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Old 06-09-12, 07:28 AM
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someone directed me to nigel for jdm visors. went to his website and found this. Just want to make sure its the correct one before ordering. doesnt say JDM on it? or is everything on his site JDM? wth does JDM stand for? LOL

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http://www.nigel-jdmparts.com/Lexus-...M-Window-Visor
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Here is a after market one u can get for much cheaper. Up to you.

http://www.autoanything.com/deflecto...aspx#community

JDM= Japanese domestic market
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To answer your question, yes those are the JDM visors. I purchased them from Nigel as well. The other link the person posted above are a different brand and although cheaper don't come close to the quality and fitment as the JDM visors.
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JDM = Japanese Domestic Market

That's the one some of us have. The others have a combo of one from weather tech and the other is AVS (the link provided above).

The difference is a more curved and flush look. The perfection is in the eye of the beholder though. It just depends how much of a purist you are. The one defining characteristic of the JDM visors is the Lexus logo in the plastic of the front visors.
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if you have the cash definitely get the JDM Ones the quality on it are way better than AVS
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What is the purpose of the JDM visors? Are they for looks only?
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Think im gonna stick with the ones from nigel. $380 something for 4 is like 95 each. pretty cheap imo.
Gonna order them soon!!
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Originally Posted by neomedic
What is the purpose of the JDM visors? Are they for looks only?
I would also like someone to answer this question. Do they block the sun? Im pretty much ordering it cause its looks cool haha
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$400 on visors is a waste of money
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Originally Posted by two2tone
$400 on visors is a waste of money
seems like alot of people on this forum would disagree with you..
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Originally Posted by str8hust1a
I would also like someone to answer this question. Do they block the sun? Im pretty much ordering it cause its looks cool haha
They allow you to roll down the window a bit in the rain to vent the car. (smokers like this feature)
They block the sun a bit by your head (not that much though.
They look COOL.

They REALLY flow with the car really well and sit flush.
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LEGIT!!

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When you roll the windows down a bit, how's the wind / road noise? Is it better with the visors or just as loud without them?

As for rain...don't know why so many in So. Cal have them...it rains maybe 10 days in a year???
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Originally Posted by neomedic
When you roll the windows down a bit, how's the wind / road noise? Is it better with the visors or just as loud without them?

As for rain...don't know why so many in So. Cal have them...it rains maybe 10 days in a year???
The wind noise is a bit better but for my my stereo is usually so loud I can't hear anything but BASS!I think it's really more just for looks. For the people who think it's a waste of money, what about spending 5K on wheels and tires? It's really up to the owner.
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Honestly I have them for the looks. Blocking of the rain in SoCal is a non-issue since it almost never rains here. You can roll down the windows a bit without having the wind rushing in. I don't smoke so this doesn't help me out.

Blocking the sun? If you're going to buy them for this, don't waste your money.

The JDM ones are a bit pricey. But if you can afford it, new or used, I would recommend it. AVS has a set that is inexpensive but you get what you pay for. I had the warping issue on the AVS ones and didn't like that. I tried to redo them several times to correct this but it didn't help.

JDM...FTW!


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