Static electricity problem

dead-eye · 11-06-2000, 10:40 AM

EVERY time I get out of my RS, I get a static shock. This doesn't happen in any of our other cars: Toyota Camry, Lincoln Navigator, BMW 528i, MB 320, Honda Civic Si. Anyone else experiencing this problem?

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11-06-2000, 10:43 AM

My sister gets this exact same problem but it's the way around. She gets hit by static electricity in every one of our cars, except mine. Go figure. :shrug:

ejicon · 11-06-2000, 10:44 AM

This has happened to me many times. I have a 95 impreza. Everytime I'd step in, drive off and come out, I'd get a bolt of shock on the from the door while closing it. I've tried many different tactics to avoid (took out the floor mats, Touched something metal inside the car, etc)but I'd still get shock. After awhile, it went away then came back again. Once at night, I even saw a pretty large sized electric bolt connect from my hand to the door. What causes this you ask? I'd like to know myself my

[This message has been edited by ejicon (edited November 06, 2000).]

ttoversteer · 11-06-2000, 10:51 AM

The same thing happened to me when I was driving a 97 OBS. I had the same problem with my RS, but I haven't noticed it since I got rid of my RE92's. Coincidence? I dunno. I'm wondering if the problem will come back again with the onset of winter, and drier air.

-TTO

ColinL · 11-06-2000, 11:17 AM

Clothing, seat fabric, weather and tires all contribute to the static problem.

Put your hand on the metal of the doorsill as you exit. Problem solved.

Aaron'z 2.5RS · 11-06-2000, 11:39 AM

SIDE NOTE::

Did any of you know that, the discharge from a static shock is upward of 50Kv...yes thats 50,000 volts.

Why doesn't it kill????? NO amps, next to zero !!!

AaRoN

AndyHidley · 11-06-2000, 01:27 PM

OK dudes, heres the problem, the seats are "hair magnets" and you get "shocked". Just spray "cling free" on the seats and the problems are gone........easy fix

Impreza Rider · 11-06-2000, 01:42 PM

I do the same thing that colin does...just grab the roof on your way out, and you don't get shocked.

Jim

mpaone · 11-06-2000, 02:02 PM

Jeff Woo (jwooman) has a metal/rubber thingy that hangs down under the rear bumper of his Impreza that drags on the ground and eliminates static electricity. It's a ground of some sort, I guess... it works though.

Frey · 11-06-2000, 05:20 PM

I have leather seats and I still have the problem. So the problem is not necessarily the stock seats.

Keith · 11-06-2000, 10:02 PM

AHAHHAHAH that is so funny that it happens to hother ppl. My gf gets zappped really bad and I laugh at her most of the time. heheh I guess its just something that we have to deal with it

Keith

Akiata · 11-06-2000, 10:12 PM

You get static from when you are in the car and move around in the seat. You will "charge" yourself positively + or negatively - and the car is the opposite. When you get out the electricity has to go somewhere so when you touch the car you get Zapped. Humidity and temp have a role in how easy it is to get a static shock.

Keth, what is your gf doing in the car to make her get zapped?

kirby9 · 11-06-2000, 10:14 PM

I had the same problem with my 93 LS and 95 LX. I have not had it happen on my 01 RS. I had forgotten all about it until I read the post. I had the conductive rubber grounding strap on the 95, worked good.

SpeedKills · 11-06-2000, 10:16 PM

I thought I was the only one

Hashiriya · 11-06-2000, 11:17 PM

It used to happen to my wife every time until she figured out how to avoid it. She closes the door by way of pushing the window(glass). It seems to work....

ScoobyRoo · 11-07-2000, 12:06 AM

If you have carpet in your car you will build static electricity it's kind of like a small lightning bolt. It works the same way in the clouds, either positive or negative particles get charged and when one over powers the other they attract. When there is enough of them they release and when there is a gap inbetween them ZAP!!!

ScoobyRoo · 11-07-2000, 12:08 AM

Oh yeah forgot, rubbing charges them try the balloon trick. Rub it on your head and then stick it to the wall. Viola, electricity, hence radios, tv's, computers, and magnets. Ain't physics cool.

