Pimp My Ride
Format	Reality
Created by	Bruce Beresford-Redman Rick Hurvitz
Starring	Xzibit (Host) Westwood (UK Host)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	57
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bruce Beresford Redman Rick Hurvitz Larry Hochberg
Running time	30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
Original run	March 4, 2004 – May 24, 2007
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it, as well as customizing it. The original American version was hosted by rapper Xzibit (one episode featured guest host Chamillionaire). Recently, MTV2 has begun airing episodes from Pimp My Ride UK hosted by DJ Tim Westwood, which features cars being customised in the UK, and Pimp My Ride International, featuring cars in central Europe, hosted by hip hop artists Fat Joe and Lil' Jon as well as the related CMT series Trick My Truck. This year, Pimp My Ride will be produced in Brazil. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pimp My Ride logo This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... Bruce Beresford-Redman is Executive Producer and Co-Creator of MTVs Pimp My Ride. ... Rick Hurvitz is Executive Producer and Co-Creator of MTVs Pimp My Ride. ... Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974) better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality, who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Los Angeles, California by his father and stepmother. ... Tim Westwood (born 3 October 1957 in Lowestoft, Suffolk),[3]is a British rap DJ and presenter of the BBC Radio 1 Rap Show. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who is known for introducing or hosting television programmes. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Car redirects here. ... A custom 1974 Ford Taunus 2000 GXL. The car has had a roof chop, been shaved of all trim, with vents cut into the rear quarter panels and an all steel body kit moulded into the body. ... Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974) better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality, who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Los Angeles, California by his father and stepmother. ... Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979)better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air, IPA: , a portmanteau of chameleon and millionaire) is an American rapper (and often singer) and the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. ... MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... Tim Westwood (born 3 October 1957 in Lowestoft, Suffolk),[3]is a British rap DJ and presenter of the BBC Radio 1 Rap Show. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent, and is signed to Imperial Records. ... Lil Jon This article is about the American rap producer. ... CMT can refer to: Cadmium Mercury Telluride Canal Metropolitano Televisión Catalog Management Table Certified Market Technician Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Childrens Musical Theatreworks of Fresno, California Chip Multi Threading Comision del Mercado de las Telecommunicaciones, the Spanish communications industry regulator. ... Trick My Truck is a television program on Country Music Television (CMT). ...

Format

The show picks young car owners living in Los Angeles or elsewhere in Southern California. An episode of Pimp My Ride generally begins with the participant showing his or her car off, and convincing MTV why it needs to be "pimped". After this segment, the host (normally rapper Xzibit, but there are occasionally guest hosts such as Chamillionaire) shows up at the participant's house, takes a look at the car himself, makes wisecracks about the particular things that are wrong with it, and promises the owner a complete makeover of the vehicle. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article is about the region of Southern California. ... Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979)better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air, IPA: , a portmanteau of chameleon and millionaire) is an American rapper (and often singer) and the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. ...

After examining the car, Xzibit takes it to a custom body shop (West Coast Customs (WCC) in Seasons 1–4; replaced by Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) starting Season 5), where the shop team generally replaces most of the components and rebuilds the interior and exterior from scratch. West Coast Customs is a car remodeling company located in Los Angeles, California. ... Galpin Auto Sports (or GAS) is an automobile repair shop in Van Nuys, California that specialises in customizing cars specifically for the vehicles owners. ...

Each car is a custom "pimp", tailored to the personalities and interests of the owners. For example, a Need for Speed: Underground fan had his car painted to look like one specially customized in the Need for Speed: Underground 2 game, while a bowler had a ball washer installed in his trunk, and a surfer got a clothes dryer in the back of his Volkswagen Bus. Work usually includes new paint, accessories, chrome, tires and rims, and internal electronics (DVD players, video games, large TFT screens, and other cutting-edge accessories). Most changes are only cosmetic, and mechanical work is generally only done to enable the car to run; the show has replaced entire engines with new engines. Both WCC and GAS are well-known for putting their own whimsical touches in their work, such as the aforementioned dryer, or an electric fireplace in the trunk of another vehicle. Need for Speed: Underground is a racing video game, developed and published by Electronic Arts in 2003. ... Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a PlayStation 2 racing video game published and developed by Electronic Arts. ... the sport of cricket|Bowling (cricket)}} For other uses, see Bowling (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ... VW redirects here. ... The Volkswagen Type 2 (aka Transporter) was the second automotive line introduced by German automaker Volkswagen. ... Fashion accessories and theur jewelry counterpart referred to as costume jewelry are items that used as fashions complementary. ... Bright chrome is often used as a decorative feature on consumer products such as cars. ... Tires may refer to: the plural of tire the Italian name for Tiers, Italy, a town in South Tyrol, Italy Category: ... Look up rim in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the engineering discipline. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... This article is about TFT technology. ...

At the end of the show, the car is revealed to its owner, as well as all the details of the renovation and the custom features; in addition, the participant is usually given a gift somehow related to the car or the owner's hobby.

Notes

Seasons 1–4

Much of the appeal of the show comes from the personalities involved. The WCC employees are an eclectic mix of outgoing personalities, such as:

• Owner Ryan (who was preceded by the good-natured manager Q)
• The heavily pierced tire-specialist Alex
• Tough-looking interior and fabric maven Ish
• Electronics (and outrageous engineering) expert Mad Mike
• The appropriately named Big Dane
• Paint Guy Luis Who carried on into the following seasons.

After the third season however, WCC manager "Q" announced that he would not be willing to take a role in the show anymore. It is also shown that Paint & Body's Buck was replaced by another person named 2Shae. Q cited a desire to expand the company's business with a customs shop in St. Louis, Missouri. Ryan Friedlinghaus, the owner of WCC, was featured in Season 4 as the "lead" for discussions on what customizing will be done on the incoming cars. Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

During most of the television seasons, mostly Season 2, there have been many mistakes added in the television show. Instances where they are easily noticed even to the naked eye. People walking backwards in Chevy Blazer, the Ford Escort/BMW conversion having the skinned hood already done on the headlights and then discussed moments later, Mitsubishi Mirage having XZIBIT's jacket TIBIZX, and many other bloopers.

