new team for pimp my ride

Gas puts out a much better product that WCC ever will. Although the mods are still way over the top, gas atleast puts effort into installing everything properly. Im still waiting for a news blurb of when a vehicle from WCC catches fire from faulty wiring. lol.

I've seen the show with the recent changes since this topic has come up, to see what it was all about, and am unimpressed.  I thought maybe it'd spark my creative interest.  It's the same old stuff- largest plasma that'll fit in the smallest car, couch in the back, TV for the dog, etc.  All just novelty stuff so you can say you have it.

Everybody's entitled to their own opinions, but I couldn't disagree more with the statement about him being the "Jesse James" of 12 volt.  That's just giving him too much credit.  He comes up with ideas, has the fabrication guys do the majority of the work, and connects some wires.  Even if all Jesse did was make custom headers for everything that left Monster Garage, he could have done all the fab work himself if he wanted.  Mike say's "I'm gonna put this state-of-the-art(insert nonsense here) in the trunk so that so-and-so can bla, bla, bla whenever he/she wants to."  Basically he just helps push the newest gear out on the market.  What Jesse did was start from scratch and make something out of nothing.

I also think comparing him to Reme is apples to oranges.  Reme and crew do good work, and come up with original, practical installs.  While Mike is a smart dude, and includes a small amount practicality in his installs, the majority is for the "bling" factor.

I just don't understand why some people view these guys like they're on a pedestal.  They're both good installers, but look at some of the work (of higher quality) that gets cranked out by some of the everyday guys on this forum- many who don't do this for a living.

Well, I hope you mean that in a good light, lol.  I have seen plenty of "people" on Discovery, usually on the forensic series, their body is being assembled back together to solve how they died and who killed them

I would like to personally get on mythbusters, not in front of the camera, but just to be there and watch in person, they happen to film right here in the Bay Area (California).  It is weird seeing them down at the Port of Oakland on the show, knowing I could drive over there and like, well, be there too.

I agree with that, seldom though, there are times where I see a product I would actually want to use in the setup of one of the cars I work on.  I am not into "raw" bling factor, but I do like to make it stand out a bit.  I have gotten some inspiration from the show whenever I catch an episode, I try not to watch too much MTV for my own reasons.

The Westcoast Customs crew had more personality and were more fun to watch that the new crew.  It reminded me of how people actually behave in a shop when working on a project and having fun while doing.