does anyone else get shocked when exiting their civic
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thats because your into that kind stuff HondaChic[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] >>
Oh yea you know it! Its such a rush!
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Rep Power: 0 << I think the shock comes from rubbing across the cloth seats >>
indeed, i think that's what happens. i hate it, too! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 361 come on guys its only static shock!
jk it hurts like hell! at nite time i actually see the spark...
very painful. need leather in my car...
jk it hurts like hell! at nite time i actually see the spark...
very painful. need leather in my car...
Someone suggested to lightly touch your knuckles on any metal part. That's what I do too and it has become a habit that I do it even if I'm getting off someone else's car! [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 i just saw on tv this is a saftey issue due to the fact that you can catch on fire while pumping gas from shocking the pump from getting out of your car so i guess it's better you shock on the door than the pump huh
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Rep Power: 0 leather wont stop the problem, i mean i have leather seats and i sometimes get shocked. but i wear sandals so my feet are touchin the mats majority of the time, could be the problem. u can always get one of those metal static thingie that u usually attach in the rear and it drags along the floor, prevents static shocks cuz my friend had one. but can look tacty for some peeps. if i can find it online i will post it but i havent searched for it yet
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Rep Power: 339 get leather... it dont zap u....
its because of the material that they use in the seats...
but if u touch the metal part of the door, u wont get zapped when you exit ur car
its because of the material that they use in the seats...
but if u touch the metal part of the door, u wont get zapped when you exit ur car
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Rep Power: 319 I hold the key and let the arc go thru that. Of course if you don't hold the key tightly enough you get both an arch between the key and the car and the key and your finger. 
and I have to go to the honda dealership to get the right parts lol. 
come on guys lets think about it for a minute........maybe static,,, yeah thats it static, when it gets warm outside it doesn't happen as bad, or if when you get out don't slide on the seat just stand right up then the friction will not build up....try it
It hurts like a mother...I just don't like the feeling. I've seen a big blue elecrical light b/t my car and my finger before. It is going to stay with me forever, and now i close my door with a sponge or whatever I can find. 
