Pimp My Ride - Similar Programs

Similar Programs

Thematic variations

• Monster Garage: Also features outrageous custom engineering of vehicles, albeit within an entirely different program format.
• NASCAR Angels: Rebuilds cars (cosmetic, and mechanical) for needy, or deserving fans.
• Overhaulin': Like Pimp My Ride, Overhaulin' features automobiles in poor condition being restored to show-quality. However, Overhaulin' places emphasis on performance enhancements, works with a set time limit (usually a week), tricks vehicle owners into parting with their cars, and is aimed for a more mature audience. Although ostensibly a competitor of Pimp My Ride, one episode featured a WCC paint job.
• Ride with Funkmaster Flex: Produced by MTV, reviews interesting cars.
• Trick My Truck: CMT's equivalent to Pimp My Ride features the Chrome Shop Mafia customizing semi-trailer trucks for lucky fans.
• Unique Whips: The East Coast equivalent of West Coast Customs

Foreign versions

• Pimp My Car (MTV Indonesia) a version of Pimp My Ride.
• Pimp My Room (MTV, The Netherlands) features some friendly competition between three students to see who will win the university student bedroom or apartment overhaul. Subsequently the room is "pimped".
• Pimp My Wheels (MTV, Italy) in which mopeds and motorcycles are customized.
• Meke My Waka (New Zealand) A similar program shown on Māori Television.
• All the Gear No Idea! (British) for Men & Motors, but mainly deal with motorcycles which the bike get shipped to US customiser LA County Choprods for a customisation, unlike other motor-makeover shows, its owner receives a makeover.
• Fire Hjul Og En Overhaling (Danish) for "four wheels and an overhaul" a team pimps the owners car, but has to be inspired by 3 different items from the house of the owner.
• Tuneame la Nave (México) a similar programa broadcasted on TV Azteca and aired on Azteca 7. It's hosted by Daddy Yankee.
• Pimp My Fahrrad (German) where bicycles are pimped by ElbCoast Psycles.
• Pimp My Whatever (German) where anything can be pimped.

Parodies

• Pimp My Kettle (MTV Australia) a series of short mini-documentaries about pimping kitchen kettles (also hosted on the website). The website also includes pictures of real kettles pimped by artists and professional car customizers.
• Chav My Motor (UK) satire, based on the boy racer culture of car modification amongst Chavs.
• Skanger me Banger (Irish), hosted by 'Colin Farrell', who skangers 'Damos' Honda Civic. This is an obvious parody with Irish trance tunes and set in inner city.
• Pimp My Sleigh (Ukraine)
• Pimp My Chair (Canadian) A parody by the Loading Ready Run crew involving pimping out an old chair
• Pimp My Sister (US) Robot Chicken Episode
• PC Tuzing Anniversary (Slovakian) PMR Styled parody about tuning computers, or just turning them to scrap.
• Pimp my PC (Germany) A parody by the German gaming magazine GameStar in their DVD series "Die Redaktion" (translation: editorial department)
• The webcomic Unshelved hosted a Pimp My Bookcart contest from 2006 through 2010.

Other

• Darius Goes West A documentary that has won over 25 international film awards. In the summer of 2005 a group takes their friend who was Duchenne muscular dystrophy on a journey from Athens, Georgia to Los Angeles in hopes to have his wheelchair modified on Pimp my ride. In addition, the journey documents wheelchair accessibility, Darius' first time leaving his home town and the various stops along the journey.