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Vrooooom
MTV's 'Pimp My Ride' Soups Up Cars and Fuels Ratings
By Jeffrey Marcus
Special to The Washington Post
Saturday, June 5, 2004; Page C01


LOS ANGELES

Krissy Miller freaked out when she opened the door to her Huntington Beach apartment.



Xzibit, a rapper with tight cornrows and wearing a throwback San Diego Padres jersey, was about to repo her car -- temporarily. The host of MTV's unexpectedly popular reality show "Pimp My Ride," Xzibit has, for the past three months, been helping such down-on-their-luck twenty-somethings get a fresh start on the road to adulthood with a brand-new, grand G-ride.

Miller, who had sent an e-mail to the show's producers, knew she was a finalist to be picked for the show. But she did not know what to expect when a producer told her someone was coming out to see her.

"I was totally, totally surprised," she says. "I just lost it. I felt I was going to cry. . . . Good things like that don't happen to me."

"Pimp My Ride" is a makeover show. But instead of presenting a couple with a new living room or turning an ugly duckling into a beauty queen, Xzibit and the mechanics at West Coast Customs trick out broken-down Hondas and scrap-metal Fords with shiny chrome rims, radioactive paint jobs, asphalt-thumping sound systems and video game consoles.

On this half-hour show, which debuted in March and airs Sundays at 9:30 p.m., no one is forced to eat worms or cow intestines. No one is maligned for perceived inadequacies. Unlike the average reality show, "Pimp My Ride" tries to boost a person's confidence.

A car, after all, embodies freedom and independence. A car says something about who you are, where you've been and, most importantly, where you're going.

The floor underneath the driver's seat of Miller's 1960 Volkswagen Baja Bug was corroded through. It looked more like the prehistoric cars from "The Flintstones" cartoon than the rough-and-tumble beach utility vehicle it was designed to be. The body featured three colors of rust, and the doors didn't work. The upholstery, if it wasn't torn or tattered, was mildewed and moldy. But Xzibit promised to return her beloved Bug with a new lease on its automotive life.

"This isn't 'fix my car,' " Xzibit says, disguising his hip-hop cadence with strait-laced over-pronunciation. "This is Pimp. My. Ride." The vernacular implies bling-bling to excess.

Standard features are scrapped in favor of over-the-top custom accessories. Why open a car door with a handle when you can have rear-hinged suicide doors that open backward with the touch of a button? Install a new stereo? Not when you can install a CD and DVD system with a flat screen mounted on the inside of each door.

The car becomes a metaphor for turning one's life around. "It's about wish fulfillment," says co-creator and executive producer Rick Hurvitz, who has also worked on reality shows "For Love or Money," "Married by America" and "Eco-Challenge." "MTV really tries to find deserving kids."

In one episode, a 21-year-old student who drove her ailing grandmother to doctor appointments had her broken-down '92 Honda Civic converted to a spaceship-like sportster with flip-up Lamborghini-style doors. Another episode features a young man with a kidney disease who once had to ditch his ailing hatchback on the side of the road and take a bus to his dialysis appointment.

The producers go through e-mails and letters and scout the freeways and neighborhoods of Southern California for young drivers with interesting stories and problematic cars.

"Viewers' cars are really important to them," says Lois Curren, executive vice president, MTV series entertainment. She says MTV research shows that viewers go out of their way to customize different areas of their lives, from downloading music to shopping, and "we noticed they started doing this with their cars."

In 2003, car owners spent more than $3 billion on specialty accessories and performance features, up from $295 million in 1997, according to the Specialty Equipment Market Association, a trade group representing the custom automotive industry.

Miller, 23, depends on her Baja Bug to go to school. She studies adolescent psychology at Long Beach State and wants to help teens avoid the pitfalls of drug addiction that once plagued her. Miller started using drugs as a teenager and says a string of bad experiences overwhelmed her life. The car, which she bought on the street for $1,000 after she got clean, holds a special place in her heart.

"It has personality, it has spunk," she says after waiting two weeks to see her made-over car for the first time. "I'm afraid it's going to be too nice to take it off-road."

Predictably, the show is popular among male viewers attracted by hot rods. But surprisingly, the show also appeals to young female viewers. Episodes alternate between male and female subjects to give the show broader appeal. Forty-five percent of the audience is female, according to MTV.

