I'd like to hear everyones opinion on JDM parts on an ITR, especially the front end and recaro seats. Do you think it actually devalues your car at all. After all they're not aftermarket parts, but OEM Honda parts. I'm keeping all my stock parts just in case I ever decide to sell the car for that reason.

 

It's just an opinion, so I don't think it really matters. For what you think devaluates a car may be different than the next person.

 

Depends who's lookin at it.

 

i've thought about this too, considering i do have some JDM ITR parts on the car, i don't feel that it does, but i am keeping the stock USDM parts also, just incase,

 

it could go either way up or down.. its all in how its done.. crappy mod, crappy install and car value goes down

 

I think certain JDM parts add value such as the rims, seats, and steering wheel. Putting a JDM front on a clean title USDM ITR? Thats another story.

 

Value to whom is the question. I don't think anyone here would go to a dealership to trade in their ITR, because the car is worth more to a private seller.

 

I guess what I meant was as far as it being a collectors car.

 

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nail on the head

 

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so true

 

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For me, the JDM Front End devalues the car by thousands of dollars, especially since it's an immediate flag that the car was possibly in a front end wreck (a lot of owners switch to the JDM front after their car is damaged, not all, but a number of them). The Recaro's wouldn't increase value to me, nor decrease value if the OEM seats came with the car.

However, for others, both of those changes may increase the value of the car.

 

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In terms of collectors cars, I feel any modification will devalue a car in the long run, especially an ITR since most of them are modified to begin with. So a stock ITR in great shape and low milage will bring the highest value in the long run.

 

Market value is not a matter of what it's worth to any individual; the issue is how much you could sell or buy a car for without too much trouble.

Part of the problem in discussing market value for modified cars is that every car is unique, so it's next to impossible to determine market value. OTOH if a car is bone stock, you can have a pretty good idea of how much you can probably buy or sell it for, because there are usually other cars with similar mileage and condition on the market.

As a general rule, though, modified cars are more difficult to sell, because the number of people willing to buy a car is only a small fraction of the people shopping for that kind of car. Which means you depend in part on luck to find a buyer or seller who is interested in those particular mods. This is one reason why modified cars often bring less money than an otherwise similar, bone stock car.

I think it's a good idea to save your stock parts, so you always have the option of returning your car to stock and selling the mods separately.

 

it all depends.

 

IN A WAY I WOULD RATHER BUY A CAR WHAT SOMETHING DONE TO IT BECAUSE IT ALREADY HAS SOMETHING DONE TO IT JUST MAKES IT ALITTLE EASIER FOR ME, WITH THE WRONG STUFF ON THE CAR MAKE ME WANT TO BUY SOMETHING STOCK

 

^^^listen to nsxtasy

it all depends on whos buying the car, but you just limited your sale market when modifying a car perm. such as jdm front end. Nothing is wrong with simply bolt ons that can be easily taken off at the time of sale....but nothing is better than a bone stock ITR with low miles...which im looking for by the way!!!!