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 origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 68 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ryan Friedlinghaus Discovery |
| Production locations | Corona, California, US Burbank, California, US |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery, Fox Sports 2, Motor Trend |
| Release | February 20, 2011 – April 10, 2018 |
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
edit| Seasons | Episodes | Originally aired (US dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 10 | February 20, 2011 | April 18, 2011 | |
| 2 | 16 | September 11, 2011 | April 15, 2012 | |
| 3 | 5 | February 10, 2013 | March 10, 2013 | |
| 4 | 10 | June 16, 2013 | November 17, 2013 | |
| 5 | 12 | April 20, 2014 | December 21, 2014 | |
| 6 | 7 | December 6, 2015 | January 17, 2016 | |
| 7 | 7 | March 21, 2017 | April 18, 2017 | |
| 8 | 10 | January 23, 2018 | April 10, 2018 | |
Episodes
editSeason 1
edit| Total | No. | Title | Type of car | Customer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Armored Lounge for Sir Richard Branson" | Armored truck | Virgin Gaming | 20 February 2011 |
| 2 | 2 | "Alien Takeover" | Hummer H1 | Alienware | 20 February 2011 |
| 3 | 3 | "Smoothie Operator" | RV | JuiceBlendz | 27 February 2011 |
| 4 | 4 | "Techno Denali" | GMC Yukon Denali | HP | 6 March 2011 |
| 5 | 5 | "Old... Meets New" | Chevrolet Camaro | Monster Energy | 13 March 2011 |
| 6 | 6 | "Not Your Grandparents RV" | RV | Spy Optics | 20 March 2011 |
| 7 | 7 | "This Is Not a Game" | Audi R8 | Monster Cable Tron | 27 March 2011 |
| 8 | 8 | "Baja or Bust" | Toyota Tundra | OX | 3 April 2011 |
| 9 | 9 | "Discovery Hot Dog Hero" | Hot Dog cart | Best Buy / Discovery | 10 April 2011 |
| 10 | 10 | "Take the T-Tops Out" | Chevrolet Camaro | Rascal Flatts | 18 April 2011 |
Season 2
edit| Total | No. | Title | Type of car | Customer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | "Gwynn's Legacy Stang" | Ford Mustang | Darrell Gwynn Foundation | 11 September 2011 |
| 2 | 12 | "Vett.I.am" | Chevrolet Corvette | will.i.am | 4 October 2011 |
| 3 | 13 | "7 Step Fiesta" | Ford Fiesta | Best Buy / Ford | 16 October 2011 |
| 4 | 14 | "American Icon" | Jeep Wrangler | Zippo | 23 October 2011 |
| 5 | 15 | "Marks Mobile Office" | Cadillac Escalade | Mark Wahlberg | 30 October 2011 |
| 6 | 16 | "Bieber's Bling" | Cadillac CTS-V | Justin Bieber | 6 November 2011 |
| 7 | 17 | "Kustom Karts" | - | Nintendo / Mario Kart 7 | 22 January 2012 |
| 8 | 18 | "Monster Week" | '72 Skylark | Monster Energy | 12 February 2012 |
| 9 | 19 | "DC Tundra" | Toyota Tundra | DC Shoes | 19 February 2012 |
| 10 | 20 | "Operation Camaro" | Chevrolet Camaro | UCLA Operation Mend | 26 February 2012 |
| 11 | 21 | "Double Play" | Kia Soul, Kia Optima | Kia Motors | 4 March 2012 |
| 12 | 22 | "The SEMA Experience" | Mini Cooper | Megan Elliott (Ryan's wife) | 11 March 2012 |
| 13 | 23 | "Micro Stang" | Ford Mustang | Microsoft | 25 March 2012 |
| 14 | 24 | "Camaro For a Cause" | 2011 Chevrolet Camaro | American Cancer Society | 1 April 2012 |
| 15 | 25 | "Family Affair" | Trophy truck / Fiat 500 / Mercedes Sprinter | Fiat Automobiles / Ryan Friedlinghaus / Dylan Friedlinghaus | 8 April 2012 |
| 16 | 26 | "Vader's Ride" | Volkswagen Passat | LucasArts | 15 April 2012 |
Season 3
edit| Total | No. | Title | Type of car | Customer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | "Shaq's Back" | Jeep Wrangler | Shaquille O'Neal | 10 February 2013 |
| 2 | 28 | "SkypeStream" | Airstream | Skype | 17 February 2013 |
| 3 | 29 | "WCC Joins the Military" | Chevrolet Silverado | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 24 February 2013 |
| 4 | 30 | "Firefall-bus" | Tour bus | Red 5 Studios, Firefall | 3 March 2013 |
| 5 | 31 | "Geek Squad" | NASCAR Ford Fusion & Volkswagen New Beetle | Geek Squad | 10 March 2013 |
Season 4
edit| Total | No. | Title | Type of car | Customer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | "AquaMan & The Flash" | Kia Rio, Kia Forte | DC Entertainment | 16 June 2013 |
| 2 | 33 | "WCC Body Armour" | 2013 Chevrolet Camaro | Line-X, Praxair | 23 June 2013 |
| 3 | 34 | "South of the Border Buses" | Volkswagen Type 2 Bus | Ohana Group, Semyx | 30 June 2013 |
| 4 | 35 | "Attack of the Monster Kids Sprinter" | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | Monster Cable, Praxair | 7 July 2013 |
| 5 | 36 | "Technoliner" | A big bus | CDW, Red Kap | 14 July 2013 |
