Everybody everywhere understands the JDM craze- that is, if you understand cars. The desire to have something that nobody else has, something to give your car that special finish that makes it stick in your mind. Whether it's the wing from hell designed by Japan's best engineers, or the perfect Azect grille, complete with built-in eyelids, everybody has the urge to find those rare treasures known as JDM parts. Unsurprisingly, in response to the outcry for more parts, and more things unique, companies, like Spoon, Mugen, and GReddy started producing - you guessed it - more parts! Tuners everywhere were overjoyed, and the market was saturated with grilles, spoilers, lights, exhaust tips, body kits, and goodies galore. However, with the parts becoming more and more common through the surge in production, we have to wonder... doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of buying JDM? If the parts you're sourcing are no longer hard to find, doesn't that take some of the awesome away from what you're building? True, it still has the same looks, and the same (hopefully) quality, but when Mugen lips are a dime a dozen, where's the sense of awe in encountering one?

Granted, that's an exaggeration, but the point remains. JDM is becoming so common now in the tuner community that I'll make a prediction. Fairly soon, JDM will become so USDM that USDM will become the new JDM. Hold on to your bumpers, boys, they'll be valuable one day!

Next post will be covering the installation of new blackhoused headlamps and clear corners on the Accord. We'll see how the beastie looks without her bumper, and see how clean a front end we can pull off once we're done. First mod is inbound!