"I knew we had something, but I thought it would be more of a slow burn," says Hurvitz, who created the show with his business partner, Bruce Beresford-Redman. Instead, the show quickly found an audience.

It attracts an average of 2.6 million viewers for an original telecast, according to Nielsen Media Research. The show's highest-rated broadcast, which aired May 2, was watched by almost 3.2 million viewers. By comparison, more than 9 million people watch "The Sopranos," the highest-rated show on cable. Last week, MTV's highest-rated show, the "Real World-Road Rules Challenge," had almost 4.5 million viewers.

MTV moved "Pimp My Ride" from Thursday to Sunday nights after seven weeks and added five episodes. Two episodes remain; the season ends June 13. The show, which has been renewed for a second season, has been featured on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

"Pimp My Ride" is filmed on location at West Coast Customs in Inglewood, Calif. It's where rappers such as Ludacris and NBA stars such as the L.A. Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal take their cars to be souped up. It has been featured in Dub, a popular magazine for hard-core tuners.

At West Coast, tattooed and pierced grease monkeys turn junk into funk. The mechanics smoke cigarettes and horse around as if they're still in high-school auto shop. But they are modern-day artisans and automotive engineers who can rewire the electrical system of a $50,000 Hummer H2 to support a 11,800-watt sound system with 8 subwoofers, thundering bass and enough speakers to blow away the Hollywood Bowl.

On one episode, the team added a flamethrower to the back of a Ford Mustang (the idea, hardly street-legal, was eventually scrapped). They put a fake tailpipe that disguised a bubble-blowing machine on another Mustang so a trail of bubbles could follow the car as it cruised the streets. They installed a fish aquarium in one car, an espresso maker in another, and a karaoke machine in the trunk of a third. The back of a pickup truck was converted into a gaming center, including a Nintendo GameCube and a ping-pong table that fit over the truck bed. A Nissan station wagon was outfitted with a professional-quality DJ set, complete with turntables and a mixing board.

"There's no reason to do it other than it's funny and cool," Hurvitz says. "We're always trying to entertain ourselves."

Funny and cool drives the show. The West Coast mechanics are genuinely amused that their antics are being recorded for television. They ham it up whether or not the camera is rolling. They spare no one -- the MTV crew, a visiting journalist -- with their gibes. Getting everyone to stand still or dress in the proper colored shirt for a scene is like trying to organize a class of hyperactive preteens.

"We let them go," says Hurvitz. "This is a living set, it's a real garage." The team often works 12 hours a day to turn a car around in under two weeks.

Ryan Friedlinghaus, 28, owner of West Coast, says he puts $25,000 to $30,000 worth of parts and labor into each car. Some accessories are supplied at no cost by manufacturers eager to see their products on television.

The show has raised the shop's profile and helped Friedlinghaus expand his business into new areas. He says a company wants to put his name on a line of automotive tools.

West Coast Customs has also become a local landmark and unofficial tourist destination. Teens wearing baggy jeans, backward ball caps and oversize sports jerseys often come around looking for celebrities or cool cars or the cool cars of celebrities. "Pimp My Ride" has blurred the difference between car and star.

After almost two weeks of rehab, Miller's Baja Bug is ready for its star turn. Miller waits nervously outside the garage with her mother, Susan, while the West Coast crew wraps up the final touches.

Miller says she tried to avoid forming mental pictures of what her car might look like. "I trust the guys to see what I see," she says. When Xzibit leads Miller into the work area, the West Coast mechanics stand around the tarp-covered car, expectant grins on their faces.

"Oh my God!" Miller yells as they reveal her car.

Her bug is painted Incredible Hulk green with purple accents. A lighter, tilt-forward fiberglass hood replaces the old, heavily dented shell. A new purple roll cage was installed. It all sits atop off-road tires and chrome rims. The interior is white tweed with purple and green accents. Flowers embroidered on the upholstery and lava lamps mounted in the back play on the car's 1960s spirit. The new dashboard features a touch-screen GPS so Miller can navigate anywhere adventure takes her. The touch-screen stereo/DVD player is connected to two seven-inch video screens in the doors.

As all owners in the show do, she hugs Xzibit and runs directly to the driver-side door. Everything shines. The car barely resembles the vehicle she remembers. She yells "Oh my God!" 36 more times.


