TU:

whatever you do, is your car, you build it you drive it.
at the end of the day it's still a car.

[JDM_JOE]

IMO its all about making your car your own style. I just so happen to like the clean and simple look and JDM parts give my car. Just because you bought the authentic JDM parts doesnt mean your cars clean. And even if its JDM there are things I wouldnt put on my car.

[Z3R0]

IMO its all about making your car your own style. I just so happen to like the clean and simple look and JDM parts give my car. Just because you bought the authentic JDM parts doesnt mean your cars clean. And even if its JDM there are things I wouldnt put on my car.

hmm... sounds more like your a JDM "style" guy to me.... cause if you read what you said you just said your car isnt clean cause it has JDM parts on it... so if i bought parts that werent authentic and didnt fit right would that make my car clean? IMO putting parts that arent readily available here in the states on a car doesnt make the car look bad unless they do it with out any direction like putting all the JDM extras on the car which will make it cluttered and pointless... you have to make the car clean and it just so happens most people think a few things that look JDM will do that for them... i had a plan when i choose my parts for my car and so far its comming out just like i thought it would.... it takes more guts and want to put the real deal on the car... and IMO that what makes a true JDMer stand out... ive owned my car for about 4 years now and its taken me this long just to get where i am today with it... i could have built it similar in a much shorter time but it wouldnt have the same effect as it does now.... no i dont consider my car JDM its a USDM car with mods that came from Japan nothing more nothing less but the parts i chose for it are whats going to make the car stand out more then normal and thats what im aiming for... (sorry for the long post ive been drinking most of the night and just went ape crap on the reply)

[middleklasskid]

A misconception by most people is that Clean=jdm, there wrong. A CLEAN STYLED CAR IS NOT JDM!!!! Jdm parts are things not offered on the U.S. market. It is not a look.

[Z3R0]

lol i was kinda drunk on that last post but i was trying to say what he^^ said but i did it in a messed up way...

[Thateguhate]

A misconception by most people is that Clean=jdm, there wrong. A CLEAN STYLED CAR IS NOT JDM!!!! Jdm parts are things not offered on the U.S. market. It is not a look.

True..its about finding the rarest of the rare... Even if it looks worse than your grandfathers hairy back.. If it was shipped from cross the sea...its supposed to be the shit.


All in all, almost every *uckin part is shipped across the sea, therefore most of our cars have various parts of the world on it to an extent.

[S1M]

i agree with every one of you. clean = clean

however, i personally would take the $400 lip over the $100 knock-off but that's just me. why? for one, fitment. i KNOW the $400 OEM lip will fit first try, no effort... i know, i know - the cheap lips fit too - but they're hit or miss. 2nd, resale value. if i were to ever sale it, the for sale thread won't last 2 days. it WILL be sold. the market's just so saturated with knock-offs it's not even funny. 3rd, it's a statement you make through your car. we all like to say (because it sounds good) "build it for you" but honestly, people are people and that's how it's always gonna be - everyone has an opinion and won't think twice to let you know.

[Dina]

Very Well said Jason! I have always said its better to spend the money on a quality part than to spend it on cheap parts that you will have to replace in the long run and it will cost you the same if not more than it would have if you got the quality part that costed more

[Thateguhate]

Very Well said Jason! I have always said its better to spend the money on a quality part than to spend it on cheap parts that you will have to replace in the long run and it will cost you the same if not more than it would have if you got the quality part that costed more


Not lip wise for me... i would have smashed 12 cf lips by now... I would be in the thousands lol

[JDM_JOE]

I didn't mean my car wasnt clean because it has JDM parts on it I was saying that Im aiming for my car to look clean from my point of view. Im saying that there are certian parts that are JDM that I would never put on my car because to me there not clean.

I would buy the cf lip for $400 but Im just buying the cheap ones for now because this is my first lowered car and I have already gone through a lip not to long ago and Im still trying practice with them lol.

[Z3R0]

your more likely to damage something that you can replace easily then something you cant... so that $400 lip wouldnt be broken by you cause you would take every percaution not to break it... there are parts from all over the world that arent clean but usually they serve another purpose... bumper poles dont look hot to me but in Japan cause of tight parking spaces and people who cant drive for crap need them so they dont cause a wreck... cars are changed for what ever region they are being used in... im my opinion if the car looks like it came out of the factory that way then its a clean ride... otherwise its just overkill but thats just me...