MTVs new show - Pimp my Fine !
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MTVs new show - Pimp my Fine !
lol
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/123...e_pimping.html
Auto Shop Known for Ride Pimping Fined
INGLEWOOD — Federal regulators fined West Coast Customs of Inglewood $16,000 as part of a crackdown on auto customization shops that remove safety gear from vehicles, it was reported today.
The famed shop -- affiliated with the MTV car makeover show "Pimp My Ride" -- was fined yesterday for removing airbags to install video screens in steering wheels, according to the New York Times.
Rae Tyson of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the fines are the first of what is expected to be a larger crackdown on car customizers who are disabling safety equipment.
While the agency does not have jurisdiction over installing video monitors in trucks and cars after they are manufactured, it does have jurisdiction over tampering with safety gear such as air bags, according to the newspaper.
"It's not only a bad idea to disable the air bag, it's against the law," Tyson said. "Air bags are there for a purpose, to protect you. If you have a DVD player there instead of an air bag, it's not going to protect you in a crash."
An updated California law that took effect last January also bans most video functions in the front seat, including DVD players, with the exception of technology such as navigation systems.
"We know that all kinds of distractions can be a problem. But it would be hard to think of something more distracting than watching a video while you're driving," said Anne McCartt, a vice president for research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. "It's a really worrisome trend."
Over the last decade, annual spending on after-market car parts and accessories has doubled to $29.8 billion a year, according to the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association.
On "Pimp My Ride," where young people submit their cars or trucks for a major redesign by West Coast Customs, a recent episode showed a team installing a camera built into the passenger-side visor of a 1989 Ford Mustang. A photo printer was built into the center console.
Safety investigators were drawn to the shop by something posted on the West Coast Customs Web site, according to the Times, not the TV show.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/123...e_pimping.html
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Auto Shop Known for Ride Pimping Fined
INGLEWOOD — Federal regulators fined West Coast Customs of Inglewood $16,000 as part of a crackdown on auto customization shops that remove safety gear from vehicles, it was reported today.
The famed shop -- affiliated with the MTV car makeover show "Pimp My Ride" -- was fined yesterday for removing airbags to install video screens in steering wheels, according to the New York Times.
Rae Tyson of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the fines are the first of what is expected to be a larger crackdown on car customizers who are disabling safety equipment.
While the agency does not have jurisdiction over installing video monitors in trucks and cars after they are manufactured, it does have jurisdiction over tampering with safety gear such as air bags, according to the newspaper.
"It's not only a bad idea to disable the air bag, it's against the law," Tyson said. "Air bags are there for a purpose, to protect you. If you have a DVD player there instead of an air bag, it's not going to protect you in a crash."
An updated California law that took effect last January also bans most video functions in the front seat, including DVD players, with the exception of technology such as navigation systems.
"We know that all kinds of distractions can be a problem. But it would be hard to think of something more distracting than watching a video while you're driving," said Anne McCartt, a vice president for research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. "It's a really worrisome trend."
Over the last decade, annual spending on after-market car parts and accessories has doubled to $29.8 billion a year, according to the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association.
On "Pimp My Ride," where young people submit their cars or trucks for a major redesign by West Coast Customs, a recent episode showed a team installing a camera built into the passenger-side visor of a 1989 Ford Mustang. A photo printer was built into the center console.
Safety investigators were drawn to the shop by something posted on the West Coast Customs Web site, according to the Times, not the TV show.
what? so now i can't remove my seatbelts in my show caaww to put un mounts for my 33" LCD screens???
:P
honestly couldn't they just claim it's going to be for a complete show car and fight it?
bunch of crap!!
:P
honestly couldn't they just claim it's going to be for a complete show car and fight it?
bunch of crap!!
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Originally Posted by N600
what? so now i can't remove my seatbelts in my show caaww to put un mounts for my 33" LCD screens???
:P
honestly couldn't they just claim it's going to be for a complete show car and fight it?
bunch of crap!!
:P
honestly couldn't they just claim it's going to be for a complete show car and fight it?
bunch of crap!!
I dont think anyone there would be smart enough to try that
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Originally Posted by N600
honestly couldn't they just claim it's going to be for a complete show car and fight it?
bunch of crap!!
bunch of crap!!
Then the car would have to be registered as such and not driven on public roads. Seeing how 99% of the cars they do that to most likly aren't, they are screwed.
i am glad they are getting fined
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You can laugh but that also means anyone who puts an airbag-less wheel in their car is under similar penality. I think it's bull****. If I don't want an airbag in my car the gov't shouldn't care.
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No, you can remove the airbag in your own car, legally. (you just have to take care of the insurance).
It's illegal to pay a shop to remove it, as it's modifying federal safety equipment.
It's illegal to pay a shop to remove it, as it's modifying federal safety equipment.
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