Seasons 5–7

Beginning with the fifth season, the show moved to another garage, Galpin Auto Sports (GAS), as Ryan, the WCC Owner, moved his shop to Corona, California and has signed a deal with another television production company. However, the show retains Mad Mike (who apparently is a free agent who freelances with other customizers), now dubbed a "car customization specialist". The new cast includes the employees of GAS: Nickname: Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Riverside Government  - Mayor Eugene Montanez Area  - City  35. ...

• "Owner" Beau Boeckmann (In reality, Vice President of Galpin Auto; the owner of Galpin Auto is his father, Bert Boeckmann [1])
• Electronics Expert And "The Wizard of Wiring" Mad Mike,
• The Wheels & Tires Specialist Gyasi,
• Paint & Body Luis,
• Accessories specialist Diggity Dave,
• Interiors Rick.
• Fabricator Cabe.
• Shop Crew Z

Replacement vehicles

On only three occasions — all season finales — did the show not "pimp" the original automobile. In the first instance,^[1] the car to be pimped was actually two halves of Ford Escorts welded together to make one car, a "cut and shut" job, and was considered unsafe. In the second instance^[2] the participant was studying to be an auto mechanic, and WCC decided to let him "pimp" his car as a study project. In the most recent such incident,^[3] Xzibit felt the owner's car, a Nissan Pulsar, was not worth fixing, as heat from the car's engine was leaking into the cab. In all these instances, the vehicles of the participants were replaced with brand new cars, with extensive modifications made to customize each new car for the owner. The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ... A lemon is a defective car that, when purchased new or used, is found by the purchaser to have numerous or severe defects not readily apparent before the purchase. ...

Worldwide popularity

Pimp My Ride is one of MTV's most popular shows with nearly all of its worldwide viewers, and also in the U.S., where it is second place to The Real World (which is generally much less known outside of the United States). Country Music Television, also owned by MTV parent Viacom, has a show called Trick My Truck that operates on the same principle, but only customizes semi-trailer trucks. For the upcoming season, see The Real World: Hollywood. ... Country Music Television, or CMT as it usually called, is an American country music oriented cable television channel. ... Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios). ...

Canada

Canada's music network, MuchMusic, also aired the show until MTV Networks signed a deal with CTV, which resulted in MuchMusic losing their rights to MTV programs. MuchMusic's sister station in Quebec, MusiquePlus, airs the show subtitled in French under the title Pimp mon char ("char" is Quebec French slang for "car"). MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CTV Limited; a division of CTVglobemedia dedicated to music, music-related programs and youth culture. ... This article is about the Broadcast Television Network CTV, for the broadcasting television company see CTVglobemedia. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... MusiquePlus is a Canadian French language cable television music specialty channel that launched on September 4, 1986, owned by media conglomerate Astral Media and CHUM Limited with both companies holding a 50% stake in the channel. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

Europe

A UK version of the show launched on 26 June 2005, presented by the DJ Tim Westwood (famously known only by his last name). Carisma Automotive are the customisers for the UK version. The employees in Charisma Automotive are: is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carisma Automotive is a UK-based automotive shop which specializes in customized interiors, paint, tires, and other accessories. ...

• A legendary boss Jamie Shaw
• Old man bald head paint expert Ronnie
• Bodywork king Martin
• Designer chick Pinky
• Accessories brawn Richie
• Audio and Multimedia punk Bluey
• Wheels and tires prince Junior (Actually, Junior's first name is Stuart)

The German-language MTV Central Europe has three adaptations of the show called Pimp My Fahrrad (English: "Pimp My Bicycle") and Pimp My Whatever. On Pimp My Fahrrad [2], the bike shop Elbcoast Psycles redoes almost the entire bicycle, usually leaving only the frame intact. While the show could be seen as a parody of the American original, it is also a loving tribute, using all the elements of the American show with a bicycle twist (Germany's safety guidelines are among the strictest in the world, and getting a road permit for thoroughly customized vehicles borders on the impossible. Similar rules apply in most of continental Europe). It is hosted by German actor Oliver Korittke. In Pimp My Whatever [3] ElbCoast Psychos return once more to pimp anything from a bathroom and a doghouse to a birthday party or even someone's brother. Pimp My Whatever is hosted by MTV presenter Patrice Bouédibéla. Both shows are located in Hamburg.
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MTV Italy also features a different version of Pimp My Ride, called Pimp My Wheels. Hosted by the Italian hip hop group Gemelli Diversi, Pimp My Wheels turns old rusty motorscooters or motorcycles into brand-new shiny vehicles. MTV Italia, the Italian branch of MTV, is a national channel in Italy. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A typical mid 1980s twist and go scooter. ... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ...

Pimp My Ride is currently broadcasting in almost all European countries with Pimp My Ride International, a European version of the show where cars are pimped from all over Europe in the Netherlands at All Stoff. The show is hosted by Lil' Jon and Fat Joe. Lil Jon This article is about the American rap producer. ... Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent, and is signed to Imperial Records. ...

Middle East

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Pimp My Ride is also broadcasting on MTV Arabia, the new MTV channel for the Arab world, although MTV Arabia didn't start the show from the beginning. Instead they started broadcasting the show from Season 5. While MBC Action is still airing old episodes of the show.

Oceania

A Maori language version airs in New Zealand.

