Big Pimpin’
Posted in Stupid by Dan at 11:15 am
This post was published 4 years 8 months 7 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.Federal authorities have fined a California car shop made famous by MTV’s “Pimp My Ride” show for disabling or removing safety equipment.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said West Coast Customs and another TV customizer, Unique Autosports of Uniondale, N.Y., are facing fines for disabling or removing safety equipment from vehicles as part of the overhaul work they do.
The $16,000 fine was for removing air bags to install video monitors in the steering column of some cars.