wakaba/kareha badges...

[SLOWICA]

I'm sure you guys have seen these badges before:

Beginer driver "wakaba" badge:
http://store1.yimg.com/I/jackadeal-store_1861_440855
In Japan, any driver who obtains drivers license within 1 year must show this badge/emblem on their vehicles. It's called "Shosinn-sha-emblem" in Japanese. Shosinn-sha means " Beginner or Starter" Another driver must give their ways even on the busy traffic.



Elder/advance driver "kareha" badge:
http://store1.yimg.com/I/jackadeal-store_1861_515502
This is an emblem for a driver with more experience in Japan and called a "Silver Mark". The driver must give their way to the vehicle on the road with this emblem by the traffic law.

[silv3r0ne]

i saw you had one of those on your car for HIN, mind tellin me where you got it from :)

[SLOWICA]

i saw you had one of those on your car for HIN, mind tellin me where you got it from :)

I got mine when a friend of mine went to Japan. At that time he picked up the Hyper Rev #87, a pair of wakaba badges, and my JDM OEM color coordinate Toyota emblem. But you can get genuine wakaba/kareha badges from ebay but be careful as the real ones and only the real ones are reflective.

[SLOWICA]

i saw you had one of those on your car for HIN, mind tellin me where you got it from :)

here you go:
wakaba
http://store.jackadeal.com/paofwbedrba.html

kareha
http://store.jackadeal.com/paofkeldrba.html

[silv3r0ne]

i saw you had one of those on your car for HIN, mind tellin me where you got it from :)



nm, just did a search and found a set.

[silv3r0ne]

i saw you had one of those on your car for HIN, mind tellin me where you got it from :)

here you go:
wakaba
http://store.jackadeal.com/paofwbedrba.html

kareha
http://store.jackadeal.com/paofkeldrba.html



thanks, i didnt refresh the page before i made my second post so i didnt see your reply

[SLOWICA]

cool :thumbup:

[mtskibum16]

That's neat! So Slowica, do you have the suction one or magnetic one on your car? Where do you have it?

[silv3r0ne]

That's neat! So Slowica, do you have the suction one or magnetic one on your car? Where do you have it?



i believe he has the suction one on the right side of his windshield.

[mtskibum16]

Oh yeah I think I see it in his sig...the beginner one right? So are you sopposed to put one in the front and one in the back?

[gqsean124]

so thats what those badges were at HIN... those things look so frikin cool... I don't know why, but they just do... its weird actually... I'd rock it, if my car was JDM themed.....

...actually, I'd rock it on my car as it is now, except I'd probably get flamed since my car has like nothing JDM....

[evil eye]

so thats what those badges were at HIN...

:werd:

I've seen them before, I just didn't know hat they were. A lot of guys had the wakaba badge at HIN. Thanks for the explanation Eric. :D

[silv3r0ne]

:gap: just ordered mine

[evil eye]

:gap: just ordered mine


That's funny, so did I. Stop copying me, twin! :chuckles:

[silv3r0ne]

:gap: just ordered mine


That's funny, so did I. Stop copying me, twin! :chuckles:



:evil:

[gqsean124]

^WTF?... I just ordered some too! LOL

[gqsean124]

LOL... did you guys order the "wakaba" one like I did as well?

[silv3r0ne]

LOL... did you guys order the "wakaba" one like I did as well?


yea i did...im too broke for the other one :hide: ...school is robbing me

[gqsean124]

im too broke for the other one :hide: ...school is robbing me

...dood... I feel you man.

[evil eye]

I'm a n00b, so I got the beginner "wakaba" badge. I guess that makes us triplets.

On a side note, thank you Eric for making me broke as always.

[mtskibum16]

The wakaba one looks cooler but I would hope that I could consider myself better than a beginner driver. I guess it could signify my beginner status in JDM tuning though... :)

[SLOWICA]

I'm a n00b, so I got the beginner "wakaba" badge. I guess that makes us triplets.

On a side note, thank you Eric for making me broke as always.

You're welcome Joe... I love you too man...
The wakaba one looks cooler but I would hope that I could consider myself better than a beginner driver. I guess it could signify my beginner status in JDM tuning though... :)

That's an excellent way to put it... I guess now I've got to get the old geezer one 'cause I'm a JDM veteran?

[evil eye]

That's an excellent way to put it... I guess now I've got to get the old geezer one 'cause I'm a JDM veteran?


Dude, there's not a badge made that can display your JDM prowness.

Where's your JDM parking sticker anyway? I'm surprised you don't have one of those.

[SLOWICA]

That's an excellent way to put it... I guess now I've got to get the old geezer one 'cause I'm a JDM veteran?