South America

MTV Brazil have started the Brazilian Pimp My Ride version, presented by the rock singer Jimmy London, from the group Matanza. MTV Brasil is the Brazilian version of MTV, owned by Abril, the nations largest magazine publisher (70%), and by Viacom Networks Brasil, the Brazilian arm of Viacom-owned MTV Networks Latin America (30%). Unlike MTV USA, MTV Brasil is available in terrestrial television in many large areas of the... Matanza is a rock and roll band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...

Arab

ِAn Arabic version has started broadcasting on MBC 1 called Dale' Sayaratak (Arabic: دلع سيارتك "Spoil Your Car"‎). A popular Malt drink manufacturing company "Barbican" sponsored this show " Dale Sayaratak " and they also "pimped" the cars and showed them in their commercials. dit is een beetje kanker schijt Middle East Broadcasting Centre or popularly known as MBC was launced on September 18, 1991, is a Saudi-run company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite. ... Arabic redirects here. ...

Featured vehicles

U.S. version

Season 1^[4]

1. Wyatt's Daihatsu Hi-Jet (1988)
   • US$20,000 of goods put into the Hi-Jet, painted in "Hi-Jet" blue with silver and gray flames. The "micro-van" was done with a Jet theme, including authentic airliner "fasten your seatbelt" plaques and a large rear spoiler. The rear of the van included a wrap-around couch, wall mounted 15-inch TV and tiny fridge. Wyatt (tying to start a band) was given a preamp and guitar to be able to play music through the stereo system, and a mini camera was installed in the grill and displayed on the internal monitors.
2. Nile's Cadillac Sedan DeVille (1978)
   • Nile bought the car for US$700 because it was "big and strong", and she wanted to show that big cars are "not just for guys, the girls can roll too."
   • Painted in candy pink pearl and fitted with 20-inch wheels, the car had a see-through DVD changer in the dash and a plexiglas-encapsulated "river" (playing off the River Nile). And when the trunk opened, a shoe rack full of new shoes automatically extended, replacing the pile of old shoes Nile had stashed in her trunk.
3. Logan's Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (1986)
   • The floor of the trunk was made to resemble the hardwood floor of a professional basketball court.
   • WCC painted the car with a custom bright green in the front that faded into a dark green from the midpoint towards the rear of the car.
4. Christine's Honda Civic (1992)
   • 3 days after Christine's episode aired, her grandmother died of gastric cancer.^[5]
   • Revealed that she only drives the car on weekends and keeps the car on blocks to prevent theft.
5. Antwon's Mitsubishi Mirage (1989)
   • Painted blue that matched the neon they put on the bottom.
   • The show was in memory of Mr. Shannon.
   • WCC put a 10-inch monitor inside the car.
   • WCC also installed a small aquarium in between the rear seats.
   • The original 13-inch wheels were replaced with 18-inch wheels.
6. Mary's Ford Mustang (1967)
   • The fronts seats were made to recline all the way flat so that the custom LCD monitor in the headliner could be easily viewed.
   • The car was originally fitted with special exhaust pipes that shot out flames when the engine was started. However, due to concerns of the WCC owner Ryan that such devices could be illegal, they were quickly removed.
7. Jared's Ford Ranger (1985)
   • The Ranger was given a pearl orange paint job and lowered 3 inches.
   • Under the truck bed cover was a ping-pong table which slid out to reveal a couch and a TV with a Nintendo Gamecube.
8. Danelle's Pontiac Trans Am (1981)
   • When the Trans Am was being pimped, some of the WCC crew made references to Smokey and the Bandit. This pimped-out vehicle had a coffee maker installed in a center console and a chandelier in place of the dome light.
   • The car has a huge bird decal installed on the new Trans Am's hood. However, due to the oversized design, it was replaced by a smaller one.
9. Neil's Chevrolet LUV Truck (1974)
10. Shonda's Ford Mustang Convertible (1989)
    • During the episode, Xzibit made several references to Vanilla Ice because the car featured had an extreme resemblance to the car used by Vanilla Ice in his music video for Ice Ice Baby.
11. Ezra's Nissan Maxima Station Wagon (1984)
    • The Nissan was referred to as the "identity crisis" because of the Datsun and Nissan badges.
    • The Wagon was turned into a mobile DJ booth by WCC.
12. Krissy's Volkswagen Baja Bug (1960)
13. Brian's Honda CRX (1987)
    • This was the first car to visually get a brand new engine, as the old engine died before Xzibit could pull it into the shop.
14. Gabriella's Toyota Land Cruiser (1972)
    • A pick-ax with a padlock came with the Land Cruiser.
    • The car was later sold on Ebay by Gabriella. She managed to sell the car in excess of $18000
15. Kerry's Ford Escort (1988 and 1989)
    • This was two halves of two Ford Escorts welded and "gummed" together; therefore the car was considered too dangerous for him to continue to own. To replace this car, WCC and Xzibit procured a 2004 Scion xB and "pimped" that instead.

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Season 2

1. "Big" Ron's Cadillac Eldorado (1984)
   • The rims put on it were 24 karat gold plated 18-inch Daytons, and were worth more than the car originally.
2. Kiearah's Ford Escort (1991)
   • Turned into a replica of a BMW M3.
3. Ryan's Volkswagen Bus (1958)
   • Since Ryan loves to surf, an automated surf rack was installed on the roof.
   • A 40-inch TV was installed in the back, making it the largest television WCC has ever put in a car.
   • A fold-out stop sign that read "CHILL" (like the kind found on school buses) was put on the side.
4. Alice's Chevrolet Suburban (1985)
   • WCC installed a working sink in the back along with a "mirror" since Alice wanted to be a make-up artist.
5. Erin's Chevrolet S-10 Blazer (1987)
   • Fitted with a fireplace in the back and flames on the side.
6. Josh's Acura Legend (1988)
   • A bowling ball (signed by the WCC crew),a set of bowling shoes and a customized WCC bowling shirt were given to Josh with his pimped ride.
7. Quoc-Viet's Nissan 240SX (1989)
   • Produced as a replica tie-in with the video game Need for Speed: Underground 2, because the owner was a fan of the video game series. Of note is that the game uses a hatchback, while the pimped car was a coupe.
8. West's Ford Fairlane (1963)
   • The 19 year-old owner was hoping to become a mechanic, so WCC and Xzibit decided to let him restore his car himself and procured a 2005 Toyota 4Runner to "pimp". This is the only time that the car intended to be pimped was returned to the person without being worked on, and the only time in the show's three replacement vehicles (to date) that the person got back the old car and received a new pimped vehicle.

