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25 + 30 points

Pimp My Ride by Luke Stevens

July 31st, 2008 6:00 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Just like in the TV show of the same name, make some fantastic upgrades to your vehicle. But unlike the TV show, the ride you pimp cannot be a car. It can be your bike, your shoes, your space hopper, your favorite city bus or train - whatever else that is not a car. Or you can surprise someone by pimping their bike, shoes, train, etc.

Perhaps have a Pimp My Ride Competition?

Started with a girls lowrider bike. Took the mudguards, chain guard, stickers and brakes off. Retrimmed the saddle with Rolls Royce Phantom leather in "Cacau" Brown. I work for the company that makes the seats for the Roller, not many Phantoms have that colour seats, let alone bikes. A respray is on the cards next.

Before and after pictures included.

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6 vote(s)

Kid A

Phil Mansfield

Tricia Tanaka

Ben Yamiin

done

Myrna Minx

Terms

9 comment(s)

(no subject) +1

posted by Kid A on August 1st, 2008 1:22 AM

I'm actually upset now. At first read (Three whiskeys and several beers into my night) I thought the first picture was the after picture. That, was worth a vote to me. Upon second read, it seems you stripped all the 'pimp' from the bike. You completely 'depimped' the bike. Shame. Shame.
I wish I could unvote hours later.
Alas.

(no subject)

posted by SNORLAX on August 1st, 2008 1:43 AM

"Rolls Royce Phantom leather" sounds pretty classy

Comment vote +4

posted by Jagganath on August 1st, 2008 8:31 AM

... for depimping. And for Kid A getting drunk and then sfzeroing. It's happened once before.

(no subject) +1

posted by Kid A on August 1st, 2008 2:11 PM

Hey now, I think I landed on my feet both times....I think.

(no subject) +1

posted by Luke Stevens on August 1st, 2008 2:47 PM

In my defence, I destroyed a perfectly good Rolls Royce Phantom backboard leather in a very rare colour, worth hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, to make a saddle for a £25 bike. Surely thats in the nature of the real pimp my ride? Adding unreasonably expensive parts to a shitheap of a car?

(no subject) +1

posted by Kid A on August 1st, 2008 2:56 PM

I understand your statement. My concerns come from removing the classic pimp style chrome fenders, the chain guard, and the paint flair. The purple velour seat cover almost looks more pimp like then the new leather, to the average public.

To 'Pimp' something isn't neccesarily to spend alot of money on it, it's to make something LOOK like you spent alot of money on it. It's all about flair and attention. The more random shit you can shove on it and coat in chrome, gold, or platinum, the better. You want people to look and know you spent alot of money on it, even if they are chuckling at you at the same time.