Tired of getting shocked!!
#43
As long as you are touching the car metal area before putting your foot on the ground and sliding out, no shock is felt. What I do when on the driver side is:
1. Shut off engine.
2. Undo seat belt.
3. Left hand opens door latch.
4. Push door open.
5. Left hand makes contact and keeps contact with any metal area on the car.
6. Left foot to ground, slide out.
7. Once you are out of the car, release contact with the metal area.
It takes a while to remember all this, the shock helps to jar those brain cells. Reminds me of a Simpson's episode where they were shocking each other and gaining pleasure from it.
I worry a wee bit when getting gas in this car, the shock can seem dangerous.
1. Shut off engine.
2. Undo seat belt.
3. Left hand opens door latch.
4. Push door open.
5. Left hand makes contact and keeps contact with any metal area on the car.
6. Left foot to ground, slide out.
7. Once you are out of the car, release contact with the metal area.
It takes a while to remember all this, the shock helps to jar those brain cells. Reminds me of a Simpson's episode where they were shocking each other and gaining pleasure from it.
I worry a wee bit when getting gas in this car, the shock can seem dangerous.
#44
lol! happens to me as well, at least it did in the winter time, but then again i replaced my floor mats to all-weather, a couple months ago and i haven't had a shock since. who knows!
Don't slide in and out of your seat when entering or exiting the fit
Don't slide in and out of your seat when entering or exiting the fit
#46
You can hang a then braided wire (so its flexible) from the chassis to the ground so it discharges any static. Course you may have to replace it periodically. Make sure you hang it where the tires won't run on it.
#47
Anyone have one of those ESD wrist straps for working on computers?
I'd try this, but I haven't bought myself a Fit yet (either in 2 months, or sooner if I get too impatient waiting).
Take the wrist part, which is just a velcro strap, attach to somewhere on the seat as close to you as possible... then take the other end, which should be an alligator clip and clip it to the seat mounting rail.
The hope is that any static that starts to build up is immediately discharged into the rail. That assumes two things, one, that strap is enough to draw any static off the whole seat and YOU... two, that the rail and the rest of the car chassis are linked so you don't get a separate discharge.
I'd try this, but I haven't bought myself a Fit yet (either in 2 months, or sooner if I get too impatient waiting).
Take the wrist part, which is just a velcro strap, attach to somewhere on the seat as close to you as possible... then take the other end, which should be an alligator clip and clip it to the seat mounting rail.
The hope is that any static that starts to build up is immediately discharged into the rail. That assumes two things, one, that strap is enough to draw any static off the whole seat and YOU... two, that the rail and the rest of the car chassis are linked so you don't get a separate discharge.
#50
+ for u lol my friends say the same about me but I get shocked all the time it's freaky when ur pumping gas I touch rubber and get shocked. Ok not really but I get shocked everytime I touch something metal I think it's because I drag my feet a little when I walk
#53
You guys need one of these:
Uxsight: Autos Car SUV Exterior Ground Wire Anti Static Strap Earth Belt W/ Reflector : Car Ground Wire
Uxsight: Autos Car SUV Exterior Ground Wire Anti Static Strap Earth Belt W/ Reflector : Car Ground Wire
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