© 2004 The Washington Post Company
  FOK!fossiel zaterdag 3 juli 2004 @ 17:55:00 #277
8133 LWaS
Papa van Daan!
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heb eindelijk een andere hd
alles blijft dus staan...tot einde der tijden
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Is er al bekend of er nog een seizoen komt?
Jupiler is goed
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Ik ben gister begonnen met downloaden en heb ze nu bijna allemaal

Heb tot en met aflevering 5 gezien nu. En is wel relaxed programma alleen het is elke keer hetzelfde

Elke keer een oude roestbak, eigenaar en vrienden die ff verhaaltje doen, vervolgens xzibit die zegt van 'he has no clue' en dan elke keer op de deur kloppen, en meteen wordt er opengedaan want ze stonden natuurlijk al te wachten. dan rijd ie met die schroothoop naar de garage waar ze hem op staan te wachten. Dan bespreken ze aan tafel wat er in gaat. En dan elke keer een paintjob, grotere velgen, tvscherm, dvdspeler en betere speakers. En dan uiteindelijk het overdreven hysterische gedoe van de eigenaar

dat 'Oh my gosh' van die amerikaanse wijven is zo irritant he

Oh my gosh, that is SO cool.. bleh
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Goed programma, mede omdat het ook maatschappelijk gezien goed is. Ze helpen er mensen mee, zonder mensen irritant lastig te vallen. Stuk beter en interessanter dan programma's zoals jackass, die een last voor de maatschappij zijn.
  donderdag 22 juli 2004 @ 11:21:53 #281
73023 hifonics
Power From The Gods
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Op donderdag 22 juli 2004 10:20 schreef pberends het volgende:
Goed programma, mede omdat het ook maatschappelijk gezien goed is. Ze helpen er mensen mee, zonder mensen irritant lastig te vallen. Stuk beter en interessanter dan programma's zoals jackass, die een last voor de maatschappij zijn.
en hoezo is dat dan een last voor de samenleving? niet iedereen vind hetzelfde leuk he
Watskebeurt? Watskebeurt? Watskebeurt?
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Op donderdag 22 juli 2004 11:21 schreef hifonics het volgende:

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en hoezo is dat dan een last voor de samenleving? niet iedereen vind hetzelfde leuk he
Ik laat de kijkers buiten beschouwing. Snap je 'm nu?
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Volgens www.westcoastcustoms.com beginnen ze in augustus met de opnamens van seizoen 2,
naar seizoen 1 hebben wereldwijd 72.000.000 mensen gekeken.

De auto uit aflevering 11, de Datsun/Nissan Maxima (in mijn ogen de slechtste), is op Ebay verkocht voor $19.100, wel zonder de draaitafels-set en cd-burner.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym(...)6400&sspagename=WDVW

De auto uit afleving 14, Toyota Landcruiser staat ook op Ebay (opnieuw)
1e keer, niet verkocht ;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym(...)item=2483417605&rd=1

Huidig (nog 3 dagen)
Start bod $25.000
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym(...)060091&category=6443


Voor een compleet episode guide met alle specs;

http://www.tvtome.com/tvt(...)wid-26075/season-all

[ Bericht 24% gewijzigd door dolfijn999 op 23-07-2004 02:33:06 ]
  vrijdag 23 juli 2004 @ 02:15:54 #284
32266 thetruth
juvat inconcessa voluptas
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Echt wel een wreed programma gewoon
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quote:
Op vrijdag 23 juli 2004 02:10 schreef dolfijn999 het volgende:
Volgens www.westcoastcustoms.com beginnen ze in augustus met de opnamens van seizoen 2,
naar seizoen 1 hebben wereldwijd 72.000.000 mensen gekeken.

De auto uit aflevering 11, de Datsun/Nissan Maxima (in mijn ogen de slechtste), is op Ebay verkocht voor $19.100, wel zonder de draaitafels-set en cd-burner.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym(...)6400&sspagename=WDVW

De auto uit afleving 14, Toyota Landcruiser staat ook op Ebay (opnieuw)
1e keer, niet verkocht ;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym(...)item=2483417605&rd=1

Huidig (nog 3 dagen)
Start bod $25.000
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym(...)060091&category=6443


