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your personal modding: USDM vs. JDM

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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 01:59 AM
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Default your personal modding: USDM vs. JDM

wheres everyone at on their cars?

i realised today that i have USDM intake and springs, injen and goldline respectively

and i have JDM wheels and Strutbar, 5zigen inperio and tanabe respectively

so im definitely in the middle. im wonderiing if i have strayed from a purer vision.

Whats everyone else doing? Vote up and comment. Comment about your own car and why youve gone one way the other or both like myself. If you dont have a scion then please wait untill you do.
Old Feb 11, 2004 | 02:05 AM
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I'm gunna do a little of both....but Id like to keep it under warrenty so TRD will be the first looked into.
Old Feb 11, 2004 | 02:06 AM
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Same here more in the middle...lean a smooch more towards the JDM though. :D
Old Feb 11, 2004 | 02:09 AM
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i say middle, we will never have a total JDM scion(toyota) bb(xb) or ist(xa) just because the driver side is different, but JDM parts are soooooo cool , i will add what i like a little JDM and a little USDM for me!
Old Feb 11, 2004 | 02:11 AM
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havent voted but im not sure what im going to but i know im putting parts that are to my linking dont really care if theyre usdm or jdm aslong as they have a good rep work good and are to my linking they will be on my car if and when i can afford them
Old Feb 11, 2004 | 02:13 AM
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I wanna go *middle* style - there's so much sweet looking things that are jdm, but if I see something sweet thats homegrown, I'm just as inclined to use it too.
Old Feb 11, 2004 | 02:14 AM
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i want some german parts!

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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:18 AM
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somewhere in the middle. for now its 100% jdm (constructed in japan)
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 02:14 PM
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I'm all about the Euro tuning look on this car.


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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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my tuning style is "cheapsauce" I dont care what it is or where it came from...as long as it looks good and is wicked cheap, im on it.
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:18 PM
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JDM, USDM, same thing.

I'll take the stuff that works the best for the least money please.
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:29 PM
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USA ALL THE WAY! If i wanted a friggin Bb, i'd go to japan and get one...WITH A TURBO! One of the reasons i love my SCION is because its a SCION! Its a unique and new car, even though it is very similar to the Bb, ours are different in many ways and thats whats cool about them. Just my opinion. You won't find any Jdm stuff on my ride
Old Feb 13, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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Being I do much business in Tokyo and have lived in Japan, I like the JDM look. Also my girlfriend (My wife to be) is Japanese she gets all my parts. With the exchange rate sometimes it comes out to be cheaper. Then again, for larger items such as my JDM body kit, the price for shipping was more then the kit.

I'm returning to Japan in April. Bags are ready for all the bB stuff I can buy.
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Originally Posted by Orataro
Being I do much business in Tokyo and have lived in Japan, I like the JDM look. Also my girlfriend (My wife to be) is Japanese, she gets all my parts and being with the exchange rate sometime comes out to be cheaper. Then again, for larger items such as my JDM body kit, the price for shipping was more then the kit.

I'm returning to Japan in April. Bags are ready for all the bB stuff I can find.
Oh really...hmmm...our other business here is a transport company, NTP. Maybe help with shipping on large items.

I might be there around that time for some Toyota related business.
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Originally Posted by SoCalbBox
Originally Posted by Orataro
Being I do much business in Tokyo and have lived in Japan, I like the JDM look. Also my girlfriend (My wife to be) is Japanese, she gets all my parts and being with the exchange rate sometime comes out to be cheaper. Then again, for larger items such as my JDM body kit, the price for shipping was more then the kit.

I'm returning to Japan in April. Bags are ready for all the bB stuff I can find.
Oh really...hmmm...our other business here is a transport company, NTP. Maybe help with shipping on large items.

I might be there around that time for some Toyota related business.


More information please! I'm forced to use the Japanese services for oversize products.

By the way, I love your Avatar! Utada Hikaru is such a babe! :D
Old Feb 13, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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Who made it is irrelevant for me. Whatever looks and/or performs best is what I use (finances permitting).

If I wanted a total JDM car, I'd get a Caldena
Old Feb 15, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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FIVE VOTES FOR WEAKSAUCE! I call you lame-Os out to explain!

But anyways thanks everyone for your varied responses. Always interesting when people move to the extremes.

Im in the middle and i plan to stay that way. im not sure whats next for me but that flowmaster exhaust looks mighty tasty.
Old Feb 20, 2004 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by scionracerxb
USA ALL THE WAY! If i wanted a friggin Bb, i'd go to japan and get one...WITH A TURBO! One of the reasons i love my SCION is because its a SCION! Its a unique and new car, even though it is very similar to the Bb, ours are different in many ways and thats whats cool about them. Just my opinion. You won't find any Jdm stuff on my ride
I second that. I drive and xB......not a bB. I have no urge to pretend I drive a bB.

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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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I bought this xB to get me from point A to point B. I'm not too concerned about squeezing more hp out of it. Strictly a cruiser for me... so it's all about style/looks. I definitely keep an open mind, but it seems that most of the stuff I dig happens to be JDM. They certainly have come up with neat ways to personalize/accessorize the car in the 4 years it's been out.

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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 12:51 PM
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I bought this car because it was new to the States, different and I needed something reliable for a daily driver so I can work on the Impreza

I just look for good deals on parts, as long as I know they are good quality I don't care where they're from
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