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    I know this is probably a stupid question...

    but how do you know if your car is jdm or whatever

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    All USDM 8G Galants were made in the US in Normal, IL at the "DSM" plant.

    If your car were made in Japan, the VIN would start with "J."

    Even if it were made it Japan, it doesn't mean it's necessarily JDM, which means Japanese Domestic Market, meaning cars made in Japan for use in Japan. I'm glad you ask that because most people don't know this and just call everything "JDM."

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    Quote Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI
    Even if it were made it Japan, it doesn't mean it's necessarily JDM, which means Japanese Domestic Market, meaning cars made in Japan for use in Japan. I'm glad you ask that because most people don't know this and just call everything "JDM."
    So then what would that car be? :smt017

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    well for example, my 7g was built in japan, but it was a USDM model, vin began with a J, and another 7g the same year built in the US, vin started with a 4,

    so a car made in japan wasnt a JDM car

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    on a jdm car, you shift with your left hand. on a usdm car, you shift with your right hand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pinoyesv6
    on a jdm car, you shift with your left hand. on a usdm car, you shift with your right hand.
    I shift with both hands 8)

    This is pretty much it... if it's Left Hand Drive (LHD), it's NOT JDM. All JDM cars are sold RHD. All USDM cars are LHD. I know there are some exceptions to this, but we're just talking about sedans here

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    Ok thanks. That means my car was built in my town....WOOT

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    Yep, right there in Normal 8)

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    Quote Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI
    . I know there are some exceptions to this, but we're just talking about sedans here
    were u talking about the mailman's truck

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    Quote Originally Posted by QnzMostWanted
    Quote Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI
    . I know there are some exceptions to this, but we're just talking about sedans here
    were u talking about the mailman's truck
    That, among other things (exotics).

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    This has to be the funniest noob question I have ever heard..

    I'll be easy about it

    Jdm is anything that is imported from Japan that is on your car... Example... My front bumper, on my USDM galant (United States Domestic Market), is the factory bumper on the VR4 over there... So over here on my car it's jdm... To them is factory specifications..

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    ^^ we've already got this taken care of, chief

    He was talking about the car itself, not components. 8)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffylou87
    This has to be the funniest noob question I have ever heard..

    I'll be easy about it

    Jdm is anything that is imported from Japan that is on your car... Example... My front bumper, on my USDM galant (United States Domestic Market), is the factory bumper on the VR4 over there... So over here on my car it's jdm... To them is factory specifications..

    Now Paypal me $50..
    if it's already been answered earlier in the topic, no need to be kinda a douche about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fliegendaffe
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffylou87
    This has to be the funniest noob question I have ever heard..

    I'll be easy about it

    Jdm is anything that is imported from Japan that is on your car... Example... My front bumper, on my USDM galant (United States Domestic Market), is the factory bumper on the VR4 over there... So over here on my car it's jdm... To them is factory specifications..

    Now Paypal me $50..
    if it's already been answered earlier in the topic, no need to be kinda a douche about it.
    he said its the FUNNIEST not the dumbest question so he is not being a douche about it, u need to be able to tell the difference bro
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    My bad

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    Quote Originally Posted by spdracr
    Quote Originally Posted by fliegendaffe
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffylou87
    This has to be the funniest noob question I have ever heard..

    I'll be easy about it

    Jdm is anything that is imported from Japan that is on your car... Example... My front bumper, on my USDM galant (United States Domestic Market), is the factory bumper on the VR4 over there... So over here on my car it's jdm... To them is factory specifications..

    Now Paypal me $50..
    if it's already been answered earlier in the topic, no need to be kinda a douche about it.
    funniest....dumbest...same thing to me when the question has already been answered earlier

    he said its the FUNNIEST not the dumbest question so he is not being a douche about it, u need to be able to tell the difference bro

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    Quote Originally Posted by fliegendaffe
    Quote Originally Posted by spdracr
    Quote Originally Posted by fliegendaffe
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffylou87
    This has to be the funniest noob question I have ever heard..

    I'll be easy about it

    Jdm is anything that is imported from Japan that is on your car... Example... My front bumper, on my USDM galant (United States Domestic Market), is the factory bumper on the VR4 over there... So over here on my car it's jdm... To them is factory specifications..

    Now Paypal me $50..
    if it's already been answered earlier in the topic, no need to be kinda a douche about it.
    funniest....dumbest...same thing to me when the question has already been answered earlier

    he said its the FUNNIEST not the dumbest question so he is not being a douche about it, u need to be able to tell the difference bro
    u should be glad we took it easy on u since u didnt bother read around first and posted such a question but as nice as the members here are they didnt flame on u or make fun of u or anything like that and u r coming back with a nasty attitude
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    Quote Originally Posted by spdracr
    Quote Originally Posted by fliegendaffe
    Quote Originally Posted by spdracr
    Quote Originally Posted by fliegendaffe
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffylou87
    This has to be the funniest noob question I have ever heard..

    I'll be easy about it

    Jdm is anything that is imported from Japan that is on your car... Example... My front bumper, on my USDM galant (United States Domestic Market), is the factory bumper on the VR4 over there... So over here on my car it's jdm... To them is factory specifications..

    Now Paypal me $50..
    if it's already been answered earlier in the topic, no need to be kinda a douche about it.
    funniest....dumbest...same thing to me when the question has already been answered earlier

    he said its the FUNNIEST not the dumbest question so he is not being a douche about it, u need to be able to tell the difference bro
    u should be glad we took it easy on u since u didnt bother read around first and posted such a question but as nice as the members here are they didnt flame on u or make fun of u or anything like that and u r coming back with a nasty attitude
    Hey, I think he actually asked a good question. I don't think this has been discussed before in this particular context. I didn't know about the "J" VIN thing until just a few days ago.

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    and you know that i didn't search around and everything first how spdracr?

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