Tired of getting shocked!!
#21
04-12-2010 | 08:48 AM
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From: Upstate New York
The Fit is the worst "shock inducer" I've ever driven, although all the cars I've owned in recent years did this to some degree in cold, dry weather.
I don't recall this being a problem back when cars had metal inside door handles (of course that was a LONG time ago). When you touched the door handle to open the door, you discharged yourself before touching the ground. With the totally plastic interiors of modern cars, that doesn't happen.
I don't recall this being a problem back when cars had metal inside door handles (of course that was a LONG time ago). When you touched the door handle to open the door, you discharged yourself before touching the ground. With the totally plastic interiors of modern cars, that doesn't happen.
#22
04-12-2010 | 06:18 PM
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From: Kansas City, KS
This is what I'm like after I open the door:
But I've gotten in the habit of popping the back of my hand against the frame to take the shock and deal with it. It's hella annoying, but I figure if I'm ever having heart fibrillation I'll just get in and out of my car.
But I've gotten in the habit of popping the back of my hand against the frame to take the shock and deal with it. It's hella annoying, but I figure if I'm ever having heart fibrillation I'll just get in and out of my car.
#24
04-12-2010 | 07:55 PM
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From: Conn
It's worse in cold weather than in warm. Summer to the rescue!
It's the velour (or whatever they are) seats. My friend's wife has seat material nearly identical to that in the Fit. When we ride with them, especially in the winter, my wife and I both get the crap shocked out of us getting out of her car... audible snap and all!
If it really bothers you, get some leather, "leatherette" or vinyl seat covers... it will cease immediately.
I've had leather in my cars for so long I nearly forgot what it was like going through "shock treatment."
I recommend Clazzios!
It's the velour (or whatever they are) seats. My friend's wife has seat material nearly identical to that in the Fit. When we ride with them, especially in the winter, my wife and I both get the crap shocked out of us getting out of her car... audible snap and all!
If it really bothers you, get some leather, "leatherette" or vinyl seat covers... it will cease immediately.
I've had leather in my cars for so long I nearly forgot what it was like going through "shock treatment."
I recommend Clazzios!
I have "leatherette" seats and rubber mat.... doesn't help... still shocks, all the time.
#26
04-12-2010 | 10:18 PM
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From: NY
But I've gotten in the habit of popping the back of my hand against the frame to take the shock and deal with it.
Interesting thing too- my passengers don't complain of this at all. I'm a gentleman and always go around to open the doors for my ladies, but I don't get them all the time. No ones ever complained. Rubber pedals a factor too?
Dan
Last edited by Shockwave199; 04-12-2010 at 10:21 PM.
#28
04-12-2010 | 10:53 PM
Buy a can of Static Guard. Spray on the seats and floor mats every other week and never worry about static again....at least it works for me. 
instantly eliminates and prevents static cling! : Static Guard
instantly eliminates and prevents static cling! : Static Guard
#31
04-13-2010 | 11:17 AM
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From: Conn
That's too much to remember. Can't we find a way to program our computers in the car, so that when we turn off the ignition, a voice tells us how to prevent the shock??? Or, at least, tells us to prepare for the shock of a lifetime????
#32
04-13-2010 | 11:48 AM
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From: Upstate New York
I've developed a habit of smacking the back of my forearm against the window frame as I exit the car. I still get a shock, even through a heavy winter coat, but it hurts less than a finger shock.
Still, this sucks that there isn't a real solution to this.
Still, this sucks that there isn't a real solution to this.
#34
04-13-2010 | 12:26 PM
Just google "anti static car strap". There's all kinds of cool little straps that you attach to the rear of your car to ground it. I've used them before and they work great, keep your interior cleaner too! I used to pick them up at my local "Picachou shop" between the Broadway mirrors and the clip on air fresheners.
#35
05-05-2010 | 04:26 AM
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From: College Station, TX
I mostly do the same techniques mentioned: get out and touch the door with my elbow, or back of the hand, etc. Occasionally I forget, and bump the door in one of the 2 small targets that just happen to have the most sensitivity north of my beltline. Ouch.
Another solution I've found is to wait for the kids to get out first and listen for the Snap! It's usually safe by then...
Another solution I've found is to wait for the kids to get out first and listen for the Snap! It's usually safe by then...
#36
05-05-2010 | 07:06 AM
i dont have floormats and i still get the sh!!!T shocked out of me about 50% of the time but i am the only one this happons too in my car my gf has no probs driving it and getting out i think it has to do with my personality im eletricfiing lol
#37
05-05-2010 | 07:09 AM
I mostly do the same techniques mentioned: get out and touch the door with my elbow, or back of the hand, etc. Occasionally I forget, and bump the door in one of the 2 small targets that just happen to have the most sensitivity north of my beltline. Ouch.
Another solution I've found is to wait for the kids to get out first and listen for the Snap! It's usually safe by then...
Another solution I've found is to wait for the kids to get out first and listen for the Snap! It's usually safe by then...
#38
05-05-2010 | 09:14 AM
Buy a can of Static Guard. Spray on the seats and floor mats every other week and never worry about static again....at least it works for me.
instantly eliminates and prevents static cling! : Static Guard
instantly eliminates and prevents static cling! : Static Guard
#39
05-05-2010 | 09:20 AM
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From: Upstate New York
Why, to see if the milk is spoiled, for one thing.
Mom, "This milk smells sour. Taste it."
Me, "Huh?"
By the time I was 8, I was convinced my parents were trying to poison me.
Mom, "This milk smells sour. Taste it."
Me, "Huh?"
By the time I was 8, I was convinced my parents were trying to poison me.
#40
05-05-2010 | 03:10 PM
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