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Season 3

1. Nate's Ford Econoline (1985)
   • Formerly a Municipal Van, turned into a limousine for the band that the owner played for. The hot tub in the rear was so heavy that hydraulic airbags were required to support it.
   • This pimped vehicle is seen on the intro episode of "Where are they now?".
2. Sara's Chevrolet S-10 (1988)
   • An 8 Ball Pool table was mounted on the back of the truck, a limousine divider was installed on the back window to make the pool table playable in all angles.
   • The exterior was painted black metallic with air brushed graphics on the sides and hood.
   • Features a fog machine under the hood.
3. Brooke's Chevrolet Cavalier Convertible (1991)
   • A digital projector was mounted on the trunk lid, which could pivot so that the projector faced forward and could turn any wall into a drive-in movie theater. A popcorn maker was also installed in the center console, and individual DVD players were also stuffed into the headrests so the rear passengers could each watch their own movie.
4. Tom's Chevrolet Caprice (1996)
   • This was a former Police car.
   • Since Tom is a skateboarder, WCC equips the Caprice with grind rail from the rear bumper, with Impala-like body kits, custom gold paint, and super hi-beam lights inside the trunk.
   • The car has been equipped with police lights via microphone. Tom also received a WCC skateboard.
5. JT's Honda Civic (1988)
6. Jekara's Chevrolet Bel Air (1955)
   • Dubbed Big Bertha by the owner.
7. Vivian's Toyota Wonderwagon LE (1986)
   • Was given a dog grooming area in the trunk, and a recreated 1980s-style arcade table-top game in the passenger cab area.
8. Eric's Mitsubishi Eclipse (1998)
   • To reflect his job as a baggage handler at the airport, the hatch area had three belts that simulated a baggage claim area. On each belt, was a Sony PSP.
   • Given a "half-half" paint job, where one side was one color scheme, while the other side was another color scheme.

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Season 4

1. Jessica's AMC Pacer (1976)
   • The owner of the vehicle was studying to become a nutritionist. The car was fitted with a huge cloth sunroof, a rear wing with a solar panel to power the electronics, and a juicer in the trunk. The entire interior of the car was retrofitted with yellow shag carpeting; when he saw it Xzibit promptly joked, "Who killed Big Bird?"
   • This car was infested with rat droppings; indeed, the mechanics found a live rat inside the car. Consequentially, Xzibit's gift to the car's owner was a cat, which Jessica named "Pacer".
   • At the end it says; "no rats were harmed in the pimpin' of this ride"
2. Josh's Toyota Corolla (2003)
   • The car had suffered a lot of superficial body damage before it was "pimped". The reverse gear was also broken, which WCC had repaired. Intriguing features of this car included four liquid crystal displays mounted in the left and right of both front and rear bumpers.
   • Since being pimped, Josh wrecked the car, as he brought it to the "Where are They Now?" episode sans hood. Xzibit mockingly told Josh that they do not do Re-Pimps. Xzibit also revealed that, 15 minutes after giving Josh his rental car — MTV gives rental cars to the owners whose cars are being pimped — he also wrecked his rental car (a Chevrolet Malibu).
3. Heather's Chevrolet C10 (1986)
   • This truck was "pimped" so that the entire truck bed could come out at an angle. Also, the driver's seat included a special raise and lower feature, as Heather (a very short female) had difficulty seeing out the back.
   • The truck had its brakes nearly completely gone (which emits a very loud screeching sound); the show featured the truck hitting an egg (before the brakes were fixed), then rerunning the same stunt with fixed brakes, where the egg was not hit.
   • The truck also had, for proper weight, cow manure, and hoes (Xzibit frequently told the audience during this episode that the "hoes" were of the gardening kind, not the other kind) in the truck bed before being "pimped".
   • The electronics in the back of her truck cost more than US$30,000.
4. Tin's Dodge Caravan (1988)
   • Since the owner was a full-time student who often slept in his car, the van was installed with a custom fully-reclining Maybach-style seat positioned between two waterfalls. It also included a 17-inch LCD flip monitor, a built-in DVD player. In addition, Tin was given a laptop with wireless internet, a wireless keyboard and a USB compatible microscope.
5. Alex's Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible (1968)
   • An all-new small-block Chevy V8 engine was installed in the car in order to live up to its reputation as a muscle car. Also, since the driver practiced magic, it also had its sound system concealed, only to be revealed by a secret incantation.
   • Alex revealed on the "Where are They Now?" episode that he wrecked the car the first day he got it back.
6. Rashae's Ford Taurus (1989)
   • This car was fitted with memory foam seats for the comfort of the driver, and since the owner had aspirations to be a Hollywood stuntwoman, the trunk was fitted with a professional stunt cushion.
   • The Taurus's front door hinges were altered to swing upward, Lamborghini-style, and the rear doors opened horizontally without hinges.
7. Jake's Buick Century (1986)
   • The WCC crew removed the backseats and replaced it with the MTX Audio JackHammer, a 22-inch subwoofer weighing 369 pounds. A decibel meter was installed in the dash to alert Jake to keep it down. Uniquely, due to wanting a retro 1950s nature for the car, this would perhaps be the only car in Pimp My Ride's history to have flat black paint, and alloys replaced with regular steel wheels, whitewalls, and hubcaps.
   • During the filming of this episode, Big Dane told Jake to "Be more excited, or I will stomp you."
8. Cristi's Chevrolet Panel Truck (1957)
   • The owner was of Italian descent. The WCC crew installed a copy of Michelangelo's famous mural painting The Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the truck.
   • Prior to "pimping", the van had a large bullet hole through the passenger's side windshield.