Voor een compleet episode guide met alle specs;

http://www.tvtome.com/tvt(...)wid-26075/season-all
die autos, zagen er tijdens de show wel wat mooier uit
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Ehm ik heb alle afleveringen gedownl... ehhh gezien op emule haha, maar 1 ding klopt volgens mijn niet in de serie, in elke aflevering staat dezelfde blauwe jeep op de brug achter in de garage, zonder wielen, en aan die jeep is niks gedaan..... heel vaag, zou betekenen dat dat ding er al een paar maanden staat.
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Die Xzibit is ook altijd zo gaar als een neger zeg
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Op zondag 25 juli 2004 10:15 schreef Jaydeem het volgende:
Ehm ik heb alle afleveringen gedownl... ehhh gezien op emule haha, maar 1 ding klopt volgens mijn niet in de serie, in elke aflevering staat dezelfde blauwe jeep op de brug achter in de garage, zonder wielen, en aan die jeep is niks gedaan..... heel vaag, zou betekenen dat dat ding er al een paar maanden staat.
is dat niet de jeep van de jay leno special? heb de afleveringen niet meer dus kan niet kijken.
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PIMP MY BRIDE


hahahaha
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quote:
A car, after all, embodies freedom and independence. A car says something about who you are, where you've been and, most importantly, where you're going.
Ahem, aan mijn auto kun je ook prima zien waar ik geweest ben. Alle vuiligheid die ik onderweg tegengekomen ben is er namelijk aan blijven kleven .
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Op vrijdag 6 augustus 2004 12:24 schreef Duiveltja het volgende:
PIMP MY BRIDE


hahahaha
hahaha. voor zijn sport zit er een 7inch scherm op der rug echt goed.
Mark Meisner Motografie! MarkMeisner.com
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Op vrijdag 6 augustus 2004 13:29 schreef GenesiZ het volgende:

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doe dat ff tussen spoilers
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nieuwe afleveringen komen eraan 8)

eind oktober
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i'l be waiting
Can't fix it? Fuck it!
Go in slow, come out fast. Go in fast, come out dead!
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Episode Number 16
First Aired October 24, 2004
Production Code 201


Jupiler is goed
  dinsdag 19 oktober 2004 @ 15:36:15 #296
36088 Miss_User
back on track
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quote:
Op maandag 8 maart 2004 13:31 schreef dolfijn999 het volgende:
MTV (america) heeft een nieuw programma; "Pimp my ride" , daarin worden doodnormale auto's (zeg maar roestbakken) omgebouwd tot pimp cars door West coast customs.
http://www.mtv.com/onair/pimp_my_ride/
http://www.westcoastcustoms.com

Deze week hadden ze een $400 Daihatsu Hijet

Voor:
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Na een slodige $20.000 aan gadgets is dit het resultaat

Na:
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17 inch velgen!! (Standaard staat een hijet op 12inch)
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Paar speakertjes
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Vleugeltje voor de "nodige downforce"
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Interieur
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De uitzending is wel ergens op het net te vinden
LOL, deze was vanmiddag net op MTV NL. Hi-la-risch werkelijk Ik had het hele programma nog nooit gezien en zapte toevallig langs. Meteen met mn neus in de boter

De andere auto's vond ik minder boeiend btw. Gewoon beetje herstelwerk en voor veel geld audio-onzin erin
Hoe je het terrorisme kunt verslaan? Door je niet te laten terroriseren. Laat angst je leven niet beheersen. Zelfs niet als je bang bent.
-Salman Rushdie-
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Op vrijdag 6 augustus 2004 12:24 schreef Duiveltja het volgende:
PIMP MY BRIDE


hahahaha
I'm sick of all this pooping stuff i'm getting my buttcheeks pierced together .
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ik weet niet of mtv nederland gelijk de nieuwe afleveringen gelijk uitzend, of dat we weer met bttorent bezig moeten
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Ik heb trouwens vernomen van een maat die bij pioneer werkt, dat er ook een nederlandse versie van pimp my ride aan komt.

of zit ik nu oud nieuws te vertellen voor mij was het wel nieuw.

(Alleen ff opzoeken waar ik me kan aanmelden )
I found the love but it didn't last
Wonderful Days belong to the past
I don't know where I stand, what I'm to do
tried to forget and i'll find someone new
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Op dinsdag 19 oktober 2004 18:15 schreef Remon het volgende:
Ik heb trouwens vernomen van een maat die bij pioneer werkt, dat er ook een nederlandse versie van pimp my ride aan komt.

of zit ik nu oud nieuws te vertellen voor mij was het wel nieuw.

(Alleen ff opzoeken waar ik me kan aanmelden )
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vermoed dat het nederlandse budget een stuk minder hoog wordt.
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