| 6 | 37 | "Chris Brown's First Love" | Lamborghini Gallardo | Chris Brown | 21 July 2013 |
| 7 | 38 | "Smurfs Come to WCC" | Innova Dash UEV | Sony, Smurf Cars | 28 July 2013 |
| 8 | 39 | "Cool Capable Braun Explorer" | Ford Explorer | BraunAbility | 4 August 2013 |
| 9 | 40 | "The Road Home" | Ford E-250, 1960s Chevy Suburban, 1969 Ford Mustang Convertible | eBay | 10 November 2013 |
| 10 | 41 | "Cracker Jack'd Mobile Splash Party" | A big R.V. | Cracker Jack | 17 November 2013 |
Season 5
edit| Total | No. | Title | Type of car | Customer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | "Kid's Kaddy" | Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham | Kid Rock | 20 April 2014 |
| 2 | 43 | "Mad Max" | 1971 Ford Maverick, 1998 Ford Ranger | Warner Brothers | 27 April 2014 |
| 3 | 44 | "Who's the Boss" | 2013 Scion FR-S | "Little" Ryan Friedlinghaus | 4 May 2014 |
| 4 | 45 | "The West Coast Customs Experience" | 2013 Chrysler 300 SRT | SEMA Show | 11 May 2014 |
| 5 | 46 | "Looking Back" | (greatest hits) | (various) | 18 May 2014 |
| 6 | 47 | "Continental Tire Corvette" | 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray | Continental AG | 28 May 2014 |
| 7 | 48 | "El Rusty" | 1966 Chevrolet El Camino | Rusty Wallace | 1 June 2014 |
| 8 | 49 | "FANtasy Build" | Jeep Compass | Esurance | 23 November 2014 |
| 9 | 50 | "Nest Protects" | A FireTruck | Nest Labs | 30 November 2014 |
| 10 | 51 | "BatSUV" | Cadillac Escalade | Justin Bieber's dad | 7 December 2014 |
| 11 | 52 | "Raise the Roof" | 2015 Toyota Sienna | Toyota | 14 December 2014 |
| 12 | 53 | "WCC's New Zip Part 1" | Burbank location | West Coast Customs | 21 December 2014 |
Season 6
edit| Total | No. | Title | Type of car | Customer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | "WCC's New Zip Part 2" | Burbank location | West Coast Customs | 6 December 2015 |
| 2 | 55 | "Top Up Top Down" | 1968 Ford Mustang convertible | Sandy Campanaro | 13 December 2015 |
| 3 | 56 | "Jack N' 4 Beats" | An old trailer | Jack Daniel's | 19 December 2015 |
| 4 | 57 | "BBQ's Galore" | A box truck | Barbeques Galore | 9 January 2016 |
| 5 | 58 | "Sema" | Toyota | Toyota | 10 January 2016 |
| 6 | 59 | "Slingshaq" | Polaris Slingshot | Shaquille O'Neal | 17 January 2016 |
| 7 | 59 | "Larry´s Tailgate 2000" | Tailgate 2000 | Larry and Doctor Peper | 17 January 2016 |
Season 7
edit| Total | No. | Title | Type of car | Customer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | "Steampunk VW" | 60's split window VW bus | Fred Behr | 21 March 2017 |
| 2 | 61 | "The KMART Experience" | A bus | Kmart | 28 March 2017 |
| 3 | 62 | "Sriracha IS" | Lexus IS | Lexus, Huy Fong Foods | 4 April 2017 |
| 4 | 63 | "Quickjack/SEMA" | BMW i3, Ford Raptor, Ford Mustang, golf cart | BMW, BendPak | 11 April 2017 |
| 5 | 64 | "Kid Jennings" | Cadillac Eldorado | Kid Rock | 18 April 2017 |
Season 8
edit| Total | No. | Title | Type of car | Customer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | "Post Malone's Old Skool Explorer" | 1992 Ford Explorer | Post Malone | 6 November 2017 |
| 2 | 66 | "Mitsubishi (Re)Model-A" | Mitsubishi Outlander/Mitsubishi Model A | Mitsubishi | 6 November 2017 |
| 3 | 67 | "Green Day's Bookmobile Tour Bus" | GMC Bookmobile | Wheels For Wishes | 23 January 2018 |
| 4 | 68 | "Rollin' in my 5.0" | 1993 Ford Mustang, Lamborghini Aventador | Andy Campanaro, Travis Scott | 30 January 2018 |
| 5 | 69 | "Black Panther Lexus" | Lexus LC 500 | Lexus | 6 February 2018 |
| 6 | 70 | "From School Bus To Coolbus" | Schoolbus | Logan Paul | 13 February 2018 |
| 7 | 71 | "SEMA Neckbreakers" | Kia Stinger, Kia Cadenza | Kia | 20 February 2018 |
| 8 | 72 | "WCC's Pumping Iron" | Trailer | Gunnar Peterson, Jared Lorenzen, Jordan Clarkson | 13 March 2018 |
| 9 | 73 | "El Dorado Seville" | 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Seville | KenGee Erlich | 20 March 2018 |
| 10 | 74 | "Joe Jonas Falcon" | 1964 Ford Falcon | Joe Jonas | 27 March 2018 |
| 11 | 75 | "The Continental Camaro" | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | Continental Tire | 3 April 2018 |
| 12 | 76 | "Ultimate Rescue Truck" | Bus | Jake Paul | 10 April 2018 |
References
edit- ^ "Inside West Coast Customs". TheTVDB.com. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "Inside West Coast Customs | Watch Full Episodes & More! - Velocity". www.velocity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.