Inside West Coast Customs

Inside West Coast Customs is a car remodeling reality television show based in Burbank, California. The series revolves around car customizer Ryan Friedlinghaus and his staff at West Coast Customs as they transform ordinary, factory-model vehicles into extraordinary, fully customized vehicles. The show has featured cameo appearances by celebrities that include Shaquille O'Neal, Mark Wahlberg, will.i.am, Justin Bieber and Conan O'Brien.

Inside West Coast Customs
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes68
Production
ProducersRyan Friedlinghaus
Discovery
Production locationsCorona, California, US
Burbank, California, US
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkDiscovery, Fox Sports 2, Motor Trend
ReleaseFebruary 20, 2011 (2011-02-20) –
April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)

The first season of Inside West Coast Customs consisted of 11 episodes which originally aired in 2011. The second season's 16 episodes followed in 2012. The third season had a production run of five episodes which were originally broadcast from February 2013 to March 2013.[1] Following season 3, the show briefly dropped the Inside from the name and changed networks to Fox Sports 2. For its seventh season, Inside West Coast Customs kept its original name and moved to Velocity (now Motor Trend). Inside West Coast Customs premiered its eighth season in 2018.[2]

Series overview

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Seasons Episodes Originally aired (US dates)
Season premiere Season finale
1 10 February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20) April 18, 2011 (2011-04-18)
2 16 September 11, 2011 (2011-09-11) April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15)
3 5 February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10) March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)
4 10 June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16) November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)
5 12 April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20) December 21, 2014 (2014-12-21)
6 7 December 6, 2015 (2015-12-06) January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17)
7 7 March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21) April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
8 10 January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23) April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)

Episodes

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Season 1

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Total No. Title Type of car Customer Original airdate
11"The Armored Lounge for Sir Richard Branson"Armored truckVirgin Gaming20 February 2011 (2011-02-20)
22"Alien Takeover"Hummer H1Alienware20 February 2011 (2011-02-20)
33"Smoothie Operator"RVJuiceBlendz27 February 2011 (2011-02-27)
44"Techno Denali"GMC Yukon DenaliHP6 March 2011 (2011-03-06)
55"Old... Meets New"Chevrolet CamaroMonster Energy13 March 2011 (2011-03-13)
66"Not Your Grandparents RV"RVSpy Optics20 March 2011 (2011-03-20)
77"This Is Not a Game"Audi R8Monster Cable Tron27 March 2011 (2011-03-27)
88"Baja or Bust"Toyota TundraOX3 April 2011 (2011-04-03)
99"Discovery Hot Dog Hero"Hot Dog cartBest Buy / Discovery10 April 2011 (2011-04-10)
1010"Take the T-Tops Out"Chevrolet CamaroRascal Flatts18 April 2011 (2011-04-18)

Season 2

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Total No. Title Type of car Customer Original airdate
111"Gwynn's Legacy Stang"Ford MustangDarrell Gwynn Foundation11 September 2011 (2011-09-11)
212"Vett.I.am"Chevrolet Corvettewill.i.am4 October 2011 (2011-10-04)
313"7 Step Fiesta"Ford FiestaBest Buy / Ford16 October 2011 (2011-10-16)
414"American Icon"Jeep WranglerZippo23 October 2011 (2011-10-23)
515"Marks Mobile Office"Cadillac EscaladeMark Wahlberg30 October 2011 (2011-10-30)
616"Bieber's Bling"Cadillac CTS-VJustin Bieber6 November 2011 (2011-11-06)
717"Kustom Karts"-Nintendo / Mario Kart 722 January 2012 (2012-01-22)
818"Monster Week"'72 SkylarkMonster Energy12 February 2012 (2012-02-12)
919"DC Tundra"Toyota TundraDC Shoes19 February 2012 (2012-02-19)
1020"Operation Camaro"Chevrolet CamaroUCLA Operation Mend26 February 2012 (2012-02-26)
1121"Double Play"Kia Soul, Kia OptimaKia Motors4 March 2012 (2012-03-04)
1222"The SEMA Experience"Mini CooperMegan Elliott (Ryan's wife)11 March 2012 (2012-03-11)
1323"Micro Stang"Ford MustangMicrosoft25 March 2012 (2012-03-25)
1424"Camaro For a Cause"2011 Chevrolet CamaroAmerican Cancer Society1 April 2012 (2012-04-01)
1525"Family Affair"Trophy truck / Fiat 500 / Mercedes SprinterFiat Automobiles / Ryan Friedlinghaus / Dylan Friedlinghaus8 April 2012 (2012-04-08)
1626"Vader's Ride"Volkswagen PassatLucasArts15 April 2012 (2012-04-15)

Season 3

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Total No. Title Type of car Customer Original airdate
127"Shaq's Back"Jeep WranglerShaquille O'Neal10 February 2013 (2013-02-10)
228"SkypeStream"AirstreamSkype17 February 2013 (2013-02-17)
329"WCC Joins the Military"Chevrolet SilveradoMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton24 February 2013 (2013-02-24)
430"Firefall-bus"Tour busRed 5 Studios, Firefall3 March 2013 (2013-03-03)
531"Geek Squad"NASCAR Ford Fusion & Volkswagen New BeetleGeek Squad10 March 2013 (2013-03-10)

