How does this get applied to everything it does? Japanese Domostic Market means cars kept in Japan and not exported and i'm sure there are differences in specs but how does JDM get applied to everything it does. Why is it so popular to have something that is JDM, was at a car show and they had a class for best JDM, cars looked like mine... what gives?

 

I dont get it either.

 

im a bit confused by "how does JDM get applied to everything it does?"

 

 

JDM is simply a style of tuning. cars in japan come equipped with factory options that arent avalible here in the state. i.e Navi for the s2000, in past years wheels, headlites, factory accesrioes and various other little things. some many remember the JDM VGS S2000 with varibale steering ratio.

i am a lover of this type of style. some guys go nuts and get every thing jdm, right down to emissions and parking stickers. some just get little interior pieces or headlamps.

JDM can even apply to aftermarket accesoires. brands of wheels that arent sold in the states. you can go to discount tire and but WORK, or VOLK wheels. they have to be imported through private shops and american importers. ARC, SPOON, Mugen, J's, TODA, AMUSE are all JDM name brands not readily avalible here, well more so in years past.

make sense?

 

i really hope this doesnt turn into one of "those" threads. But i think it might...

As far as the car show classing is concerned i think they did it that way to conform to what was starting to become mainstream years ago. Compared to say how car shows use to look(and still does) with ugly body kits(IMO) that do not flow well, are not aerodynamically tested for function(most of them), neon lights, lambo doors, plastic dashboards, tvs everywhere, chrome this chrome that etc. Damn i hated car shows back then. So now comes a very milder look...stock JDM parts. Like VersionJDM said with the parts that were not offered here. Everyone wants and wanted those parts. Whether it be stock parts or aftermarket ie: Spoon, Mugen...stuff like that.

In comes the mass produced knock-offs by companies seeing that this would be the new trend. These are the "styled" products offering the look and in some cases function without the dent in the wallet. And then everything goes down hill from there IMO.

As far as "JDM being applied to everything else" i guess you mean how some people use "JDM" as an adjective. Its been the most used word by people who dont know what the acronym stands for to describe a car. You kind of just have to know what i mean. Its a long ass story i dont feel like typing it out more and i will just be rambling with my own opinions. But for me i just like to have my Japanese imported car to have Japanese parts it. By the original manufactures. If i had an American car i would like to have American parts. That is just my taste.

Bottom line is unless you have a car made in Japan your car is not a true Japanese Domestic Market car. So its JDM themed in my eyes. For the record S2ks are made in Japan

 

his name is jdm knowledge......he may have stayed in a Holiday Inn Express too

 

 

Actually, I disagree with JDM Knowledge. Just because a car is built in Japan does not make it JDM. How do you figure that?

All the S2000s sold in the US are USDM spec not JDM spec. JDM spec would have the parts on the car that are sold as the car is configured in Japan. USDM S2000s have the same parts that are on the cars as sold in Japan except for the parts that are different for cars prepared for the US domestic market.

For example, the orange side marker lights are USDM parts. The clear ones (at least the ones made by Stanley) are a JDM part. There are X number of parts in the car that are different than the cars sold in Japan because they are either required by law, RHD/LHD issues, broadcasting differences (radio) or just general optioning differences.

 

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Wow... did someone from Cincy just lay the smack down on a So. Cal boy?



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Simple as that. Whatever it is: A car, a part, a sticker, etc... if it comes from Japan, and was originally sold FIRST in the Japanese Domestic Market, then guess what? It's JDM.

Your S2k from American Honda may be MADE in Japan, but it was made for the USDM. Like SheDrivesIt said, you can deck it out with imported JDM parts, but the car itself is not JDM.

I think the JDM craze really took off back in the 90's, when the JDM OEM market had completely different cars and parts that were TOTALLY unavailable here in the USDM. Think about the Skyline... the Sylvia... the EVO... the CTR and ITR... all availble in Japan, but not here. The JDM Front end was THE mod to have for the 94+ Integra set. OEM JDM cars came with completely different options (glass roofs? variable steering? clear headlights? back/no back seats?) that you couldn't get here in the US. Hence the craze to distinguish your car by going "JDM."

JDM evolved into almost a crazy brand. People just had to have it, because it's "JDM" regardless of what it is. (JDM air freshener? Please... ). Might as well change the initials to EWLW. (Expensive with long wait).

Since the 90's, the globalization of car companies has somewhat lessened the differences between JDM and USDM. The Sylvia and Skyline are no more, replaced with the universal 350z/G35. The S2000 is available here and there. The Evo and STi ugly twins are here. So now the JDM craze focuses more on aftermarket parts, since the OEM differences are smaller.

The funny thing is that for a Japanese car like the S2k, there are more aftermarket parts from JDM manufacturers than there are from USDM manufacturers. So if you're modding the car, it's not very difficult to choose the JDM route, or at least a few parts from it. Back in the day, JDM cars were simple and clean (subjective, I know). So now, when someone refers to a car as "JDM style" it most likely means the car is fixed up to look like it came that way from Japan: simple and clean.

Of course the irony of this ALL is that there is a small "USDM" trend in Japan... .

Bah... no conclusion paragraph. I need to get back to work.