Pimp my ride? bad rep

Uniqueauto wrote:

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because it was a low key career with lots of pay

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Oh!  I thought you said lots of PLAY.  lol

kfr01] wrote:

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This can only be good for the industry.

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Sweekster wrote:

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Really, if you think about it, this only affects the pimps out there. I mean, what have they got to look forward to now?

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Good point sweekster, i think in the midst of the arguement, we forgot whos reputation is really getting hurt, pimps and their rides.

It's kind of funny how heated things get whenever pimp my ride is brought up, it's like pimp my ride, "going mustang" and audiobahn are some of the most discussed topics here.

Anyway I didn't intend to get off topic with this, but PMR is doing one good thing by getting the car stereo industry to a whole new audience, however if we see a huge increase in irresponsible car stereo enthusiasts come out then we will suffer by new laws, or ordinances that will prevent us further from enjoying what we are passionate about.  They need to teach or at least mention "safe and legal or even considerate bumping" to these people that they install these "crazy loud systems" for (I quote that because they do sometimes take some very crappy subs and talk about them like their baskets are cast in gold).

I want a show that just focuses on techniques of good installers that are found all around the country, not those that are just putting an oxygen mask in a car because no one else has done it before.  We do all have to remember what gets ratings though, I am sure that a lot of people tune into that show to see what they are doing now.  I hate that show, but for some reason I still watch, so obviously they are doing something right somewhere, I am just not sure where.

PMR will hopefully disappear next season, I can only hope. As said before, the things they do are ridiculous and not in a good way. A total waste of time I think on most of the installs. I also hate how they say "there's over 5000 Watts of power in this system" when they have a couple MTX amps that I know are 500W max.  I don't think there is much positive influence from the show at all.  You just end up with a bunch of people that think they know something about audio/video setups and what is good and bad quality setups. Most the speakers/amps they install are a dime a dozen. Like Audiobahn and others along the same lines. This is not quality stereo installation. Its eye candy and thats about it. 

as said before, I think it takes away from REAL custom installations that are thought out and use quality products that really throttle.  Like Eclipse, Diamond, Adire, RE, etc... you'll never see on the show because they wouldn't do a sponsorship. They get all the gear for free as long as they put the plug in for the manufacturer. I'm sure WCC can do actual good installations, but the show as a whole is garbage and cheesy as hell. I don't think their ideas for the most part are unique, more stupid than anything and not practical. I have watched Unique Whips as well and prefer it because it is a more realistic atmosphere but agree they need to focus more on the installs and showing the ins and outs after their done. Shows more of how busy and chaotic a shop gets when busy and the battles between employees which I can relate with in my environment.  Oh yeah, and Xzibit sucks all around, acting, rapping, whatever he sucks.

I like some of the stuff they fab up and just like to see all the crap they can cram into the car but some of the stuff is just stupid...here are a couple

1. Fireplace in the back of a blazer...(ok now where do i store my stuff)

2. TV under the car in the spare tire

3. TV is the door panels

4. Popcorn popper in center console

5. expresso machine in center console

6. ugly ass gold covertible roof

7. 3 flip down monitors w/ camera's for mirrors (either you are c**k eye'ed or a freek of nature with 3 sets of eyes)

8. bubble exhaust

9. pool table in the truck (yeah make the trick shot from inside the car through the back window)

10. TV's in the floor for the dogs

11. lotion dispenser in dash

12. sink in the center console...

just to name a few. The other thing that gets me is yeah all these cars look nice but drive like shhh, cause they still got that beat up 200K mile engine.

I personally like watching overhaul'n on Spike TV.

Captanham wrote:

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no one on that show knows shhh, but whatever,

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how do you figure? anyone can order shhh off ebay and bolt it on at some weird angle, i've never seen anything on those shows that impresses me,,, probably the best guy on there is HEZ or whatever, that does the interior, he's the only HALF respectable guy in there,,,, they are all TASTELESS AND USELESS

and overhaulin kicks ASS

i'm thinkin,,,, NO, nothing they have done is hard!     pop corn machine in the dash, REALLLY ******* complicated,                         not,,, you put an invertor on it, build a little FG to hold it and your done

mike is no genious,, he's just doing things that haven't been done before, BECAUSE THEY NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE, it's all junk, if you know them so  well, tell them to start putting nice systems in these things, and put shhh in there that PEOPLE WILL USE, like tv's were you can actually see them,, like the spair tire thing,,, wtf, they put plexiglass to a tv under the car, i give that thing a month and it'll be soo ******* sandblasted that you couldn't see it, even if you did get down and lay on the ground to watch tv (sounds dumb to me),,

i don't mean for this to get heated,, but my opinion, this guy MIGHT know a lot about how to do stuff, i don't know,, but the things he does, are stupid, really really stupid, and i'd rather have a regular install, then going around looking like an idiot with an ironing board and dishwasher in the back of my yukon

5150azn wrote:

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lol suprisingly they do bounce

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speedwayaudio1 wrote:

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5150azn wrote:

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lol suprisingly they do bounce

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did you get a bad check from mtv?