Season 4

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Total No. Title Type of car Customer Original airdate
132"AquaMan & The Flash"Kia Rio, Kia ForteDC Entertainment16 June 2013 (2013-06-16)
233"WCC Body Armour"2013 Chevrolet CamaroLine-X, Praxair23 June 2013 (2013-06-23)
334"South of the Border Buses"Volkswagen Type 2 BusOhana Group, Semyx30 June 2013 (2013-06-30)
435"Attack of the Monster Kids Sprinter"Mercedes-Benz SprinterMonster Cable, Praxair7 July 2013 (2013-07-07)
536"Technoliner"A big busCDW, Red Kap14 July 2013 (2013-07-14)
637"Chris Brown's First Love"Lamborghini GallardoChris Brown21 July 2013 (2013-07-21)
738"Smurfs Come to WCC"Innova Dash UEVSony, Smurf Cars28 July 2013 (2013-07-28)
839"Cool Capable Braun Explorer"Ford ExplorerBraunAbility4 August 2013 (2013-08-04)
940"The Road Home"Ford E-250, 1960s Chevy Suburban, 1969 Ford Mustang ConvertibleeBay10 November 2013 (2013-11-10)
1041"Cracker Jack'd Mobile Splash Party"A big R.V.Cracker Jack17 November 2013 (2013-11-17)

Season 5

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Total No. Title Type of car Customer Original airdate
142"Kid's Kaddy"Cadillac Fleetwood BroughamKid Rock20 April 2014 (2014-04-20)
243"Mad Max"1971 Ford Maverick, 1998 Ford RangerWarner Brothers27 April 2014 (2014-04-27)
344"Who's the Boss"2013 Scion FR-S"Little" Ryan Friedlinghaus4 May 2014 (2014-05-04)
445"The West Coast Customs Experience"2013 Chrysler 300 SRTSEMA Show11 May 2014 (2014-05-11)
546"Looking Back"(greatest hits)(various)18 May 2014 (2014-05-18)
647"Continental Tire Corvette"2014 Chevrolet Corvette StingrayContinental AG28 May 2014 (2014-05-28)
748"El Rusty"1966 Chevrolet El CaminoRusty Wallace1 June 2014 (2014-06-01)
849"FANtasy Build"Jeep CompassEsurance23 November 2014 (2014-11-23)
950"Nest Protects"A FireTruckNest Labs30 November 2014 (2014-11-30)
1051"BatSUV"Cadillac EscaladeJustin Bieber's dad7 December 2014 (2014-12-07)
1152"Raise the Roof"2015 Toyota SiennaToyota14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)
1253"WCC's New Zip Part 1"Burbank locationWest Coast Customs21 December 2014 (2014-12-21)

Season 6

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Total No. Title Type of car Customer Original airdate
154"WCC's New Zip Part 2"Burbank locationWest Coast Customs6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)
255"Top Up Top Down"1968 Ford Mustang convertibleSandy Campanaro13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
356"Jack N' 4 Beats"An old trailerJack Daniel's19 December 2015 (2015-12-19)
457"BBQ's Galore"A box truckBarbeques Galore9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)
558"Sema"ToyotaToyota10 January 2016 (2016-01-10)
659"Slingshaq"Polaris SlingshotShaquille O'Neal17 January 2016 (2016-01-17)
759"Larry´s Tailgate 2000"Tailgate 2000Larry and Doctor Peper17 January 2016 (2016-01-17)

Season 7

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Total No. Title Type of car Customer Original airdate
160"Steampunk VW"60's split window VW busFred Behr21 March 2017 (2017-03-21)
261"The KMART Experience"A busKmart28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
362"Sriracha IS"Lexus ISLexus, Huy Fong Foods4 April 2017 (2017-04-04)
463"Quickjack/SEMA"BMW i3, Ford Raptor, Ford Mustang, golf cartBMW, BendPak11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)
564"Kid Jennings"Cadillac EldoradoKid Rock18 April 2017 (2017-04-18)

Season 8

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Total No. Title Type of car Customer Original airdate
165"Post Malone's Old Skool Explorer"1992 Ford ExplorerPost Malone6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
266"Mitsubishi (Re)Model-A"Mitsubishi Outlander/Mitsubishi Model AMitsubishi6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
367"Green Day's Bookmobile Tour Bus"GMC BookmobileWheels For Wishes23 January 2018 (2018-01-23)
468"Rollin' in my 5.0"1993 Ford Mustang, Lamborghini AventadorAndy Campanaro, Travis Scott30 January 2018 (2018-01-30)
569"Black Panther Lexus"Lexus LC 500Lexus6 February 2018 (2018-02-06)
670"From School Bus To Coolbus"SchoolbusLogan Paul13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)
771"SEMA Neckbreakers"Kia Stinger, Kia CadenzaKia20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
872"WCC's Pumping Iron"TrailerGunnar Peterson, Jared Lorenzen, Jordan Clarkson13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)
973"El Dorado Seville"1957 Cadillac Eldorado SevilleKenGee Erlich20 March 2018 (2018-03-20)
1074"Joe Jonas Falcon"1964 Ford FalconJoe Jonas27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)
1175"The Continental Camaro"1969 Chevrolet CamaroContinental Tire3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)
1276"Ultimate Rescue Truck"BusJake Paul10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)

References

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  1. ^ "Inside West Coast Customs". TheTVDB.com. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  2. ^ "Inside West Coast Customs | Watch Full Episodes & More! - Velocity". www.velocity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.