Dude, there's not a badge made that can display your JDM prowness.

Where's your JDM parking sticker anyway? I'm surprised you don't have one of those.

I need one of those and the inspections sticker...
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic486.jpg

[evil eye]

Good call. What's that sticker to the left of it, I don't recognize it.

[SLOWICA]

I don't know but I will soon...

[evil eye]

Go get 'em, Eric. :thumbup:

[mtskibum16]

That's an excellent way to put it... I guess now I've got to get the old geezer one 'cause I'm a JDM veteran?

Yeah...then sell me yours :gap:

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

Someone stole my kareha sticker :(

[SLOWICA]

Someone stole my kareha sticker :(

some one stole my magnet one as it comes in a set of two. So now I don't have my rear one... :furious:

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

Im gona get a Wakaba sticker this time, and stick it on my rollbar, since I don't have much of a rear window, and my top is usually down.

[VVTi_pNoY]

those look sweet!

[evil eye]

Someone stole my kareha sticker :(

some one stole my magnet one as it comes in a set of two. So now I don't have my rear one... :furious:


Was it stolen at a show, or on the streets? I wouldn't leave my car parked on the street with the rear one on.

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

Someone stole my kareha sticker :(

some one stole my magnet one as it comes in a set of two. So now I don't have my rear one... :furious:


Was it stolen at a show, or on the streets? I wouldn't leave my car parked on the street with the rear one on.


In the triage area at HIN.

[evil eye]

That's f*cked up.

[SLOWICA]

it was stolen after a car show but not at hin... someone must have been eye balling it at the show. I usually take the rear one off after shows.

[silv3r0ne]

speaking of the magnetic one, where do you guys suggest i put it...can put it on my liftgate seeing as how its cf.

[SLOWICA]

speaking of the magnetic one, where do you guys suggest i put it...can put it on my liftgate seeing as how its cf.


I guess just pimp the one in the front?

[Jdm_cel]

i too have join in... to the "wakaba" group..
and in Oct.. I will be sitting in Bride Zeta seat ...hehehehe

[SLOWICA]

i too have join in... to the "wakaba" group..
and in Oct.. I will be sitting in Bride Zeta seat ...hehehehe

did you get the regular ones or the sports?

[Jdm_cel]

I went with the Sports one... since I use my car more for track and auto-X purposes...
If I went for the Show... I would have gone with the Gias...

[aZnTrD2k]

haha see sig..

[evil eye]

If I went for the Show... I would have gone with the Gias...


Mmm, one day...

[evil eye]

Got it today, damn that was quick!

[Crizzz]

so, i guess that link was a good place to buy this from. well...there goes $20 down the drain.

[evil eye]

so, i guess that link was a good place to buy this from. well...there goes $20 down the drain.


Precisely.

[VirgilDPinoy]

you can also get them on ebay = D

[TRD-CELICA-GT02]

Just got a set of the suction one from some Ebay seller for 6 bucks shipped off Ebay 2 weeks ago, it's going on my girl's xB. Just continue searching on Ebay every now and then if you don't want to pay 20 bucks for a pair.

[mtskibum16]

Just got a set of the suction one from some Ebay seller for 6 bucks shipped off Ebay 2 weeks ago, it's going on my girl's xB. Just continue searching on Ebay every now and then if you don't want to pay 20 bucks for a pair.

Is it it reflective? It is probably a fake....

[SLOWICA]

Just got a set of the suction one from some Ebay seller for 6 bucks shipped off Ebay 2 weeks ago, it's going on my girl's xB. Just continue searching on Ebay every now and then if you don't want to pay 20 bucks for a pair.

Is it it reflective? It is probably a fake....

i saw you had one of those on your car for HIN, mind tellin me where you got it from :)

But you can get genuine wakaba/kareha badges from ebay but be careful as the real ones and only the real ones are reflective.

fake ones are non-reflective...

[mtskibum16]

That's what I meant...I was asking if it was reflective because if it's not than it is probably fake...after reading it again I guess I didn't word it too well.

[SLOWICA]

That's what I meant...I was asking if it was reflective because if it's not than it is probably fake...after reading it again I guess I didn't word it too well.

it's okay... I knew what you meant. :thumbup:

[TRD-CELICA-GT02]

Just got a set of the suction one from some Ebay seller for 6 bucks shipped off Ebay 2 weeks ago, it's going on my girl's xB. Just continue searching on Ebay every now and then if you don't want to pay 20 bucks for a pair.

Is it it reflective? It is probably a fake....


