Shocking
04-14-2007, 12:31 PM
#12
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 11,962
RE: Shocking
Static electricity...like someone mentioned. The best advice is what was given above, before you touch the nozzle at the gas station., ensure you touch a metal anything to discharge first. Many fires are caused by the static electricity and the fumes generated around the nozzle when you gas up.
04-14-2007, 02:01 PM
#14
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Posts: 34
RE: Shocking
I've had staticon several of my cars with cloth seats. Try this.
1 - Get some liquid fabric softener.
2 - Puta small amount, maybe a capful, into a spray bottle.
3 - Fill the spray bottle with water to dilute and shake well.
4 - Spraya small area of your seat that isn't very visibleand let dry overnight tomake sure it doesn't stain. It shouldn't.
5 - Spray the entire cloth seat and let dry overnight.
This solution seems to last about 6 months before the static comes back, then I just apply again. I've never had a problem with this staining my seats.
Good luck.
1 - Get some liquid fabric softener.
2 - Puta small amount, maybe a capful, into a spray bottle.
3 - Fill the spray bottle with water to dilute and shake well.
4 - Spraya small area of your seat that isn't very visibleand let dry overnight tomake sure it doesn't stain. It shouldn't.
5 - Spray the entire cloth seat and let dry overnight.
This solution seems to last about 6 months before the static comes back, then I just apply again. I've never had a problem with this staining my seats.
Good luck.
04-15-2007, 04:28 PM
#18
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 628
RE: Shocking
Remember the strap that used to hang under the rear of the old cars in the 50's & 60's, it was there to disipate the static charge to ground as you drove around, you can still get them & it will look pretty vintage on your stang.
04-15-2007, 04:56 PM
#19
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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RE: Shocking
ORIGINAL: tilt
I have the cloth seats in my 05 and when I get out of my car and touch the door to close it, I get a shock. Yeah it is cold and dry, but even on the warmer wet days it would still happen. I sprayed my seat with some static X stuff which helps for a couple of days, but then it comes back.
Anybody else have this problem?
I have the cloth seats in my 05 and when I get out of my car and touch the door to close it, I get a shock. Yeah it is cold and dry, but even on the warmer wet days it would still happen. I sprayed my seat with some static X stuff which helps for a couple of days, but then it comes back.
Anybody else have this problem?
04-16-2007, 01:22 AM
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 293
RE: Shocking
I am still on stock tires and wheels, but will be changing before to long, maybe that will help me a little more.
With all the BS you hear about filling your tank and talking on your cell phone you would think this would be of a concern to manufacturers, oh well
With all the BS you hear about filling your tank and talking on your cell phone you would think this would be of a concern to manufacturers, oh well