Static shock?
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Mark86
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I always get a shock when I get out of my truck. I also have cloth seats. This all started when the weather go cold. I now try to close the door by touching the door handle instead of the black part near the window. Some of those shock really hurt and you can see the flash of light!!
o9stealth5
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solution!
So I learned this recently in physics class:
(I can't give you all the details/reasoning cuz I didn't pay THAT much attention)
You hold the metal part of your key between your index finger and thumb for 2-3 seconds, and you step out of the car and touch the tip of the key to the metal of the door while still holding the metal base of the key. That will discharge the static. Try it at night--it's sweet. Oh and when the shock is really really big, you see this big spark and you can feel it jolt your arm. But at least it doesn't hurt as bad. Oh and if you don't feel a shock, don't blame me--you weren't going to get shocked anyway. But I swear it works if you're about to get shocked.
So I learned this recently in physics class:
(I can't give you all the details/reasoning cuz I didn't pay THAT much attention)
You hold the metal part of your key between your index finger and thumb for 2-3 seconds, and you step out of the car and touch the tip of the key to the metal of the door while still holding the metal base of the key. That will discharge the static. Try it at night--it's sweet. Oh and when the shock is really really big, you see this big spark and you can feel it jolt your arm. But at least it doesn't hurt as bad. Oh and if you don't feel a shock, don't blame me--you weren't going to get shocked anyway. But I swear it works if you're about to get shocked.
Hitman
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One of my cars (I don't remember which one) had a small pad built into the inside of the door pull. Whenever you touched this pad to open or close the door, it discharged any static electricity to avoid causing static shocks when exiting.
It would probably be easy to do something similar to the 4Runner.
It would probably be easy to do something similar to the 4Runner.
slowginjoe
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Koz said:
wouldn't your tires be considered the same thing then??
Expat
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I'll have to investigate this as I have no solid proof but...
When I was a kid in the 60's and 70's in Oz, our cars had a rubber strap from the bumper to the road that you could buy from any gas station. When we went on holidays to snow ski, dad always said the strap was there to prevent static shock and reduce car sickness. Seemed to work from what I could remember. Families in other cars following us usually had kids who would throw-up at some stage of the 18hr trip and I remember not wanting to be a passenger in their cars -
a) because of the sick smell!
b) because I'd get a shock everytime I got out.
Just my 2cents
Cheers
Mark
When I was a kid in the 60's and 70's in Oz, our cars had a rubber strap from the bumper to the road that you could buy from any gas station. When we went on holidays to snow ski, dad always said the strap was there to prevent static shock and reduce car sickness. Seemed to work from what I could remember. Families in other cars following us usually had kids who would throw-up at some stage of the 18hr trip and I remember not wanting to be a passenger in their cars -
a) because of the sick smell!
b) because I'd get a shock everytime I got out.
Just my 2cents
Cheers
Mark
Koz
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slowginjoe,
To answer your question. Static-discharge strips are rubber strips with wires embedded (just found this out) in them that hang off the bottom of the car and discharge your static electricity into the ground. Their only problem is that they wear out, so they need to be replaced.
Also if you touch the glass or a metal part of the door when you are getting off the seat the static should discharge without shock.
Koz
To answer your question. Static-discharge strips are rubber strips with wires embedded (just found this out) in them that hang off the bottom of the car and discharge your static electricity into the ground. Their only problem is that they wear out, so they need to be replaced.
Also if you touch the glass or a metal part of the door when you are getting off the seat the static should discharge without shock.
Koz
benhar
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This post reminds me of something that happened last winter...
Our dog has a bad habit up jumping up on my legs to greet me when I get home, which is especially annoying when she is muddy. Like you, I usually get a good size static pop when getting out, and one day she jumped up on me before I had a chance to touch my door to discharge... She didn't know what hit her
Needless to say she behaves a little better now when I come home.
Our dog has a bad habit up jumping up on my legs to greet me when I get home, which is especially annoying when she is muddy. Like you, I usually get a good size static pop when getting out, and one day she jumped up on me before I had a chance to touch my door to discharge... She didn't know what hit her
Needless to say she behaves a little better now when I come home.