Guy who was on Pimp My Ride posts his experience on Forum.

[Squeeky]

http://www.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=92870

How the filming worked:

-I applied via email (check their site).
-Went up there for an audition (cam session in the parking lot).
-Called me back saying I made final 5 (out of thousands who email, and at least hundreds who did cam session).
-Mentioned how my car looked too nice on the inside, but they'll "work" w/ me on it. Most cars on the show have had some "work" done for entertainment for the viewers, etc.
-check out my car, paperwork, final 3.
-final auditions (please mtv, pimp my ride)
-After that, producers decide who wins (out of 3 that filmed) - go to house, set up, wait for either X (you win, hoo hoo) or one of the producers show up (too bad, we'll film anyway, and here's a gift certificate to Pep Boys)
-I win, here's a rental for free (2002 Cavalier) - oops, you don't have full coverage, you need to pay for insurance (ended up being around $300-$400)
-Wait a long time, hey we are done
-Filmed reactions for seeing the car (4 b4 actually seeing car, last one real). - well nearly everything was filmed over and over - they only had that chance to get it right, since everything changes after you film (car, etc).
-Priceless experience just doing this and getting to know very very nice ppl at MTV and meeting X!!!

-Days of filming for me: 5 days + lots of driving all over the place
-Days of filming for WCC: 1 month
-Filming rule: no logoed shirts & no advertising nothing cept what they want you to (sorry nico )




Also, if you read the thread, he cant sell his car. He signed a contract. :(

Pretty cool thread, regardless of whether or not the car is fucking ugly :lol:

[Smaug]

the car is fucking ugly
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[MattxMosh]

Honestly, They didn't do a very good job.

It looks like shit.

"I think I may get it to work as a real scoop for the turbo - currently just show"

Point proven, non-functional scoops = bad design.

The interior, especially on the doors looks like shit, liek it was glued on.

They probably put a lot of work into it I'm sure, and the pics probably don't show the quality of it, but I seriously hate it, it is a very poor design.

But knowing how the show works makes me appreciate real life, and how much more it sucks with mtv.

[mechaman]

Who the fuck needs 3 xboxes in their car? who the fuck even needs a game console in a car? I mean it's not like you can actually play while driving that ugly POS.

[Ivan]

Running all three of those stacked like that in a seat will over heat them and fry them I bet. :lol:

[Triggar]

Who the fuck needs 3 xboxes in their car? who the fuck even needs a game console in a car? I mean it's not like you can actually play while driving that ugly POS.

That's what I was thinking! You must have three complete brats riding in the back seat who cannot possibly compromise on a game for that to be even REMOTELY excusable! :lol:

And yeah, that car is busted.

[AztecWarrior]

MTV should be taken off air and Viacom leaders shot.

Repeatedly.

In the genitalia.

With high-caliber weapons and shoulder-fired missiles.

[Triggar]

Why don't you tell us what you really think

[Smaug]

Why don't you tell us what you really think

they should be hugged profusely

[AztecWarrior]

Why don't you tell us what you really think
MTV should be taken off the air.

[Fragmatic]

3 xboxes? That's so much extra weight I'm surprised it can reach 60.

[Pilgrim]

it was sad what they did to that 240

Oddly I'm a proud Nico member... and I haven't seen this thread yet... hmmm


To the bookmarks mobile!!!1

[Hamma]

Signed a contact not to sell it? wtf?

Thats bullshit :rofl: if they put a bunch of LCD's in my car I would strip it down and use them for something else. Or is that not allowed either lol

[Fragmatic]

I'd be embarressed to drive it.

I'm all for modding cars, but when it looks like a hot wheels toy, you know it's time to stop. Performance comes before external modding, and if you do mod the outside, make it fucking functional (IE - Don't get a cheap ricey spoiler because it looks cool, get one that fucking works)

And wtf is up with the "nostrils"?

[Hamma]

I dont even think they touch the engine on that show.

So you end up with a car tat has 100,000 worth of shit in it and an engine that wont run.

[Squeeky]

I dont even think they touch the engine on that show.


http://www.gotbackend.com/240/pimp/eng-01.jpg

I do have "go mods": injen intake, hotshot header, carsound hi-flow cat (from AZHitman), Trust SP catback (not a BRM, but my next one will be once I Ka-T), and Unorthodox Underdrive Pulley (this was when I had minimal electronics), KYB AGX + Sportlines, Adjustable Tension Rods, RCA, Front - rear - and rear lower tie bars as well as interior c-pillar bar for racing harnesses, 2 racing seats (took one out for show - I've modified them so they wouldn't hit my head against the roof "as much" as they did when I had sliders), 4 rims (2 rims were funny for the show), that is a vis m-sport cf hood (very rare)

[Hamma]

I dont believe it.. if they mod the engine then why dont they talk about it :p

[Fragmatic]

Squeeky - he did those before the show.

[Squeeky]

Squeeky - he did those before the show.

Oops
:lol:

[Hydralisk]

eww:doh:

[xmodum]

It looked better before they "pimped" it.

[Hydralisk]

Yeah I thought it looked pretty cool "unpimped"

[Corrosion]

UGLIEST car color EVAR!

[hazzer2007]

I thinks its ok ish, maybe swap the green for something else, but 3 xbox's, WHY?????

[xmodum]

I think I know why there's three Xboxs, Because MAD MIKE put them in! AND HE CAN DO ANYTHING! BECAUSE HE'S MAD MIKE!

[OfaLoaf]

I thinks its ok ish, maybe swap the green for something else, but 3 xbox's, WHY?????
Corporate sponsors?

[Ivan]

Corporate sponsors?
$_$

Indeed.

They do some stupid thing to every car that rolls in.

Like a water fountain, Coffee maker, lava lamp, ect...

[Indecisive]

I accually forced myself to watch that episode last night.

[oddfish]

I dont even think they touch the engine on that show.

So you end up with a car tat has 100,000 worth of shit in it and an engine that wont run.

nah, they get rebuilt engines and drop 'em in. my friend Jay is really into all that shit and he found out for himself because he was skeptical as well. it's cool because they can order rebuilt engines and don't even have to work on them, they just have them shipped in and they install them into the car. the reason you don't hear about it on MTV is because they assume that most of the watchers are complete idiots and would never understand what is going on under the hood unless it had to do with the installation of blinking lights and a PS2. *sigh* dumb MTV.

[Squeeky]

I watched it last night. Turns out I was right, they did work on the engine. JDM Performance Racing kit.

HAHA FRAGGLEZ

[Smaug]

I saw this episode the other day. The whole reason it looks so ridiculous is that they were trying to replicate a car in NFS:U2.