The following is an episode list of the television show Pimp My Ride .
Episode Number [1] | Model | Modifications |
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1 | Wyatt's Daihatsu Hi-Jet (1988) | US$20,000 of goods put into the Hi-Jet, painted in "Hi-Jet" blue with silver and gray flames. The "micro-van" was done with a Jet theme, including authentic airliner "fasten your seatbelt" plaques and a large rear spoiler. The rear of the van included a wrap-around couch, wall mounted 15-inch TV and tiny fridge. Wyatt (trying to start a band) was given a preamp and guitar to be able to play music through the stereo system, and a mini camera was installed in the grill and displayed on the internal monitors. |
2 | Nile's Cadillac Sedan DeVille (1978) | Painted in candy pink pearl and fitted with 20-inch wheels, the car had a see-through DVD changer in the dash and a plexiglass-encapsulated "river" (playing off the River Nile; after the owner's name). When the trunk opened, a shoe rack full of new shoes automatically extended, replacing the pile of old shoes that the owner had stashed in her trunk. |
3 | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (1986) | The floor of the trunk was made to resemble the hardwood floor of a professional basketball court. WCC painted the car with a custom bright green in the front that faded into a dark green from the midpoint towards the rear of the car. |
4 | Honda Civic (1992) | The owner drove the car only on weekends and kept it on cinder-blocks to prevent theft. Three days after this episode aired, the owner's grandmother died of gastric cancer. [2] |
5 | Mitsubishi Mirage (1990) | Painted blue that matched the neon they put on the bottom. WCC put a 10-inch monitor inside the car. WCC also installed a small aquarium in between the rear seats. The original 13-inch wheels were replaced with 18-inch wheels. Xzibit planned to replace the car with a Hummer H3. But it didn't happen. |
6 | Ford Mustang (1967) | The front seats were made to recline all the way flat so that the custom LCD monitor in the headliner could be easily viewed. The car was originally fitted with special exhaust pipes that shot out flames when the engine was started. However, due to concerns of the WCC owner Ryan that such devices could be illegal, they were quickly removed. |
7 | Ford Ranger (1985) | The Ranger was given a pearl orange paint job and lowered 3 inches. Under the truck bed cover was a ping-pong table, which slid out to reveal a couch and a TV with a GameCube. |
8 | Pontiac Trans Am (1981) | When the Trans Am was being pimped, some of the WCC crew made references to Smokey and the Bandit . This pimped-out vehicle had a coffee maker installed in a center console and a chandelier in place of the dome light. The car has a huge bird decal installed on the new Trans Am's hood. However, due to the oversized design, a smaller one replaced it. |
9 | Chevrolet LUV Truck (1974) | Since the owner liked to go camping, a Tonneau cover was placed over the rear box and was made to lift up vertically. Once opened, the tonneau became a camping tent. |
10 | Ford Mustang Convertible (1989) | During the episode, Xzibit made several references to Vanilla Ice because the car featured had an extreme resemblance to the car used by Vanilla Ice in his music video for Ice Ice Baby. |
11 | Nissan Maxima Station Wagon (1984) | The Nissan was referred to as the "identity crisis" because of the Datsun and Nissan badges. The Wagon was turned into a mobile DJ booth by WCC. |
12 | Volkswagen Baja Bug (1960) | |
13 | Honda CRX (1987) | This was the first car to visually get a brand-new engine, as the old engine died before Xzibit could pull it into the shop. |
14 | Toyota Land Cruiser (1972) | A pick-ax with a padlock came with the Land Cruiser. |
15 | Ford Escort (1989) | This was two halves of two Ford Escorts welded and "gummed" together; therefore the car was considered too dangerous for him to continue to own. To replace this car, WCC and Xzibit procured a 2004 Scion xB and "pimped" that instead. |
Episode Number | Model | Modifications |
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1 | Cadillac Eldorado (1984) | The rims put on it were 24 carat gold plated 18-inch Daytons, and were worth more than the car originally. Also a two tone air horn was placed. |
2 | Ford Escort (1991) | Turned into a replica of a BMW M3. |
3 | Volkswagen Bus (1958) | An automated surf rack was installed on the roof. A 40-inch TV was installed in the back, making it the largest television WCC has ever put in a car. A fold-out school bus style stop sign that read "CHILL" was put on the side. |
4 | Chevrolet Suburban (1985) | WCC installed a working sink in the back along with a "mirror" since Alice wanted to be a make-up artist. |
5 | Chevrolet S-10 Blazer (1987) | Fitted with a fireplace in the back and flames on the side. |
6 | Acura Legend (1988) | Trunk in bowling ball polisher |
7 | Nissan 240SX (1989) | Produced as a replica tie-in with the video game Need for Speed: Underground 2 , because the owner was a fan of the video game series. Of note is that the 240SX featured in the game was a hatchback, while the pimped car was a coupe. |
8 | West's Ford Fairlane (1963) | The 19-year-old owner was hoping to become a mechanic, so WCC and Xzibit decided to let him restore his car himself and procured a 2005 Toyota 4Runner to "pimp". This is the only time that the car intended to be pimped was returned to the person without being worked on, and the only time in the show's three replacement vehicles (to date) that the person got back the old car and received a new pimped vehicle. |
Chamillionaire: (to Jonathan) "So you really are ridin' dirty". Jonathan: "Yeah, I'm...or white and nerdy." (Chamillionaire laughs hysterically.)
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