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Season 5

1. Calvin's Chevrolet Malibu (1977)
   • Having stated that Calvin had seen a UFO (known as the Flying Saucer) after living in the desert, his car was painted silver with green glow-in-the-dark crop circles and featured doors that opened automatically via a remote control.
2. Erin's Volkswagen Thing (1973)
   • The Thing (known as the VW 181 in other markets) was equipped with a faux alligator and snakeskin interior.
   • The car was equipped with a custom terrarium.
   • The GAS crew equipped it with a 200-horsepower turbo engine.
3. Monique's Mitsubishi Galant (1994)
   • The Galant was painted sky blue with a white sun on the hood and doors. The GAS crew swapped the rear seat for a chaise longue, featuring 6 LCD monitors and a laptop which could be pulled out.
   • One of the more notable features was a scrolling LED marquee installed on which Monique could display her spoken word poetry.
4. Dante's Ford Econoline Ice Cream Truck (1976)
   • This was the first actual business vehicle to be pimped, which means Dante could receive a tax deduction if he gets taxed for everything put into it.
   • The truck was painted sapphire blue with icicles on the side. Ice cream-related features included a touch screen order system, a robotic arm which can dispense the ice cream to the customer at a kid level, and a full stock of ice cream.
   • He still sells ice cream in the north side of Long Beach, California.
   • The GAS crew found a family of eight mice in this van when stripping it.
5. Jason's Toyota T100 (1994)
   • Having been completely stripped of all parts and stolen, only the actual frame and cabin remained (he still can drive it because California state law says that in order to drive a car, it must have working headlights, which it has). The car was painted in a camouflage style purple, white, grey, and black, nicknamed "glamoflage" (sticking out instead of blending in as camouflage does). The car also had bullet proof seats. Other than a complete "pimping" of his car, Jason also received a Yamaha Raptor 350 All Terrain Vehicle which was also pimped. The GAS crew put two LCD monitors and a DVD player on the ATV.
6. Joe's Cadillac Sedan DeVille Limousine (1988)
   • Xzibit was stopped by a LASD policeman while driving the car to the GAS garage.
   • Having replaced the divider with a 50-inch plasma monitor, a TubeRunners custom Pneumatic Tube system was installed so the passengers could communicate with the driver.
   • A rumble seat was installed in the trunk, with a 28-inch plasma TV that flipped up from the roof. Joe was warned not to drive the limo with anyone sitting back there.
7. Shawna's Toyota Celica (1990)
   • Given mods like Lambo-style scissor doors, bodykit, outrageous paint scheme and other related modifications.
   • Installed in the trunk was an Apple PowerBook laptop with 2 terabytes of hard drive space, via external hard drives. It could also be controlled with a 7-inch touch screen in the front.
   • In the console, GAS gave Shawna an iPod Nano and a Palm Treo cell phone, which Shawna did not know how to use, as she had never owned a computer or a cell phone.
8. Tad's Land Rover Range Rover (1989)
   • Xzibit finds the graphics on the SUV and he does not know what kind of graphics these are.
   • The Range Rover was given an orange paint job with a white stripe. In the rear a water bed and water machine were installed. On the roof GAS installed a satellite dish which could connect to the internet from anywhere in the world.
   • This pimped vehicle is seen on the intro episode of "Where are they now?".
9. Gerald's Chevrolet Monte Carlo (1978)
   • Gerald's Monte Carlo was given the Southern "Box" treatment. It was painted black with leopard flames on the front.
   • The car was given 24-inch spinners which raised it by 8 inches. This is a GAS record for the largest rims installed on a car.
10. Ellyn's Ford Contour (1996)
    • Xzibit finds a car marked with claws that Ellyn explains was attacked by a bear while she and her friends were camping.
    • The GAS crew equips her car with green and orange tear graphics and the muffler-like salmon cannon in order to prevent a bear from attacking her car again.
11. John's Mercury Cougar (1968)
    • Xzibit found one spinner on the car's tires
    • Car painted black base with canary yellow racing stripes. GAS also installed a 450 hp Roush racing motor. Special feature was the 32-foot inflatable projector screen
12. Xilomen's Ford Probe (1995)
    • Car's Aztec-style paint scheme by street artist Man One; interior seats done up with Aztec pyramid designs; trunk made to hold art supplies for Xilomen's art classes; car can "paint" via paint guns in each tire's wheel well.
13. Tyler's Chevrolet El Camino (1965)
    • A football fan's El Camino becomes the ultimate tailgating machine. Metallic purple paint job with yellow flames. New 350 cubic-inch, 350 hp engine with birdcatcher blowers. Satellite TV with five plasma monitors, 5000 Watt audio amplifier, and Playstation 2. Also includes a propane grill and Wunder Bar condiment dispenser.
    • In addition, Tyler received tickets to the 2006 Oakland Raiders season opener, as well as a Randy Moss NFL jersey.
    • Tyler's grandfather had won this car playing poker and had given it to him.
14. Lawanna's Volkswagen Bug (1968)
    • Car's body parts placed with the Porsche and Ferrari body kits by the GAS crew.
    • The car's theme was "Hair Force One". This is due to the fact that Lawanna was a hair stylist who was about to enter the air force. In the trunk in the car's front was installed a sink with shampoo and conditioner dispensers, as well as waterproof speakers and an iPod nano. Inside the car was a high-power hair dryer which got air via a scoop on the car's roof.
    • The cockpit featured airplane-style gauges and a flight navigation system. Xzibit also gave her a plane toy that includes flight lessons in order to fly a real plane.
15. Josh's Chevrolet K5 Blazer (1987)
    • The snowboarder's ride was given an RC car-style paint job, 6 subwoofers in the trunk, and a 60-inch flip-up LCD monitor in the rear.
    • Presumably inspired by Mad Magazine's Pimp My Ride parody, the truck received diamond-plate mud flaps with 7-inch monitors installed in them.
    • Josh also received a new Burton snowboard with a 7-inch monitor built-in.
16. Mary's Nissan Pulsar (1988) (replaced with a new Ford Mustang GT (2006)
    • Due to the high temperatures the engine was giving off to the cockpit, Xzibit replaced the Pulsar with a brand-new Ford Mustang GT to be pimped.
    • This is only the third time in the series history, and the first time using GAS as the customizer, that the vehicle was replaced rather than pimped.
    • The new Mustang GT was painted bright green with chrome on the front end. The interior featured seventeen monitors between the pillars, sun visors, dashboard, and head rests. In the trunk were three additional monitors, including a 20-inch monitor which could pop out, tilt, and spin around. This is a PMR record for most monitors installed (twenty total).

