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What can i get for my rolla if i go to Japan?

Discussion in 'Exterior' started by smokiz, Jun 9, 2003.

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    What can i get for my rolla if i go to Japan?

    I might going to Japan this summer, and im just wondering what can i get for my rolla. Since, the rollas in Japan are totally different from ours, i dont know what to get. Does anybody have any suggestions.
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    get the whole car? Either that grab a bunch of low cost items such as

    Neon ANything!
    LED anything!
    Any other product you think would sell on Ebay for easy.

    Then come back and turn it around for 100% markup and then use that money to buy stuff for your rolla from here.

    If you have enough cash to invest then buy TONS of stick and stick it on a boat to ship it to yourself. That way you wont have to bring it all back yourself. Hit up the "AutoBacs" its like the CAR AFTERMARKET superstore. Especially if its a super autobacs.
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    the Neon accessories in JP are cheap? my fds told me they are hela expensive though...
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    when I was there they were cheap. Its just when they come back here that they get more expensive.

    One thing I am working on right now is getting some REAL JDM license plates. I got a guy that is going to a wrecker to grab a bunch. They are selling fake ones on Ebay for $30 - $40 so I think a real one would come in at around $70. plus you can get them for about $5 each. Its just a matter of if you can get them out of the country easy enough. I would ship those though, since the govnmt is pretty sticky about stuff like that leaving.
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    how do the real JDM license plates look like?
    i have never seen them b4 :oops:
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    they look like this

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    Only this is a fake one. They made a replica, the real one is just real so it will get more money. This one they are trying to sell for $30 plus s/h.
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    oh looks tight
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    I'm looking for true ECE left-hand drive headlamps. Japanese spec JDM headlamps won't do since they are made for right-hand drive cars. I'm going to upgrade my headlamps to HID as soon as I can locate a set of ECE headlamps for '03 or newer Corollas...

    Here's how to tell if the headlamps are ECE approved.


    http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/lights/codes/codes.html
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    why would u wanna get "JDM" plates? but yea most states ud get in trouble, atleast in IL...
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    In Calgary where I live you dont need a front plate, so some ppl get plates that say stuff. Similar to a bumper sticker. Ppl with a euro car liek VW or BMW will get a euro plate and put it on to look cool. Well ppl that have japanese cars put the JDM plate on to look cool. I dont put anything on ans STILL LOOKS COOL! :lol:

    But also guys that go to shows will put JDM plates on to help win
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    but fo real though, is there anything i should get? coz even though so many shits are expensive in Japan, there should have something, right? If you really have anything, please let me know. My friend suggested me to buy rare shit that cant get here and sell them at e-bay. But i just dont know what they have in Japan. so i really appreciate it if somebody could help.
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    Anything with lights, you can get it cheap there and then sell it over here at 100% markup. Take some time now to see whats on Ebay. If it has japanese writting on it then its usually from japan. Make a list of things and what they are going for on Ebay. Then when you get there walk around and see what you can buy it for there.
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    When i went to Japan 2 years ago, I got PIAA head light for my friend. It was about $50 when they sell it for $85-$99 here.

    Amps and speakers were more expensive there than here. But there were a lot more HU's there. More choices on price too. From the cheap ones to the expensive ones. They can be used here with no modification, but only thing is the radio frequency is different.

    I'm going to Japan next week Tuesday. I'm going to check out things for the cars more this time.
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    yep the radios in japan only go to about 99 point somthing. But they go low at the other end. I think it was in the 50 range.

    They had some cool stuff for HU's but like it has already been said, those will not be any cheaper than here. Its mainly because they dont import cheap brands like Jenson and lower end pioneer to drive the market down.

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