I sort of get where you are coming from however, with car modifying you have so many people from all walks of life with different ideas of what is cool... When looking at other peoples cars you have to remember beauty is really in the eye of the beholder.. Tho with some peoples cars you really have to wonder how on earth they find their POS beautiful but meh its a free country. Check out some of the forums dedicated to 'JDM' and have a look at some really well done cars.. JDMST for example. This thread actually raises some valid points...
Mr0300, i dont think that making your car more racey is going to make it JDM. I dont think anyone even knows what JDM means anymore. For me, this is what comes to mind when i think JDM or is this J-style. Does anyone even say J style anymore?
WtF this thread fails. Seriously who cares. I dont care what people do to their cars until they try and force it on me or others, like Arash did. JSpec, Bosukasodu (whatevz), Hellaflush, JDM, USDM, MMA, UFC, KFC, BLT and Big Mac. Who gives a flying CK!
I didn't really blow up nemo I just dont see the point bagging a style, one which ultimately relates to most zeds. Thanks to the yanks and posted the JDM / stance scene has lost all meaning. Much like Niall i think the only true jap spec cars out there are the hatchi rokus (treuno only, levin are 4ac ) but even now they are over Played and over priced!
My god, this thread is amusing. Rod (mr zed x), you take stuff WAY to personally when it is not aimed at your directly. No need to defend yourself, there will always be haters. We will never understand each others attractions, but we can allow people to have their opinions. That's my words of wisdom for the day...
time for cru1sr to weigh into the debate with his vast amount of knowledge on..... not much at all! JDM - Japanese Domestic Market. Vehicles made and sold in Japan for domestic consumption. That's the definition I go by. For me it does not define a look as jap cars have many styles e.g. VIP. Just 'cause it's made in Japan doesn't mean its JDM e.g. It's well known that Fuji Heavy Industries have been detuning boxer engines for Aussie bound Subarus for years to suit our available fuels. Placement of lights, seat belts, anchor points, sound systems, radiators, wheels, power output, suspension and a whole bunch of other stuff related to local design rules, local driving conditions or local market demand can distinguish a JDM model from one that is bound for overseas sales. Not knocking anybody's car and I am certainly enjoying the quirky car pics being posted. Just putting my view on what JDM means to me. Please do not flame me. Before you do, just remember this - I can hurt inside too.....
I might be putting my foot in it here, but I thought JDM meant Japanese Domestic Market, and applied to versions of cars that may or may not have been sold outside Japan, that were configured specifically for the Japanese market. For example, as far as I'm aware certain cars use a "superior" set up in Japan, mostly I imagine due to the better quality pump fuel over there. I'll use the S15 Silvia/200sx to make my point. It came with 147 kw here in Australia, but was released with around 175 kw I think in Japan. I thought this was where the name/reputation came from. People importing "JDM" spec cars as grey imports, that came with more power, and possibly different bodykits/suspension from the Japanese market.
Mr0300, do us all a favor and stick with what you are good at - posing in your sex-spec. you dont give a car a race 'look' to have it sit in a showhall. It's not how you stand by your car. Ricer.
Yeah I know sim, just sticking up / giving my opinion on the situation. I'm not defending myself rather showing that generalizing everyone in the JDM scene is stupid. But your correct, I'll never understand show cars as much as they will never understand my build.. Meh!
LOL :rofl: good one mike. He's better off posting this at boostlosing. Judging by the poor English ability and big chromies he'd fit right in there.
what the hell i made no reference to you . Your taking offence that your car isnt like what im discribing ???? think about it . Im in general talking about the cars i see every day that those people refer to as JDM style . Most of them are usually silvias or skyline , yes alot of them do hammer there guards out , hey i did on mine too there is a big difference between rolling the guards and moving them out there is alot of cars done like this you have no idea what you are talking about did you even do the body work on your car your self ? To get rear guards to even where mine are using no hammer and no bog would require you to cut off the wheel arch and section the rest of the quarter and weld in more metal and well your going to use a hammer either way there a pannel beating tool . The one characteristic your car has that i described i guess is that you think its cool because you spent 5k on wheels with lots of offset .
If we are all putting up pics of JDM, wait I mean Rice. Then check out my very first car I had back in Dublin.. Tragic... And to be honest I could have ran quicker than that bucket of sh!t... Ahhh to be 17 again...
Well technically captain.. It is! You don't know much about guard work, rollers can actually flare perfectly, hammers are the dodgy cheap way. WTF are you on? If anyone has no idea here, it's you! Let's all buy hammers and belt our guards out, bog them, then leave the car on the garage or not drive it. You put wider wheels on for more track not looks bro. I didnt do my body work (remove dents) no, bit flaring and rolling the guards i did. You need alot more knowledge of body work if you sincerely believe a hammer is the only tool. Never said I was cool, they serve a purpose which quite clearly, your wheels don't.
i realise we all have differnt opinions of the the jdm style is but in the initial post of this thread it says "chrome wheels, air brushing, chrome interior pieces, big over done body kits gone but i go to the shows these days and i see all these shit boxs that think there jdm seriously i think we can go for a more racer look with out losing class like eg. lambo , Farri, big off set wheels do look hot i agree 'if they don't rub' " Wich i see as him saying there has been many styles over the years but he doesnt like the half arsed un finished shit boxes the owners call jdm . Something i completely agree with there is alot of styles out there i dont like them all but i can appreciate the work people put into there cars but alot of these ones the owners call "JDM" are just shitters and they invented a style to justify there lazyness . You really havnt put on wide wheels as much as you have put on big off set wheels so they hang out ,hey if you like the look why not but that same size wheel would have fit with only about 36 offset and then not required you to run so much negative camber . you cant claim your set up if for anything but looks . Ill say it again you can flare a guard with a roller but not as far as with a hammer , even with your roller if you push it out far it will get a lip around the edge that will require some bog . look at the pics of each of out cars , my wheels would stick out about 15mm less than yours ( a bit less off set and width ) yet they sit under the guards with factory alignment and at a much higher ride height to . The gaurds go out considerably further the way i did it , hey if they didnt i would have just rolled mine and saved a few days work .
What's with all this talk of BIG and MASSIVE offset? I think you mean LOW offsets... and your wheels have MORE or HIGHER offset if it's sunken in, not less. Continue...
yeah fair point. dont see how a hammer can extend/flare guards more than a roller can but then again, im not a panel beater. mines set up for skids, i wanted as little tyre on the road while still be somewhat normal. -6 ish camber is stupid yes, but my zeds not daily driven, frankly its not even yearly driven lol. all much of a muchness, no real point calling shit box ricers JDM wankers. Only becase technically alot of people here are too, correct term would be ricer.
This thread should be locked come on stop referring to it as JDM; that's bullshit! I may as well go buy a Torana fit a fake drop tank, add some bolt on flares, stick a SLR 5000 sticker on the side and call it ADM style. Seriously guys, masturbating while driving is a health hazard; just ask the JDM stylers.
The Term ( RICER ) does not mean just Jap cars, Its Any car that looks like it could go fast or looks like a race Car, but its not. To me that like the new Mazda Range
