Ring of death inspires Forza 2 artwork

Posted Jun 9th 2007 6:15PM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: Fan stuff

Another Forza 2 customized paint job arrived in our inbox today and we thought its inspiration was noteworthy. Some of us (including me) have experienced the dreaded red lights and have had to deal with Microsoft's semi-helpful customer service to send off a broken 360. CoolNumber9 is having the same red ring of death problems and has been using the "towel trick" to keep it running long enough to make a ring of death inspired Forza 2 car. It may not be the most badass ride on the block, but anyone who has had to deal with the red lights will shudder when they see this beast in their rear view mirror. Long ~~live~~ die the ring of death!

And as always, send us your custom Forza 2 creations so we can add them to our lovely gallery below.

Gallery: Forza 2 Custom Cars

Tags: car, custom, death, forza, forza 2, Forza2, red ring, red ring of death, RedRing, RedRingOfDeath

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-09-2007 @ 6:25PM

Xanto said...

It's every 360 owners nightmare!

6-09-2007 @ 7:14PM

Andre said...

The gallery is busted...

6-09-2007 @ 7:29PM

Nick said...

Second unit died today...

6-09-2007 @ 9:58PM

Pixelantes Anonymous said...

Seasoned Gamers FTW!

6-09-2007 @ 10:39PM

Chris said...

I must be like the only person in the world who hasn't had any problems at all with my 360. Seriously.

6-09-2007 @ 11:11PM

Ieu-ee said...

Wow... last friday I did get a RRoD while playing Forza 2. I'm going to be so bored for the next fortnight!

6-09-2007 @ 11:27PM

Ieu-ee said...

Hey I guess me know he likes his 360 in the horizontal position too (Yeah I'm that bored already)

6-10-2007 @ 3:57AM

Birchy said...

I had the 3 red lights not too long ago and the towel trick did work for a while. I then took it apart and applied the "eraser fix" and that 360 has not redlighted since (that;s about 2 months now). It now acts as a second extender in the bedroom.

The fix is documented here: http://www.eurasia.nu/wiki/index.php?pagename=Xbox360EraserFixError0102

I was extremely dubious when I read through it but I had nothing to lose so I tried it and the results speak for themsleves.

6-10-2007 @ 8:29AM

JrezIN said...

Now, we just need 60% of the players using the car... (until MS talks openly about the real problem rate)

6-10-2007 @ 3:35PM

3cubedminus3squared said...

Not true Chris, #5.
I've yet to encounter a real problem with my xbox360.
The only time I've encountered the rings of death is when I accidentally disconnect the wiring with my foot.
Reconnect and I'm good to go.

6-10-2007 @ 6:50PM

ZeroCorpse said...

I have to say that the guy in the "eraser trick" photos probably got the RRoD because he has his 360 sitting on top of his XBox.

How many times do I have to say it? DON'T PUT YOUR 360 ON TOP OF OTHER COMPONENTS, OR IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE, OR ON THE FLOOR.

I still say most of the "defective" 360s ended up that way because people don't follow the above advice.

6-10-2007 @ 9:09PM

Darkwun said...

as unreal as it may sound i had the three rings of death this morning but then i switched it back on after 3 hours and it worked fine lets hope i dont see it again though

6-10-2007 @ 9:35PM

Red Rinjged said...

People who keep making these pseudo-moral judgements about others having 360 failures are complete dickheads. Subconsciously, you feel that you have not yet had a problem because you are better than other people, or that you are somehow morally superior to those who have had problems. Get over yourselves.

This is not about you being the "chosen people of Xbox" or that others are "less worthy" owners than you. It is not the fault of most owners that they have had problems. It's Microsoft's fault ALONE that their current generation of systems is not outliving the previous one. It's a consumer product issue, not judgement day. Get real.

6-11-2007 @ 5:27AM

spinthelights said...

Nice car CoolNumber9, that design is inspired. (And another Renault Cleo FTW.)

I've not had a RoD - at least not yet - but definitely consider myself morally inferior.

Home beta client updated to version 0.98 Life with PlayStation delayed ... again Disgaea 3: online gaming mode and new characters in Asia via DLC	Cooking recipes in Beta build 8885 Warriors and Beta build 8885 Paladin glyphs in Beta build 8885
PAX 08: Microsoft Xbox campus tour PAX 08: Halo 3's Assembly officially revealed PAX 08: Witness a Bungie and The Behemoth booth construction	Put a bit of yourself in Sonic and the Black Knight Taking control of The Conduit Nyko unveils a strange concept: a wireless Classic Controller
Age Of Mythical Creatures All Up In This Piece New tilt-controlled Tony Hawk game revealed Taito producers talk Exit DS, The Legend of Kage 2	Hitman Reborn! downloadable demo New Disgaea platformer coming to PSP PSP Brite battery life will decrease by 20-30 minutes
BigCast PAX'08 Special: Warhammer Online Shipping screw up causes slight S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky US delay Penny Arcade: E For All organizers "don't know what they're doing"	The Two Most Famous Athletes In the World Shake Hands, Make Awkward Faces PGA Tour Stars That Don't Speak English Very Well Aren't Happy About LPGA Policy Nick Faldo Is Weird, Yes, but Americans Still Love Him

Xbox 360 Fanboy