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Old 10-10-2005, 02:55 AM
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I've been waiting for these babies! JDM WIPER INSERTS!

Hell ya!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8006188110

Get them while they're hot guys!
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Old 10-10-2005, 03:05 AM
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ur kidding rite?
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*placed bid* YESsssss! I'll be the first to own some JDM wipers! You guys better not outbid me! this item is HOT!!
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doesn't mean it's going too far... so they are made in japan, so what? some products are made w/ better quality if they are from japan... take electronics for instance
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So, can you buy these from a website??

I don't trust eBay too much...
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So sad. Are people ever going to understand the difference between Made in Japan for export and Made for the Japanese Domestic Market aka JDM...


Also, why do people "not trust eBay", but would buy from some random site if somebody suggested it?
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it goes to far when i read tC and JDM in the same sentence

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I think the only bidder is also a member on the forum here: spikeymike78 or something HAHA shouldnt he know better.
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Originally Posted by sexyscionlover
it goes to far when i read tC and JDM in the same sentence

i agree.
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Didn't know there was JDM for the tC.
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they are freaking wiper blades!!!! and no such thing jdm for tc, they dont even make the tc in japan!!!!
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i dont care what you guys say! i want my JDM blades! and I KNOW its JDM cuz the auction says so!............................






















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i have some imported dog poo........its from japan, you think it would pass for JDM?
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[quote="TheScionicMan"]So sad. Are people ever going to understand the difference between Made in Japan for export and Made for the Japanese Domestic Market aka JDM...

Sooo true!!!!I am fairly sure this E bay seller does JDM Camaro parts too
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uuummmm
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but do they work?
my wipers always smudge
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Originally Posted by reagulator
but do they work?
my wipers always smudge
uummm
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You guys are too much.

And just so EVERYONE knows... there are ZERO JDM parts for the tC b/c it has never, ever existed in Japan. As ScionicMan said, there are likely parts that are MADE in Japan and can be exported... but should NEVER be labelled JDM for something that there is no JDM market for.

Another favorite of mine is the JDM oil filler cap that says tC. I think ScionDad has the cap and it does look nice ... but I just don't think I could bring myself to buy one since they advertise it on eBay as JDM.
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JDM? Lexus uses those wiper inserts covered with graphite. Thats probably what those are.
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Lexus doesn't live in Japan either. Right?
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