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When I get out of the car I just use my wallet to close the door. I was thinking of geting a grounding strap that just hangs from under the car and touches the road
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As you slide out, keep your hand on the door. This will keep you grounded and the static passes to the car without "Z"apping you. My Z "Z"apped me too until I figured this out.
If you have cloth seats you can spray them with that clothing anti-static stuff.
Now ain't that just ironic???? gettin' "Z"apped by a Z...lol
If you have cloth seats you can spray them with that clothing anti-static stuff.
Now ain't that just ironic???? gettin' "Z"apped by a Z...lol
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Try some braided copper straps and attach them to the frame on the bottom of the car. Make sure they touch the ground. This should remove the static charge on the car. I've seen these used before on various vehicles in the past. They will wear with use and need to be replaced.
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I have had my Z a year now and have never experienced this problem. Yeh, I've driven it every way possible, and have no routine exit (touch). I have heard of this problem in other threads, and find it curious.
Perhaps certain options like leather seats or floor mats (made of a certain material) make a difference?
Perhaps certain options like leather seats or floor mats (made of a certain material) make a difference?
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Originally Posted by VeeTec
Yeah, that makes a more concentrated point of current, and still shocks the crap out of you. In fact, while my finger didn't get the full jolt, I felt the shock halfway up my arm, and the spark looked about 5 times brighter.
The best thing to do is to touch the door frame, or kick plate, as you are getting out. You stay grounded, then when you shut the door there is no discharge.
The best thing to do is to touch the door frame, or kick plate, as you are getting out. You stay grounded, then when you shut the door there is no discharge.
This is all a moot point for me, as I moved back to Hawaii where the climate protects me
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I hated it when I got shocked. Some of them were so strong that my wife could hear the snap from the passenger side. I do the touching the side sill before exiting and that seems to have cut down on the shocks. I also wear one of those bands (like the live strong ones) and sometimes I use my wrist and the band to close the door.
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I live in hawaii and I've got the same problem...and I must look like some mental case sometimes when I'm about to open a door or touch anything metal right after getting out of my car. Just about anything conductive I touch after I get out of my car shocks me....my gfriend just thinks its funny till I shock her. The only thing I've done that helps is sorta the same as everyone else. I hold onto the inside of the door until I've closed it, then I mess with my keys for a bit before I put them in my pocket. I don't know if it really helps, but it makes me less fidgity now when I go to touch something metal after getting out of the car.
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Originally Posted by showstoppertk
I live in hawaii and I've got the same problem...and I must look like some mental case sometimes when I'm about to open a door or touch anything metal right after getting out of my car. Just about anything conductive I touch after I get out of my car shocks me....my gfriend just thinks its funny till I shock her. The only thing I've done that helps is sorta the same as everyone else. I hold onto the inside of the door until I've closed it, then I mess with my keys for a bit before I put them in my pocket. I don't know if it really helps, but it makes me less fidgity now when I go to touch something metal after getting out of the car.
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