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Season 6

1. "Where are They Now?" Episode
   • Xzibit revisited the pimped cars of "Big" Ron (Cadillac El Dorado), Dante (Ford Econoline Ice Cream Truck), Josh (Toyota Corolla), Nile (Cadillac DeVille), Ryan (VW Bus), Christine (Honda Civic), and Alex (Chevrolet Chevelle).
   • Two of the cars have since been wrecked: Josh's Corolla (he also totaled the rental car they gave him) and Alex's Chevelle (which was totaled the first day he got it).
   • Two of the rides were seen in the intro part of this episode are: Tad's Range Rover and Nate's Econoline.
2. Tenita's Ford Thunderbird (1965)
   • Equipped with a new Ford Racing Engine, Kumho racing tires that makes pink smoke if the driver does a burnout, windows that roll up by snapping, and a trunk that takes pictures when the trunk lid is opened.
3. Mike's Grumman Kurbmaster (Bread Truck) (1978)
   • Mike had bought the van from the Wonder Bread company for US$300 when they retired it from their fleet.
   • Mike had done a pimping job on his own car. The back of his car contained a chandelier, a couch, a surfboard, a TV, and a Super NES; making it the first car on the show that had a video game system in the car before it was pimped.
   • Mad Mike hooked up two MTX Audio JackHammers into the car.
   • Xzibit said the Super NES was the first Nintendo, it was actually the second.
4. Kristoffer's Chevrolet Impala SS (1965)
   • This show featured California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
   • It was equipped with GM's 6.6 liter Duramax turbodiesel, mated with an Allison Transmission, and intended to run on biodiesel.
   • The show was working in correlation with MTV's Break the Addiction campaign.
   • The GAS crew also equipped the car with hemp covered seats, which prompted Schwarzenegger to remind the crew that hemp was illegal in California.
5. Spechelle's Mercedes-Benz 300SD (1981)
   • GAS paints the car pink with a redish-pink symbol on the front, they took the Mercedes symbol off and made a big "S" made out of diamonds (actually rhinestones). Monitors were put in all of the head rests (Facing forward for some strange reason, making it so people in the front seats would have to turn their head around to watch them). Also, it included fake beaver skin seats. At the end they gave her custom made pink Roller Skates.
   • GAS crew equips with a special "crunk trunk", which opens and closes repeatedly. However, this show features GAS crew Jason, placing his arm on an open trunk. Mad Mike then tests it out, and Jason's arm becomes amputated. Jason says that it's "only a flesh wound". The blood nearly stained the car. (intended to be a spoof of the Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.)
   • The forward facing head rest monitors were dubbed "Extreme Hatervision" by Mad Mike and Xzibit.
6. Robert's Chevrolet Van (1984)
   • The GAS crew equips with a slot machine in order to open the sliding door, the owner must get a jackpot. A Craps table floor and a keyboard piano with a Roulette table built inside of a baby grand piano replika were installed as well.
   • Wayne Newton was also featured in this episode.
7. Laila's Plymouth Grand Voyager Expresso (1998)
   • The van was equipped with a special "Vroom Box" which enabled the van to sound like other different types of "Supercars" including a Ford GT and an Aston-Martin Vanquish.
8. Seth's Nissan Maxima (1989)
   • Because of his love of both Transformers and all kinds of candy, his car's pimping includes a "Transforming" back seat that slides open to reveal the sound system and monitors, and a cotton candy machine in the trunk.
9. Vanessa's Ford Festiva L (1991)
   • Nicknamed "Zippy" by the owner
   • Vannessa's car is hook up with a nitrous tank
   • The car is put on a body kit from Festiva Motorsports
10. Jonathan's Honda CRX (1991)
    • In honor of Jonathan's love of comic books (and the Fantastic Four in particular) and surfing, the car was painted with "Silver Surfer" chrome, and the interior done up with Fantastic Four accents, including a comic keeper replacing the glove box (loaded with a copy of Fantastic Four #48 — the issue in which the Silver Surfer premiered — valued at US$4000) and a rear A/V/XBox setup inspired by The Thing. He was also presented with a custom "Silver Surfer" surfboard.
    • Due to being unavailable to film this episode, Xzibit's hosting duties were filled in by rapper Chamillionaire, who — according to the episode — used to drive a CRX as his work vehicle, transporting urine samples from doctors' offices to the testing facility.
11. David's Ford Econoline (1972)
    • Since he was running a family dog grooming business, the back of his van got the ultimate grooming station with a new bathtub, a drying cage with a 32-inch monitor so the dogs can watch tv while they get dryed off.
    • They also hooked him up with a slide-out 42-inch monitor, a black and blue paint job with cage graphics because he wanted to become a cage fighter.
    • GAS also gave him a hot dog maker in his dash when he gets hungry.
12. Will's Jeep Grand Wagoneer (1987)
13. Esmerelda's Pontiac Sunbird (1991)
    • Esmerelda really likes the beach, so she had a Hawaiian Tiki god painted on the bonnet, and tiki gods stitched into the leather seats.
    • In the trunk, a snow cone maker was installed, along with 2x150w Genesis waterproof subwoofers.
    • GAS installed a mood control gadget: angry (smoke), sad (light washers), flirty (wolf whistle), happy (flashing internal lights), and a rollerbar with high powered binoculars mounted on it.
    • Wheels and tyres: 18 Tezzen Sonic alloys, Pirelli P-Zero tyres.
14. Justin's Toyota RAV4 (1997)
15. Terese's Ford LTD Crown Victoria Station Wagon (1984)
    • Makes several references to the "Family Truckster" from National Lampoon's Vacation.
    • GAS turns the car into a look-alike ambulance.
16. Amber's Chevy Cavalier (2002)
17. Louis' Subaru Impreza (1996)
18. Andrew's Cadillac Fleetwood Hearse (1970)
    • This hearse was painted black with custom airbrushed skulls in the front half. A coffin equipped with a grill slides automatically out the back.

