Have you ever wonder what are the common customization done by the Japanese and how much do they cost in Japan? In this article, we are going to explore the 10 common customizations done by the Japanese and the cost involved.

1. Front Table

(Image from Garson D.A.D)

One of the common customizations done by Japanese is installing a table inside their car.  You might be asking, why do they want to install a table inside their car?

The answer? – girls.

No, not the female drivers, the male drivers. Drivers who want their rear passenger to have a great time while giving them a ride (hint: girlfriend or girl they trying to hit on). Now ladies, if you are reading this articles is time to ask your husband treat you like a princess.

And for guys who are reading this, is time to treat your partner like a princess!

Favorite brands: Garson 

2. Monitor

In Japan, there is a trend of installing lots of monitors, even at places where it can’t seen by the passengers, such as at the back of the back seat.

The reason?  The more monitor you have, the cooler you are! It’s as simple as that!

The car shown in the video above is definitely an exaggeration, though. That said, they usually do have two or three installed, depending on how much “cool” they can handle.

Favorite brands: Garson 

3. Audio

Another customization loved by the Japanese is by installing trunk audio. And remember what we said about monitors? From the photo above, you can tell they really like to install monitors everywhere!

Japanese love good audio quality but they also love to be cool.

Favorite brands: Carrozzeria, Bose, Harmon Kardon

4. Sport Seat

(Image from CRAFTPLUS)

I think this requires little explanation. Nothing makes you feel like that you are actually sitting in a sports car by installing the sports seat.

Favorite brands: Carrozzeria, Bose, Harmon Kardon

5 . Internal Car LED

(Image from LABO)

Another common customization is definitely by adding LED to the inside of the car. Again, not sure if you notice, this car has also installed extra monitors! They are simply everywhere.

Favorite brands: Carrozzeria, Bose, Harmon Kardon

6. Wheels

Wheels are another part that we are quite sure that this requires little explanation. Usually rich Japanese goes for expensive wheels to make their car looks slightly different from others while people with less money will opt to go big.

Favorite brands: Work, SSR, Garson

7. Aero

(Image from K-Brake)

Another favorite customization by the Japanese is to add big aero parts into their car just like the photo above to stand out from the crowd.

Favorite brands: Garson, k-break, junction produce

8. External LED

(Image from K-Brake)

External LED is a frequent site in Japan, especially you go street style. You can find these cars lurking at night meeting, Daikoku, Futo or at a car event.

9. Muffler

Nothing announces your presence more than a loud & powerful muffler. Not only that, but mufflers are also favored by the Japanese as they can increase their car’s performance. Do you know UP Garage has their own branded muffler and they are loved by a lot of Japanese over here?

10. Suspension

Japanese usually change their suspension when they want to lower the height of their car or would like to get have the ability to adjust the height of the vehicle at will – Air Suspension. Other reasons for changing suspension are for circuit driving and drifting.

Favorite brands: Tein, Tanabe

Bonus: Body Color / Sticker

These cars are called Itasya (痛車) in Japanese. It literally means the car that is painful. I have no idea why is it called that way, maybe it’s too painful to watch?

So what do you think about the cost of parts in Japan? Is it more expensive to purchase/install these parts in your country?

You can purchase all the items mentioned above in Croooober – the largest marketplace for used auto parts in Japan.