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Drewt] wrote:

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how about this. if you don't like the show and think it's crap, don't watch it.

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When they ask you to this stuff, tell them it's specialty work, that's $840 an hour for labour. They'll leave. And yeah, most of the show is stupid, but I've heard REAL good things about WCCs work...plus, week after week they pump all that out....they're on a real short time frame I've heard.

what about when your installs are compared to pimp my ride? or is that just me? I mean if you ever go to any car show and a kid has decided to take a few weeks and make a trunk mold in his garage and slap some speakers and a screen in there, get it pained and show it off... then the people all say hey thats like the stuff from pimp my ride! thats gonna get annoying I bet already! I'd like to see how many people they have working on the car at any one given time... Where i'm at theres NO INSTALLATION "TEAM" just me... and another guy if I get burried... but hardly ever do we "team" up on anything... cause i'm told if we do that we have to charge twice the labor... which I don't get, but makes sence in a way... Over all I guess I like the show seeing what there gonna do next... granted most of the installs are out of control... but with an unlimited budget more than likely there getting huge amounts of promotion for what their capable of doing... I'd like to see them say things a bit more realistic and do some more custom audio installs but thats not what the shows title is... if it was "make my trunk slam with bass and my ears bleed from volume" then i'm sure they would have better systems... but the shows more about "my rides got what yours don't"

there... my .02

i wish i had a shoe rack in the back of my car.lol.  i like watching the show, and also  to see what stuff they pull off that is whack.  lots of installs are pointless but interesting.  I think they are probably told to do imaginable installs for some odd reason hoping for mtv viewer ratings to increase. 

Wcc doesnt necisarrily do bad work, maybe pimp my ride is a downfall for them, but i have seen some whips they have done on "rides".  Like lawyer milloy's , i think h2 hummer it was,  that was nice.  

Last night i seen them do a 2003 corolla, actually didnt look too bad,  one week i seen them install some jensen car audio stuff,  i felt bad for that person to get that crap.

Another thing, i like to see these peoples rides in about 2-3 years, there cars looked like crap before, becuase most of them let the cars get that way.  I doubt they stay lookin good, they probably dont maintain very well, as u can see with the car before its "tricked"

5150azn wrote:

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speedwayaudio1 wrote:

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5150azn wrote:

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lol suprisingly they do bounce

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did you get a bad check from mtv?

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Oh no sorry I miss read your post. I'd like to get paid by MTV too.

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My take on this:

I do enjoy seeing the crazy stuff they do on the show.  However I believe it is a huge let down that they don't show much on HOW they do it.  I really enjoy fabrication, and enjoy watching someone's unique technique to pull something off.  This might give me ideas to try in the future.  I personally don't think it is as easy as taking  a blender and putting some fiberglass around it.  From experience, there are things that you have to think through to pull it off that would not be obvious.  And you have to admire their creativity and skill with the basics of install (fiberglass, paint, etc.) 

The show is over the top in many ways, but that is just show business.  The same is true with Monster Garage or American Choppers.  Both of those shows are worth watching for the fabrication they do IMO.  I can tune out all the other garbage they put in there.

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

Blowntweeters wrote:

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this is what i think most of the people that have there cars on the show treated their cars like S*** in the first place and thats one thing i cant stand i take good care of my car and people that dont should be driving busted up P.O.S and i think the guys at WCC know what there doing look at the other cars you see in the backround as far as the audio stuff most of it sucks i have seen one set up on the show that i like somewhat with out those dumb spining grills and the capice with the 9 MTX amps then saying that is 9000 watts  going into 3 MTX 10"s ha ha    i really like overhauln most of the people that have there cars on that show are trying to do somthing with there cars and just don't have the means do get it done

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You hit the nail on the Head big Dave.

My friend just got on his Nephew for saying the same thing about being a pimp.  However, he is older but it's still the same concept.  They hear that word and thinks, man it's cool to be a pimp.  Then they go around thinking that they are a pimp and calling themselves a pimp and don't have a clue as to what the word means.

bullman96 wrote:

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that is the point, wcc are a bunch of sellouts. i would never want any dirty money from mtv who is poisoning our youth by making stupidity considered cool and morals uncool. sadly i have had to see the show because many of my friends watch it, and i like to see any idea, no matter what it is. the interior's fabrication is terrible(rough edges everywhere. would love to see one of the cars close up), the exterior is done terribly with body kits that just dont look right. all the tv monitors are flimsy when attached, especially the tablet pc. christ at least install a carputer. "mad mike" can only install out of the box crap. shell, i doubt those guys do any work on wcc's real cars. i mean christ, who in their right mind would hire the accessory(crap) guy. the guy they brought on later on who does the paint jobs isnt all that bad, although the paint jobs are. enough venting, just another thing the mass media is screwing up to get even more rich.

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