text: do you need to live in california to have your car on pimp my ride? i have an ideal candidate but i live in nc. also, i can't find any info about applying to the show on mtv's website.  does anone know how to go about applying to have your car on the show? you have to live in the same state as where they are filming it, which used to be california, but if i'm not mistaken i think they're in nevada or something now