S14 Kouki USDM and S14 Kouki JDM - Differences?

[olds502]

What is the difference between the S14 Kouki front ends, JDM and USDM?

[ChampaignSilviaS14]

Headlights, Front bumper/Lip, Bumper lights, and Grill.

[simmode1]

JDM + lip kit

USDM

[Elbowblk]

Front bumper is designed differently, i believe jdm headlights have a bigger projector housing. Jdm bumper reinforcement bar is smaller than usdm. Different turn signals. Also different grills

jdm

usdm

images found on google. but i think the usdm one is turbo2nr here on nico.

[Kiwi]

don't forget the zenki side skirts that transfered over to kouki in japan, usdm side skirts are different than the jdm ones

[domiballa]

and umm a completely different engine

[PANDAemic]

I don't know if its because both of the USDM models are red but the fenders seem to look different too.

[SX APPEAL]

and umm a completely different engine

OP specified "front ends." Although I supposed you could interpret that as part of the front end, but I think the majority of us got the contextual message...

[Hijacker]

It's been a while since I've had my hands on a set of USDM kouki headlights, but are they plastic or glass? Pretty sure the JDM headlights have glass coverings, but it's rare to see a glass set of headlights from an OE source over here.

[blackRB240]

USDM's are glass. That's why they look good forever...I prefer a mix though personally. JDM headlights with the USDM bumper/lip and clear corner lights.

[fiznowler]

USDM bumpers are to busy to me. They have so many holes lol.

[SX APPEAL]

Meh, I prefer the USDM front, I don't like how the bumper lights just hang out in the middle of nowhere on the JDM front.

[float_6969]

Meh, I prefer the USDM front, I don't like how the bumper lights just hang out in the middle of nowhere on the JDM front.

I agree. Never liked the JDM Kouki front bumber compared to the USDM one. I DO prefer the JDM headlights though.

[fiznowler]

I like this look over the standard USDM and the JDM. I like the USDM front better as well with some of the stuff that makes it look so busy cleaned up. Stock for stock I am leaning towards JDM. I wonder what it would cost to have my front made to look like this. Bodywork and me dont' mix on stuff like that.

[laxands13]

^^ Where are the turn signals....? track car i guess? I'll go out on a limb and say I like the way the bumper lights hang out there on JDM front. makes me think of the old z's, even though the lights aren't really the same. Example:

[SX APPEAL]

I kinda like that no bumper lights look. Probably some fiberglass work if I had to guess. It would be pretty easy to wire up the corner lights to function as turn signals.

[fiznowler]

I think it is a euro spec bumper.

[float_6969]

No way that's euro. There's no (or at least very little) crash bar left in that bumper, and they have stricter crash guidelines than the US.