Never2phat · 11-07-2000, 05:57 AM

He he he . This pops up on cars ever once in a while. Several years back Honda had to change their tires because there was such a huge static shock problem. A lot of the time it is a result of how much silica is in the tread compound. Honda's tires(I think they were using one of Michelin's 'green' tires) had so much that there was hardly any 'grounding' effect. When their drivers went to pay tolls or get their fast food there were arcs that were over 1" long. OUCH!!! That's alot of static build up!!!

B.C.

Rich L · 11-07-2000, 08:00 AM

This is a chronic problem for me! Sometimes those shocks can be nasty!

One time I was reaching into my back seat, I was too lazy to move the front seat foward and got the worst shock to my earlobe!

Now I'll wait for my unsuspecting passangers to "take one for the gipper" by waiting for them to get out first! It always cracks me up to hear my girlfriend yelp from a shock!

If by myself, I'll close the door by using the glass window to protect me from the shock!

Snoopy · 11-07-2000, 09:08 AM

I have tinted windows and that plastic film is like a powerstation when I touch it as I try to close the door. Now I use my elbow to swing the door shut.

I'm gonna hold a flouresent light bulb next time and see if it lights up the gas within(no, smartass, the gas in the light bulb).

[This message has been edited by Snoopy (edited November 07, 2000).]

Keith · 11-07-2000, 02:35 PM

I love seeing people getting zapped!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAH
sorry

keith

Rajah · 11-08-2000, 12:38 AM

50,000 volts you say? It can be as high as 300,000 volts!!

Gotta love those lil' electrons.

Quick reminder:
Remember to ground yourself b4 touching the insides of your PC! That amount of voltage can easily destroy surface mounted transistors! (i.e. new door-stop video card).

ivbdn · 11-08-2000, 03:53 AM

I got zapped when I first got my car last year. But it seems to have stopped. I haven't gotten shocked in while.

JGard · 11-08-2000, 05:46 AM

i have to touch a body panel on my car, when i get out too, or ZAP! and it sucks, too

B. Foyle · 11-08-2000, 04:08 PM

This has been happening in my old car as well as the RS. Not all the time, but quite often. My "solution" is that when I get out fo the car, I put one foot on the ground and touch the edge of the car with the inside part of my leg. The shock feels much lighter due to the grounding effect, I guess.

11-06-2000, 10:40 AM	#1
dead-eye Scooby Specialist Member#: 43 Join Date: Jun 1999 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Keokuk IA Vehicle: 1999 2.5RS no T RBP	Static electricity problem EVERY time I get out of my RS, I get a static shock. This doesn't happen in any of our other cars: Toyota Camry, Lincoln Navigator, BMW 528i, MB 320, Honda Civic Si. Anyone else experiencing this problem? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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11-06-2000, 10:43 AM	#2
Memnoch Guest Member#:	My sister gets this exact same problem but it's the way around. She gets hit by static electricity in every one of our cars, except mine. Go figure. :shrug:

11-06-2000, 10:44 AM	#3
ejicon Scooby Guru Member#: 2452 Join Date: Sep 2000 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Burbank,California, USA Vehicle: 08 2.5 WRX WRB Mica	This has happened to me many times. I have a 95 impreza. Everytime I'd step in, drive off and come out, I'd get a bolt of shock on the from the door while closing it. I've tried many different tactics to avoid (took out the floor mats, Touched something metal inside the car, etc)but I'd still get shock. After awhile, it went away then came back again. Once at night, I even saw a pretty large sized electric bolt connect from my hand to the door. What causes this you ask? I'd like to know myself my [This message has been edited by ejicon (edited November 06, 2000).]

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ttoversteer Scooby Specialist Member#: 465 Join Date: Oct 1999 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Connecticut Vehicle: 2011 2.5i Hatch Speed Dimpled Silver	The same thing happened to me when I was driving a 97 OBS. I had the same problem with my RS, but I haven't noticed it since I got rid of my RE92's. Coincidence? I dunno. I'm wondering if the problem will come back again with the onset of winter, and drier air. -TTO

11-06-2000, 11:17 AM	#5
ColinL Scooby Guru Member#: 114 Join Date: Jul 1999 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Wichita, KS and Whoring, OT Vehicle: '03 Evo, Rice White '01 Erion CBR 929	Clothing, seat fabric, weather and tires all contribute to the static problem. Put your hand on the metal of the doorsill as you exit. Problem solved.