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Season 7

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Pimp My Ride UK

Season 1 (2005)

1. Bethan Jones' Morris Minor (1961)
   • Bethan Jones wanted her car pimped so it could be her wedding car. The headrests had custom embroidered "Mr." and "Mrs." (Mrs on the driver's side, naturally), as well as a matching love seat in the boot. Surfboards were resting on a new roof rack, and since Bethan was "really into" photography the garage install a laptop, printer, digital camera, plus a cell phone to upload pictures on the go.
2. Asif Nawab's Volkswagen Golf Mark II (1989)
   • The Golf was made over with Lamborghini-style doors.
3. Jay Rotheram's Ford Granada Hearse (1983)
   • The funeral car was pimped for Jay and his band to perform gigs in.
4. Armick Abolian's Fiat Panda (1987)
   • The Panda was pimped with a trailer containing skate equipment.
5. Sean Egan's Ford Capri (1986)
   • The interior was decorated with over one thousand Swarovski crystals. Also the car is not owned by him anymore.^[7]
6. Bez's Black Cab (1988)
   • Starring also Davina McCall from Big Brother.
   • Ironically, the car was originally a sleeper before being rebuilt, with Bez having spent his Big Brother prize money on a Chevy V8 and race exhaust.
   • The sound and video system included a DJ turntable, twenty speakers, eight amps, two DVD players, fifteen TV screens and a camera on the grill linked to one of the screens.
   • The sign on top of the car saying "TAXI" was changed to say "PIMP".

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Season 2 (2006)

1. Chris' Nissan Sunny (1988)
   • Chris won his car in a Poker game. Due to the rough condition of the bodywork, a mint-condition donor car was used for its parts.
2. Adam's BMW 316i E30 (1989)
   • Adam obviously did not have trouble sleeping before filming. Instead of answering the door, Westwood had to wake him up!
   • The car had an additional taekwondo training boot on his car trunk.
3. Zoë's Volkswagen Split Screen Camper Van (1967)
   • Zoë was actually conceived in her own campervan dubbed "The Beastie",
   • The car had been in her family for nearly 40 years.
4. Lana's Volkswagen Polo (1991)
   • Lana had been a flight attendant and was trying to earn a Private Pilot License at the time of the filming. The car was fitted with actual Boeing 747 seats.
   • Lana likes party, the car added a beauty kit on side trolley inside her car.
5. Jamie's Suzuki Swift GTi (1991)
   • Jamie was given a hand cast of his favourite actor, and of course Westwood. The car was covered in vinyl stickers in his favourite Japanese style.
6. Sheerin's Volkswagen Beetle (1969)
7. Lawrence's Ford Anglia (1959)
   • As Lawrence was a fan of 1950s culture, the car was pimped in the style of a 1950s hotrod. An American style diner was installed in the boot. It was advertised for sale in the March 2007 issue of Custom Car Magazine and the May 2007 issue of Retro Ford.
8. Hannah's Kia Pride (1991)
   • On the way to the garage, Westwood blew up the engine.
9. Danny's Bedford Rascal (1990)
10. Jono's Volkswagen Type 2 Pickup (1979)
    • No fewer than 12 panels were replaced before paint, then a hot tub, complete with colour changing (chromotherapy) jets was added.

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Special

1. Madonna's Volkswagen LT (2000)
   • The interior of the van was pimped for the music video "Sorry". The exterior was kept original.

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Season 3 (2007)

1. LDV 400 Series Minibus (1994)
   • This was pimped as part of the 2007 Comic Relief appeal, the "Community Volunteer Transport" of the Staffordshire Moorlands. The van features an LCD screen bingo game which is linked behind each seats of the bus for its elderly passengers which it ferries around on.
2. Oli's Renault Clio RT (1991)
3. Robin's Ford Transit (1992)
   • The van was used as a tourbus for Robin and his band. It had a recording studio with a sofa in the rear, and the outside was decorated with the band's logo and a picture of the band members.
4. Abi's Daihatsu Hi-Jet (1999)
5. Dave's Ford Fiesta (1994)
6. Jaguar XJ (1990)

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Pimp My Ride International

Season 1 (2006)

