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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:00 pm
by Dac
jonsteffen wrote:Ohh, so where can you get a hold of those jdm tailights? Does that VTcycles have them?
the JDM taillights for the elite?
they might be out, but they get them in from time to time, only way to tell is to call them and ask.
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:19 pm
by steffen707
Yeah I dunno if you guys call japanese parts jdm or not, for japanese domestic market, but that's what all the civic guys call them.
Can you install those with the us rear plastic pieces or do you also need the japanese rear end plastics?
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:37 pm
by Dac
jonsteffen wrote:Yeah I dunno if you guys call japanese parts jdm or not, for japanese domestic market, but that's what all the civic guys call them.
Can you install those with the us rear plastic pieces or do you also need the japanese rear end plastics?
naw, they fit right in there. you dont have to change anything.
(well, you have to rewire, but thats fairly easy.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:33 am
by steffen707
Oh heck yeah, gunna call them monday. Those tail lights look awesome. You got those on your ride don't you Dac?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:14 am
by Dac
yeah, i love the way they look. Im the only one in my area with them. Makes me stand out.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:29 am
by steffen707
Yeah, that's a real nice clean look. Does anybody sell replacement body panels for these? Or are they all used that you're gunna find?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:25 pm
by Dac
jonsteffen wrote:Yeah, that's a real nice clean look. Does anybody sell replacement body panels for these? Or are they all used that you're gunna find?
there are the japan ones, but those are getting kinda hard to find. i have been trying to track me down a set for a while.
Difference is they have a side scoop on the right hand side, and small vents in the back.
Heres something you might not know, all this "Japan" stuff is not japan at all. The honda elite was made only in the USA.
Where all this japan stuff is coming from is from a taiwan kymco DJ50...
The Kymco DJ50 has the same shape/mounts as the elite rear panels. This is where the so called "japan" taillights come from. Its also where the "japan" rear body panels come from. And, even the "japan" head set.
None of its really Japanese. Its just what people call it. And since you cant buy a Kymco DJ50 in the USA ( only taiwan) People just tend to call them Japanese.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:36 pm
by steffen707
Ohh, I did not know that at all. Did japan have any kinda scooter that shared parts with the us elite? I guess I'll have to start searching for the kymco model instead of japanese elite. Lol
So, why do they call them dio?
Just wanna learn all the lingo so I don't sound like a complete noob when I'm looking for parts.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:19 pm
by Base4life
this is a good deal right?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:19 pm
by Base4life
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:54 pm
by Dac
yeah, thats a stander price for the japan tail lights.
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jonsteffen wrote:Ohh, I did not know that at all. Did japan have any kinda scooter that shared parts with the us elite? I guess I'll have to start searching for the kymco model instead of japanese elite. Lol
So, why do they call them dio?
Just wanna learn all the lingo so I don't sound like a complete noob when I'm looking for parts.
Japan didnt have the elite, they had the Dio. Super Dio. And the Dio ZX.
The bikes didnt look a ton like the elites, but they where about the same
shape and size.
See, Why people call the 94-01 honda elite "Dios" is because they have
the same motors as the honda Dios from japan.
And, for the record. Then info i just gave you not a ton of people know...
so when trying to find parts via forums or moped shops, you will have
better luck using slang like "jdm panels" or JDM lights.
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:38 am
by steffen707
Can you tell me what the differences between the Dio, super Dio and Dio ZX is? Or guide me in the right direction to read up on this myself?
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:50 am
by steffen707
But those are clear, and not the yellow lense and amber lense ones like in the pics Dac showed. Did they make different types?
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:15 am
by Dac
yeah, there is clear and shaded.
i have shaded, those are clear.
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:01 pm
by steffen707