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Old 11-05-2007, 08:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Static shocks...?

When I get out of my car, allot of the time, I get a little electrical shock, I guess my baby doesn't like it when I exit my car.

Does anyone else get this? What can be done to get rid of this?
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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i had this in my older civic...the only thing i could think of is that i had a sub and amp in there and i only seemed to notice it when i got out of it, never getting in the car, so it made me wonder if there was a problem there. it never really bothered me so much but enough to notice.
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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same thing with me...
too much grounding maybe???
since i got pnp HID and subs
or it could just be the change in weather???
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Happened on my subie and it continues to happen in my Si... dunno...
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i had this in my older civic...the only thing i could think of is that i had a sub and amp in there and i only seemed to notice it when i got out of it, never getting in the car, so it made me wonder if there was a problem there. it never really bothered me so much but enough to notice.
There is a thread on this already.

Anyway, it happens mostly in the wintertime because the air is dryer than in the summer time. You can touch your key to the metal part of your door so the charge would go thru the key first instead of youre finger. Sometimes i still feel it thru the key and even then it hurts... so i cant even imagin how much it would hurt if i didnt use the key. I'm not sure if the electricity would mess up the key fob. I used the key technique in a 1990 camry so there was no key fob.
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^^ok well i didnt start the thread but w/e thanks for the answer
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:48 PM   #7 (permalink)
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its most likely ur clothes rubbing the cloth seats and causing a shock. You can try grounding your car like one of these products: http://www.mizter.com/Assembly.htm a neighbor of mine has something similar on all their cars, but im not 100% sure how effective they are
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just like i thought its affected by the weather...but i couldnt remeber where i heard it from...so couldnt be sure
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i get shocked all year round
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it could also be casue by the humidity...
thats why computers are mad in cali
so they dont get static shocks and fry the mother boards when making them
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get leather installed
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Old 11-05-2007, 09:29 PM   #12 (permalink)
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^computer components are manufactured in controlled indoor environments...doesn't really matter where you are..
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gotta get leather seats!

i only get shocked when it's winter.
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^^ok well i didnt start the thread but w/e thanks for the answer
oh i pushed the wrong button lol
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Where rubber gloves and boots...
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its because of the cloth seats
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This has happened on my last few vehicles. I'm used to hitting the top of the window frame with the back of my hand. (it hurts the least.)
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Try this thread for some helpful solutions.

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