do you guys get static shock
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my way to prevent the shock is to touch the area just below the window, keep ur fingers touching there until ur foot has landed outside the car. all done! by doing this, i think u neutralizes the static stock on the car by transfering it to the ground through your body.. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] not sure if this is right but it's wokring for me!
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Rep Power: 0 My friend gave me a sticker that says "Beware...High Voltage!"
He's gotten sick of being shocked by my car so much...BTW...my car shocks whoever gets out first and touches the door to close it...either driver or passenger side...once ur hand hits the metal....ZAP
Ah well...I've grown used to it...
He's gotten sick of being shocked by my car so much...BTW...my car shocks whoever gets out first and touches the door to close it...either driver or passenger side...once ur hand hits the metal....ZAP
Ah well...I've grown used to it...
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Rep Power: 0 I tried putting electrical tape on the back side of the door handle (but not too much, I don't want to hide the chrome) and it's worked so far . . .now if I could only fix the handling on my '02, which is really starting to suck
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Rep Power: 0 Get one of those static strips that you can hang down the back of your car, but make sure it touches the ground so the static gets grounded. If you ground the static, you shouldn't have a problem anymore.
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Rep Power: 0 Newer tires are silica-based instead of carbon-based to reduce the rolling resistance (red: get better mileage). As you may or may not know carbon is a conductor silica is not. Thus static charge builds up when you drive and is not released untill you, the driver, release it! This problem was first evident in Michelin MXV4 tires when they came out in the early 90's. Expensive tires fix the problem these days and have low rolling resistance and conductivity, however cheapies (i.e. kumho or firestone) just run pure silica theee days and thus they shock the bejezus out of you.
Of couse someone has probably already posted this.... Car Talk
Of couse someone has probably already posted this.... Car Talk
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Rep Power: 0 It has something to do with the weather. I have never had a car that didn't shock me a lot in the winter time. It's not a honda problem. This is normal and something to do witht the air, temperture, chemistry, etc........Thinking it's a honda problem...ROFLMAO [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Heeheehee, my Civic shocks ppl too. It shocked me the first week or two that I had it, but now it just shocks my girlfriend[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]! Oh no...is my Civic jealous [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]? Who should I choose...the car, or the girl?
J/K, don't worry about the whole shocking thing. My old '99 Saturn, (yes, I owned a [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-puke.gif[/IMG] Saturn), used to shock me too. The dealer said it was just static build-up from the seats. Perhaps Honda uses a very "static-prone" material. Whatever the case, just use your shirt to close the door or something. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/IMG]
J/K, don't worry about the whole shocking thing. My old '99 Saturn, (yes, I owned a [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-puke.gif[/IMG] Saturn), used to shock me too. The dealer said it was just static build-up from the seats. Perhaps Honda uses a very "static-prone" material. Whatever the case, just use your shirt to close the door or something. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 318 very simple solution guys.. when you slide out of your seat to get out of the car, you work up static. that's why you get shocked, especaily in the winter, with less humidity in the air. even if you don't think you're 'sliding' out of your seat, you are. to PREVENT getting shocked, open the door and before you even move to get out of your seat, reach up and grab or rest your hand over the top of the black metal door/window frame. while your touching that metal, get out of your car. bingo, no shock. you won't look odd to others; people will just think you're sort of lifting yourself out of your car. eventually (in my case) you'll get used to it and start doing it naturally. I can't remember when the last time was I got shocked. hope you find this useful.. spread the word [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] remember, it's not a problem with the car.. it's science.
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Rep Power: 0 matt has some great info, i've noticed a significant decrease in the amount of times i get shocked since i put on dunlop tires. i do believe that it is a ground problem with the civic because if the seats were the factor or even the tires then ALL CARS WOULD DO THIS, but not all car do, so its obviously another civic problem, 6th gen's did it too, least the si did!
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