Every time I get out of my car and go to close my door I get shocked! A hard shock sometimes too, I have rubber floor mats and leather seats so I dont think I'm building up any static electricity, and it only shocks my when I'm getting out of the car after I drove it, never getting in. Does this mean my car hates me? I havnt done any modifications to the electrical system...yet, so any ideas why this happens?

 

LOL Mine does that too, god forbid that doesnt ever happen when I'm gasing up[&o]Stock floormats BTW

 

Shave your back and chest hairs. That should reduce the friction between you and your clothing thus reducing static build up. [8D]


Rubber actually reacts with carpeting to generate static. You can always get ESD shoes to dissipate static. Wind blowing across your skin can generate static if the humidity is low.

 

do you live in a dry area?
You might be building up static electricity with those floor mats.
Use it to power your car! If you want to go really fast you just rub a balloon on your head!

 

sometimes im scared to get out of my car.....i have to drag my left leg along the side of the car as i get out to avoid the lightning. ive had a few bad ones

 

Mine does not shock me. But, my taurus does.

 

Drive naked.
No more shocks. (not electrical ones anyway.)

 

Sorry, but that's REAAALY funny. Maybe your car does hate you?

As for solutions, I dunno. Be nicer to her? Buy her more mods; you know she'll love that. hehe. [8D]

 

You have too much carbon in your tire rubber compound.
Get different tires with less carbon in the rubber composition.
Or carry a neon bulb and discharge yourself thru it to the stang
before getting in.

 

Mine shocks me. Only once in awhile thoe.