West Coast Customs will no longer pimp yo ride
On MTV, anyway. West Coast Customs and
MTV have decided to file for divorce, amicably ending a relationship that debuted as “Pimp My Ride” with
host Xzibit in 2004.
WCC boss Ryan Friedlinghause cites his company’s image as the reason behind the decision, and announced that he will be moving his operations to Corona, Calif., to new digs that will become the set of a new show WCC will do with the Discovery Channel and the producers of “American Chopper” and "American Hot Rod."
The reason WCC is bailing on MTV was no secret, particularly after the shop’s Sean Mahaney (or a very convincing impersonator) dropped in on a thread on the Beyond car forums to say, “Most of the MTV people are not real car guys... They pay us to build the cars, so we do what they want even if it sucks.”
WCC’s
show on the Discovery Channel is as-of-yet unnamed, but it will likely extend outside merely the high-end automotive
world to profile WCC’s work on private jets, helicopters and tour buses.
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Darien Allen 8:46AM (12/29/2005)
Do people still watch that show anyway? I haven't watched it in eons... thought it jumped the shark quite awhile ago...
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Constantino Sosa 9:05AM (12/29/2005)
Good thing WCC is bailing out of MTV. I really didn't like the way they were pimping the rides. I knew it couldn't be WCC coming up with some of those dumb ideas. I wish them good luck on there next show. Hopefully, the Discovery Channel will hook them up with "Unpimp My Ride" show for all those that didn't like how their rides were "Pimped"...HAHA
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Hank 9:53AM (12/29/2005)
My wife will be disappointed. Oddly, she loves that show. However, I think it definitely jumped the shark with the Buick Century that was in a post here a few days ago. I saw that episode. I felt sorry for the kid.
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Ted K 11:02AM (12/29/2005)
there's only so many times you can be entertained by adding the same set of LCD screens, sound system, and tacky custom paint to crappy cars. I'm surprised it ran as long as it did.
actually, I could say the same about 97% of MTV's content.
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apollo 11:19AM (12/29/2005)
I've watched the show many times because it was fun, but who couldn't understand the reasons for West Coast Customs to bail out of this one? You know MTV wasn't paying a dime for any of this, and I doubt they we're earning much business from people who wanted to do something to their cars. How many people are looking for a bowling ball return in the trunk? A fish Tank in between the seats? A DJ mix table that popped out automatically when you opened the trunk? Or how about the one where they put a dry cleaning rack in a girls car?
I've seen at least 7 of these cars for sale on ebay, so even the people they made it for ( for FREE) didnt want this dreck.
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tpp 12:13PM (12/29/2005)
WCC making more money from TV shows than actual pimping yet?
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DKB_SATX 12:40PM (12/29/2005)
This was definitely the redheaded stepchild of the customizing shows. Either potentially interesting vehicles "pimped" tragically badly, or crusher candidates (AMC Pacer) having lots of effort wasted on them. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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Bob Loblaw 2:08PM (12/29/2005)
The show is retarded. I caught part of an episode where they installed four LCD screens into the car's bumpers (at the four corners of the car). WTF?! Yeah, let's install TVs on the OUTSIDE that are impossible to watch and that will be broken by debris after two days. Morons.
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Peter 3:07PM (12/29/2005)
Pimp My ride was lame in the extreme. I only saw it twice and that was more than enough. I feel sorry for anyone who had their ride "pimped".
Overhaulin did it right. They built some seriously nice cars. Foose is an amazing talent. I would still watch this one if I had cable.
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Jaymez 2:55PM (12/30/2005)
>>>Overhaulin did it right. They built some seriously nice cars. Foose is an amazing talent. I would still watch this one if I had cable.
I lost all respect for Foose as a result of that show. It's a rolling ethics violation. No real car guy is going to even consider "stealing" another guy's ride and build it without talking to the actual owner. The wife and kids have no idea what he really wants done.
I don't doubt that if they got a hold of my '71 Nova the first thing they'd do is yank the Straight 6 and the PowerGlide Trans in favor of a V8 and over geared trans. If the premise of the show is true, I'd sue every one of the builders as well as the producers, no matter what they did to my car.
As far as Pimp is concerned, they didn't suit my tastes at all. When I saw them fill the bed of an older truck with speakers I lost all interest.
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