Car piercing: You've got to be kidding
Well, well, well, we thought we had seen it all. Apparently, though, there's an endless supply of reasons to ask, what the? These crazy kids with their tats and piercings and X-treme lifestyles are taking over the world. So it shouldn't come as too big a surprise that they would share their expressions of individuality with their favorite vehicular companions. And we're not talking about spinners and struts, or neon and cantaloupe launchers, we mean taking their rides to the extreme, just as they push, prod and poke their own bodies.
As automotive trends go, we're holding back on offering an opinion about just how cool this will end up being, but it has led to some very interesting vehicles. Obviously we've seen a lot of different takes on personalization, but this is taking things a bit further than most. Some Southern California dealers have even gotten into tattooing cars. But here we are talking about a young team of So Cal aftermarket entrepreneurs who have decided to focus on rings and studs. Available now, for the bumper of your choice, car piercings.
They come in a range of different finishes and designs, and are featured on the trend's own website, www.pierceyourride.com. The construction and installation seems fairly straightforward, maybe a weekend job. They make an already rugged-looking pickup look even tougher, and even do wonders for improving the look of the less macho Scions featured in the gallery. Check it out yourself.
Thanks to Austin for the tippage!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
menice 4:47PM (10/03/2006)
so if you only put 1 on the left side does that mean your truck is gay?
this is worse then the exhaust spinners.
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gkz 5:02PM (10/03/2006)
i generally don't like to make gross generalizations, but this is idiotic. sorry if this offends you, but people who do this might want to consider undergoing mental evaluations.
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DPC car videos 5:05PM (10/03/2006)
That is just too funny, I wonder if the owner has some interesting piercings of his/her own.
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Obvious 5:04PM (10/03/2006)
Up next, a car cover that simulates the swept-to-one-side emo hairstyle, and a CD player that only plays new AFI.
After that, tribal armbands for your dog!!!
(I'd rather buy a shock yellow Hummer, hook it up with huge curbfeelers, and blast the Benny Hill themesong all day long)
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Laura 5:19PM (10/03/2006)
OK. That is really really funny.
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Hamud 5:24PM (10/03/2006)
That's just ridiculous...
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bvllets 5:33PM (10/03/2006)
Hopefully these act like real piercings and can get infected and.. Wait I can't even make a good joke about this. The original idea is just that retarted.
Thats a good one!
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You Need Help. 7:09PM (10/03/2006)
They're from the 909... What more do you need to know.
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larry raines 6:20PM (10/03/2006)
They will get infected, because they have you drilling thru the chrome in your bumper to install. And when you drill chrome, that exposes steel. I still do not get why someone would mutilate something nice to stick something on it to make it "nicer" be it body or car part. Talk about self absorbed....LOOK @ ME! I STUCK A HOLE IN ME AND STUCK SOME METAL IN IT! The things are not even designed well, you have to drill 2 holes for each end of the ring where it pierces the panel. Because the ring isn't a ring at all, it has little flange things that connect it to the car. A dishonest piercing, fake, poser-piercing! I hope these fools invest alot of time and money in this venture and then have it fail.
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Ferrum 7:03PM (10/03/2006)
I guess I'll be the first to admit: I think it's a pretty original idea. It'll be cool at first, until it catches on. I mean, you've got cars with chin spoilers, lips, and eye brows, why not take the anthromorphization the whole way? I would get one for my car...and then take it off when they start selling them at pep boys...
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Kowell 7:50PM (10/03/2006)
the worst thing I ever saw was a pair of Lead Testicules you hang on to your hitch pole...
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Miyoshi 7:51PM (10/03/2006)
#10, exactly what I was thinking.
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Mark 8:00PM (10/03/2006)
"Dude! Check out the awesome piercings on my crappy Toyota truck! I am sooo cool!"
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omarg 5:46AM (10/04/2006)
gross.
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Bubba-X 11:12PM (10/03/2006)
Are they coming out with "Speed Holes" next?
This further proves that nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the average American.
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Darrell 12:17AM (10/04/2006)
NO car or truck deserves this. vandalism anyone?
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mavkato 7:50AM (10/04/2006)
my truck has a piercing in its back bumper... i call it a trailer hitch.
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Trough 1:06PM (10/04/2006)
I'm going to pierce my Acura's catalytic converter because only my mechanic will be able to see it.
It makes me feel naughty
*giggle*
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2009 Mustang 2:44PM (10/04/2006)
LOL to all the jokes above. You guys make me crack up.
BTW this is really lame.
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FRODCAKII 6:36AM (10/07/2006)
On real trucks that actually haul things they're called tie downs. On real race cars they are tow loops. When found on the inside they're called grab bars.
What we have here is just another example of the solely decorative and otherwise purposeless trappings of a social structure full of fakes and personal emptiness.
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