What does JDM mean to you?

[boxcarracer0260]

Originally Posted by AP1fun

To many many people JDM is a more clean style. Amber side markers and corner lenses. The JDM lip for civics is sexy and doesn't make your car look like rice, or something inspired by the fast and furious. If you get hung I'll edit the post. This was a topic for your opinion and thats what you put. A debate will be allowed, but a odvious flame won't.

i agree with the clean look...it also flows well with lots of other items on the car. And instead of chrome taillights that make it stant out to preditors (you can fiqure out what i mean by that) it is the small things that others who love the theme notice. Like on the JDM EG6 the taillights are a little bit different color of a red and the orange is more amber. Plus the side little bulb and reflector is no longer there as well as better bulbs and a better wire harness is used. Its the little things that count and make the car extra clean and smooth. Plus JDM parts are sometimes hard to find and that will score extra points with everyone. Cuz everyone is looking to do something different to show their artsist side and to have something unique. JDM just helps with that.

[mikemortal20]

forget all what yall say the reason we are here is because we love our honda/acura it dont matter if its jdm or usdm because we either want style, power or both now if anybody wants to copy styles let'em. It dont matter and thats coming from a guy who stole hondas since he was 13 yrs old change your exhuast,put rims on it, make it faster. just do you and I have now three cars that say honda or acura on

[Fenix]

Mike, I like the passion of your post, and yes, I'm sure we do all love our Hondas and Acuras, no one is saying otherwise, the question on the table is quite simply, how do you interpret the meaning of JDM?

[97-ferio]

watch "The Pursuit of Function" and you'll get my answer

[k20a2Stitch]

if you were born in the USA, then you cannot be jdm... your not part of the japanese market lol

....now if you had a japanese mom..

[crv-rsi]

jdm mean a lot no restrision 1

[805EG9]

I spent 2 years in japan with civics, skylines, silvias, rx7s, and supras... JDM is nice and all but its over rated to me. Although I still have great appreciation for JDM styled cars and the people that put the time and money to make it that way. But life isn't always fair, so I'll say that to say this. If it was made any where but Japan... It is NOT a true JDM car. If your going to put all your money into it to make it look JDM, just import one instead. Thats what I think. All in all though, JDM style to me isnt a teg with a honda H on the front end... every thing from the doors, to the corner lights, and every thing in between should be done if you want to call your car JDM. but still its a North American car with a lot of JDM accents.

[marcos]

well when i see Jdm I see a car with body kits turbos paint jobs decals sound system rims you know

riced up

[Neil]

I get a kick out of all the guys that run around saying, "hey, check out my EK hatch!" When it is clearly a USDM LHD EJ hatch. Or confusing their ED, or EE for an EF. The Magazines, and other media sources have really tarnished what JDM actually is. When I flip through a magazine and see a LHD CRX HF with a JDM Front clip and the magazine reads, "Check out this amazing JDM CRX!" That annoys the sh*t right out of me.

My car is an 88 HF converted to RHD/glasstop. It has tons of JDM parts and I have been building it to be as close of a REPLICA as I can, but it is not JDM. It is a USDM HF with sh*t tons of JDM flavor.

Why didn't I import one if I wanna be "JDM?" Because this car is legal to drive on the streets, and is registered legally. I could very easily import whatever I want because I am sort of "in the business" but chose not to. When I say in the business, I mean I just recently got a friend an EF9 SE, and another friend a 99 CTR. So I can get them, but would rather be able to enjoy it legally without title swapping. That's the only reason. Once the business takes off, I will import myself an NSX-R and pay to have it registered legally here. Until then, I have to be a broke ass white boy. lol

[FiRe_OpTiKz©]

JDM is where you take a car. lower it and have nothing but rims suspension and lips kits. no body kits no wings that dont belong. the way they came from japan with fog lights different bulbs, no rev limit motors. and 10-20 extra HP, different interior, and smooth looks