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Every, I mean EVERY. time I exit my 2004 Xa I get anything from a little to alot of annoying static shock when I push the door closed. I have the standard interior, live in So-Cal, dress in jean's and collared shirt's to shirt and tie. I might have on running shoe's to leather sandal's, alway's same result.
Any idea's? I might stop shutting my door's!!!

Mateo

 

the same $hit happens to me all the time.. the only thing i can think of is to walk around with a dyrer sheet in your pocket

 

hook up some led's to the door handle.

at least get a little fun out of that juice you're making.

 

when you get out of the car try to touch the window or the metal part of your door before and as you get out just put your hand on a metal part or the window that should do the trick. My xb used to do that to me annoyed the hell out of me, my corolla did it to before I got smart about it.

 

haha does the same to me. Im like Zeus shooting thunder bolts from my fingers.

 

my tC always shocks me.. it sucks.

 

you know that just means that your car loves you and wants some more affection

 

I just hate when it catches u off guard and u look like A idiot......
Or I freak after watching all those videos of ppl igniting a gas pump cause
of it,,,,,,,I probably look like a fool touching everything when I get out to pump gas...

 

Mine shocks me almost every time I get out too. I've gotten in the habit of touching the door edge with the back of my forearm when I get out because it's not as sensitive there.

 

Good call chadfo, thats what i do too or touch my elbow to it. People look at me weird thou when i get out and do that, but atleast the shock dosent hurt as bad then.

 

LOL, me too! I've gotten into the habit of taking the shock with my ankle or shoulder when I get out. I'm glad that it's not just me. lol... If someone figures out another trick, post up! PEACE!!

PS ^^Chad, you did a banging job on my speedo! It's frickin' HOT! Thanks.

 

So after starting this thread this morning I have been in and out of my car 5 time's. 2 times before I got out, with the door open I put my left hand down and touched the door frame while I was still seated. The two time's mention, NO SHOCK!!!!the other three time's MUCHO SHOCK. I shall persue this a few more day's, hopefully complying with the "touch the metal frame while seated" method and report back. You all can try it too. Mayhap's it work's and we can all stop looking like moran's ( not that there is anything wrong with moron's [ am I PC?]). Perhap's the aforementioned method, now known as TTMFWS, help's discharge the static build up.
Let the research continue........

 

I don't generally get shocked by my xB for some reason, but my passengers generally do - maybe it's cause I let them get out first and ground things, eh? :D

(I also usually have my hand on a painted metal part of the door as I get out...)

At least our cars don't loose their minds and forget how to be a car when we shock each other...

 

My seatcovers nearly eliminated the BAD shock from my xB.

 

Get out of the car without touching any metal. Shut the door by touching only the handle (which is plastic, and which is better for the shine on your paint anyway). No shock.

(PS - don't do this to pump gas - the car and yourself will still be charged. Touch something metal, and the car, before pumping.)

 

If you touch a metal it will ground it and stop. The same thing happened to me for about a month, some of the nastiest shocks ive ever felt and i used to lick electrical cords. Also use your fingernails, when the charge travels through the nails you wont feel a thing.

P.S. I never really licked an electrical cord just saying ive been shocked perrty bad be for and the ones i got for the xb where bad.

 

Never have that probem cause i invested in a GROUND WIRE KIT which you can get off ebay for like 10-15 dollars or make yourself , does wonders to even out the idle too

 

I have a ground wire kit. It did nothing for the shock. Colder weather and drier air are what really amplify the shock. In SoCal, you don't really have that.

 

Anti-static grounding straps...



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the reason it is shocking you is your butt rubing agains ur seat and creating the static.....just touch something metal while pulling your butt off the seat....wont happen then....you touch metal after ur butt is off the seat BOOM SHOCK.....lol use to happen all the time in my civic...havent had it yet in my xb