So the US MTV hit Pimp My Ride is due to hit UK screen in the summer, with a brand new UK filmed series.
Pimp My Ride UK have brought in the skills of Carisma Automotive Design to do the pimping following in the footsteps of West Coast Customs, who pimped up the cars in the US version of Pimp My Ride.
The idea is a simple one; You take a beat up, on its last legs, rust bucket of a viewers car, and put more money and customisations into it than the car is actually worth. There was one show that involved 4 xboxs and alloys that on their own were worth more than the price of the car..
The car customisations normally involve huge stereos, at least 2 or 3 LCD screens, normally in the most obscure places, and at least one installation of DriveSoft, the in-car, well, everything system (DVD, MP3, Sat Nav, Internet, JukeBox, Email etc)
This really is extreme car customisations.. Almost every piece of the car is replaced, customised or pimped up.. car customisers Carisma Jame Shaw said “After all our years of hard work and determination we can show a British audience that you don
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June 5th, 2005 at 9:02 pm
My car needs to be pimped, desperately, my run of bad luck, well I am trying to create some good luck, so please would you tell me how to go about getting my beat up 98 Ford Escort pimped for the Pimp My Ride UK version?!
Suzanne
June 8th, 2005 at 12:15 am
All u gotta do is go to http://www.mtv.co.uk/pimpmyride and then email in no more then 50 words about u and the car. then inclde ur address and a contact name and number and try to send a pic of the car.
I hope this helps ya.