Yes it's reflective, has that whole 3M reflective tint to it. I'm aware of the fake ones too, my younger cousin bought one, it was a flat non metallic color.

[jayspeedy24]

hey slowica can you tell me where you bought that black toyota emblem for your front? or did you get that custom painted?

[SLOWICA]

hey slowica can you tell me where you bought that black toyota emblem for your front? or did you get that custom painted?

I got that emblem straight from Japan. My buddy went over there for vacation and managed to pick up a couple of things for me and the JDM toyota emblem was one of them.

[jayspeedy24]

well i found a black emblem but its no jdm one like yours..haha but its black nonetheless so im happy..30 bucks too..not to shabby...you could make a killing if you sold black emblems..

[mtskibum16]

I painted mine black...I chose flat black however because I wanted it to be very subtle.

[BaLLnFoShO]

wow those are cool. i think i need to get one

[SpankinGT-S]

Those look weird. I dont think they would flow very well with a street car. Are these for show only? Maybe a car on display at an import show could get away with it, but If I saw that on the street I would think it was not very cool. Someone enlighten me on this I am curious.

[TRD-CELICA-GT02]

^ Yes it's routinely for show here in the states, other then it's real purpose in Japan. Over here, it's about the whole " JDM " factor, it's basically a hate it or love it thing. Some people who go with a whole JDM themed car, would sport that, especially for shows.

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

Especially in shows. Themed cars get good points.

10,000th post :D

[evil eye]

10,000th post :D


Post whore. :)

[SpankinGT-S]

^ Yes it's routinely for show here in the states, other then it's real purpose in Japan. Over here, it's about the whole " JDM " factor, it's basically a hate it or love it thing. Some people who go with a whole JDM themed car, would sport that, especially for shows.


Ahhhhhh..... I see. I Wish I had the money to sport a show car with all JDM parts also. Thanks for the heads up.

[mtskibum16]

^ Yes it's routinely for show here in the states, other then it's real purpose in Japan. Over here, it's about the whole " JDM " factor, it's basically a hate it or love it thing. Some people who go with a whole JDM themed car, would sport that, especially for shows.


Ahhhhhh..... I see. I Wish I had the money to sport a show car with all JDM parts also. Thanks for the heads up.


Don't we all.....don't we all.....

[aZnTrD2k]

Don't we all.....don't we all.....


Its just a matter of knowing the right people :thumbup:

[oONoGoAutoOo]

im going to go ahead and order the wakaba badge.

this is the real one right? http://store.jackadeal.com/paofwbedrba.html

[Dragncrosmember]

LOL, maybe I shouldn't have gotten the kareha badges...guess I was thinking very highly of my self that day.

[Jdm_cel]

Here's a revised one..hehehehe
for the very very "Wakaba" person...

Wakaba sticker (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-beginner-driver-emblem-decal-wakaba-AE86-D1-Honda_W0QQitemZ8003318614QQcategoryZ50448QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem)


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b312/hobdasimo/Wakaba_Decal/bumper85_1.jpg

4 big kanjis by 3 different colours pronounce as "Menkyo Toritate!" in Japanese. "Menkyo" means license and "Toritate does "just gotten !" Totally it says "I got my license today! ". Small red Japanese Katakanas do "Sorry so slowly, or Please,please go ahead!.. : )...Very ironic and attractive when applied on sports car ,drift car or Jdm! or American made vehicle too.

I bought my Wakaba badges (not this sticker) from this Ebay seller for $15.25 shipped
the real thing from Japan... a week deliver time...good seller and fast too..

[evil eye]

im going to go ahead and order the wakaba badge.

this is the real one right? http://store.jackadeal.com/paofwbedrba.html


Yup.

Here's a revised one..hehehehe
for the very very "Wakaba" person...

4 big kanjis by 3 different colours pronounce as "Menkyo Toritate!" in Japanese. "Menkyo" means license and "Toritate does "just gotten !" Totally it says "I got my license today! ". Small red Japanese Katakanas do "Sorry so slowly, or Please,please go ahead!.. : )...Very ironic and attractive when applied on sports car ,drift car or Jdm! or American made vehicle too.


Now that's funny. :D

[TRT_Performance]

What about the $11 or $12 dollar ones on ebay? Are those real? They look pretty much the same, And they're reflectors too. :monkey:

[Dragncrosmember]

back from the dead...

[TRT_Performance]

Yeah. I was looking through some old threads and decided to post in one of them instead of making a whole new thread about something probably already covered. So... anyone know?

[Celica Drift 27]

im up for REAL wakaba badges.

[aZnTrD2k]

I have my wakaba magnet on my fridge...