1. Marek's Trabant 601 (1981) (Presented by Fat Joe)
   • The chassis of the car was completely rusted out, and needed a donor car to replace many of its parts.
   • Since the owner was practising to be a chef, a stove and table were installed in the trunk.
   • The car was fitted with 16-inch white rims, given an orange paint job, and a checkered roof.
2. Ronny's Datsun 310 Cherry (1981) (Presented by Lil' Jon)
   • Painted in cherry red with two racing strips down the middle of the car.
   • Custom twin round lights were fitted front and rear, giving the car a "mini" muscle-car or rally-car look.
   • This car was used by three generations of Gouveia family.
3. Cecila's Citroën ZX (ca 1993) (Presented by Fat Joe)
4. Emil and Jonas' Audi 80L (1973) (Presented by Lil' Jon)
   • The car was owned by identical twins, who lived together in Sweden and both performed in a black-metal band.
   • The car was modified to give a goth appearance.
   • Unique touches included plastic human body parts embedded under leather on the car's bonnet and roof, and a grille to scare off forest trolls.
5. Djibril Cissé's Dodge Ram Van (1984) (Presented by Fat Joe)
   • The van belonged to Djibril Cissé who, after pimping his own prestige cars, wanted to see what the garage could do to his old van.
   • Airbrushed with an A-Team style paint job and fitted with a fully custom hand-made 300c body kit.
6. Carolin's Opel Kadett Cabrio (1990) (Presented by Lil' Jon)
   • This car was a rigged convertible top and hatches of spiders inside the car.

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Pop culture references

Since the show's debut, Pimp My Ride has been referred to numerous times by other television shows and comedic acts; several similar shows have aired on other networks. Other companies, including MTV itself, have spoofed the series on their own shows, acts, or television commercials.

As part of a 2006 advertising campaign, Volkswagen created a series of television commercials called Un-Pimp My Ride, starring Swedish actor Peter Stormare as an effete German engineer named Wolfgang. The ads were created as a parody of the Pimp My Ride TV Show. The three 30-second spots became something of an Internet phenomenon when popular automotive news website Leftlane News uploaded the ads to the video distribution service, YouTube. VDub was a parody tagline, used in a short series of commercials for German car manufacturer Volkswagen. ...   (born August 27, 1953) is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director and playwright. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

In Episode 26 of the Movies.com Muppet show Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony, Statler and Waldorf's balcony box gets decorated. Waldorf states in his amusement, "What is this? 'Pimp my Balcony?'". This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the slang term, see Muppet (slang). ... Waldorf (left) and Statler Statler & Waldorf are the names of a pair of muppet characters. ...

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Legal action

Viacom, the owner of the Pimp My Ride franchise, has made legal threats against a number of small business owners over the use of the words Pimp My... in business names. Businesses using the names Pimp My Pet and Pimp My Snack have been threatened with legal action for an alleged breach of a trademark owned by Viacom. The website Pimp My Snack is now known as Pimp That Snack. Pimp That Snack Logo Pimp That Snack is a website which received media attention during April 2006. ...

Similar programs

• Thematic variations:
  • Monster Garage: Also features outrageous custom engineering of vehicles, albeit within an entirely different program format.
  • NASCAR Angels: Rebuilds cars (cosmetic, and mechanical) for needy, or deserving fans.
  • Overhaulin': Like Pimp My Ride, Overhaulin' features automobiles in poor condition being restored to show-quality. However, Overhaulin' places emphasis on performance enhancements, works with a set time limit (usually a week), tricks vehicle owners into parting with their cars, and is aimed for a more mature audience. Although ostensibly a competitor of Pimp My Ride, one episode featured a WCC paint job.
  • Ride with Funkmaster Flex: Produced by MTV, reviews interesting cars.
  • Trick My Truck: CMT's equivalent to Pimp My Ride features the Chrome Shop Mafia customizing semi-trailer trucks for lucky fans.
  • Unique Whips: The East Coast equivalent of West Coast Customs

• Foreign versions:
  • Pimp My Car (MTV Indonesia) a version of Pimp My Ride.
  • Pimp My Room (MTV, The Netherlands) features some friendly competition between three students to see who will win the university student bedroom or apartment overhaul. Subsequently the room is "pimped".
  • Pimp My Wheels (MTV, Italy) in which mopeds and motorcycles are customized.
  • Meke My Waka (New Zealand) A similar program shown on Māori Television.
  • All the Gear No Idea! (British) for Men & Motors, but mainly deal with motorcycles which the bike get shipped to US customiser LA County Choprods for a customisation, unlike other motor-makeover shows, its owner receive a makeover.

• Parodies:
  • Proxenete My Brete (Quebec, Pimp my Lemon) parody of the show performed by teenagers of Zebu production from Vaudreuil. The three internet episodes are extremely satirical, usually involving "pimping" the car with a non-existent budget and with things such as cardboard skirts, wooden spoilers, Christmas lights, aluminum foil rims, etc.
  • Chav My Motor (UK) satire, based on the boy racer culture of car modification amongst Chavs.
  • Pimp My Fahrrad (German) where bicycles are pimped by ElbCoast Psycles.
  • Pimp My Whatever (German) where anything can be pimped.

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External links

References

Official links

• Pimp My Ride at MTV.com
• Xzibit - Official Site
• The official MySpace page of XZIBIT
• Xzibit - Sony Music Website
• Virtual Pimp My Ride at the vMTV site
• Pimp My Ride UK
• Official Pimp My Ride UK Car Close-Ups Game
• West Coast Customs
• Galpin Auto Sports
• Pimp My Fahrrad (Pimp My Bicycle) at MTV.de
• Carisma Automotive
• Tim Westwood Site
• Pimp My Ride International
• Mad Mike's Site
• Pimp My Ride Video Game Review

Fansites and resources

• Pimp My Ride at the Internet Movie Database
• Pimp My Ride episode guide
• Pimp My Ride episode guide, pictures and game
• Beware of the PimpMyRide.com Scam!