11-06-2000, 11:39 AM	#6
Aaron'z 2.5RS Scooby Guru Member#: 1026 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Hickigan Vehicle: '00 RS/WRX Stg5 '98 RS Stock	SIDE NOTE:: Did any of you know that, the discharge from a static shock is upward of 50Kv...yes thats 50,000 volts. Why doesn't it kill????? NO amps, next to zero !!! AaRoN

11-06-2000, 01:27 PM	#7
AndyHidley Scooby Newbie Member#: 1031 Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: PA, USA Vehicle: 2002 WRX Blue	OK dudes, heres the problem, the seats are "hair magnets" and you get "shocked". Just spray "cling free" on the seats and the problems are gone........easy fix

11-06-2000, 01:42 PM	#8
Impreza Rider Scooby Specialist Member#: 756 Join Date: Jan 2000 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Ashburn, Va Vehicle: 2003 Legacy L wagon 2009 Kawasaki C14	I do the same thing that colin does...just grab the roof on your way out, and you don't get shocked. Jim

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mpaone Scooby Guru Member#: 3 Join Date: Jun 1999 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Alfretter Geeoja Vehicle: 2012 Geeteeeye and 71' VW Gulf Beetle	Jeff Woo (jwooman) has a metal/rubber thingy that hangs down under the rear bumper of his Impreza that drags on the ground and eliminates static electricity. It's a ground of some sort, I guess... it works though.

11-06-2000, 05:20 PM	#10
Frey Scooby Newbie Member#: 589 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cincinnati, OH USA -- Silverthorn MY00 2.5RS Coupe	I have leather seats and I still have the problem. So the problem is not necessarily the stock seats.

11-06-2000, 10:02 PM	#11
Keith NASIOC Supporter Member#: 191 Join Date: Aug 1999 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Brooklyn Vehicle: 2012 J train Brown	AHAHHAHAH that is so funny that it happens to hother ppl. My gf gets zappped really bad and I laugh at her most of the time. heheh I guess its just something that we have to deal with it Keith

11-06-2000, 10:12 PM	#12
Akiata Scooby Specialist Member#: 297 Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Wa	You get static from when you are in the car and move around in the seat. You will "charge" yourself positively + or negatively - and the car is the opposite. When you get out the electricity has to go somewhere so when you touch the car you get Zapped. Humidity and temp have a role in how easy it is to get a static shock. Keth, what is your gf doing in the car to make her get zapped?

11-06-2000, 10:14 PM	#13
kirby9 Scooby Newbie Member#: 2546 Join Date: Oct 2000 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Hayward,CA,USA Vehicle: 2004 wrx Java Black Pearl	I had the same problem with my 93 LS and 95 LX. I have not had it happen on my 01 RS. I had forgotten all about it until I read the post. I had the conductive rubber grounding strap on the 95, worked good.

11-06-2000, 10:16 PM	#14
SpeedKills Scooby Newbie Member#: 2341 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Winter Park, FL	I thought I was the only one

11-06-2000, 11:17 PM	#15
Hashiriya Scooby Newbie Member#: 2798 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle: 2002 GDA Midnight Black Pearl	It used to happen to my wife every time until she figured out how to avoid it. She closes the door by way of pushing the window(glass). It seems to work....

11-07-2000, 12:06 AM	#16
ScoobyRoo Scooby Newbie Member#: 2167 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL USA	If you have carpet in your car you will build static electricity it's kind of like a small lightning bolt. It works the same way in the clouds, either positive or negative particles get charged and when one over powers the other they attract. When there is enough of them they release and when there is a gap inbetween them ZAP!!!

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11-07-2000, 05:57 AM	#18
Never2phat Scooby Newbie Member#: 1683 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Carlisle, Pa, USA	He he he . This pops up on cars ever once in a while. Several years back Honda had to change their tires because there was such a huge static shock problem. A lot of the time it is a result of how much silica is in the tread compound. Honda's tires(I think they were using one of Michelin's 'green' tires) had so much that there was hardly any 'grounding' effect. When their drivers went to pay tolls or get their fast food there were arcs that were over 1" long. OUCH!!! That's alot of static build up!!! B.C.

11-07-2000, 08:00 AM	#19
Rich L Scooby Specialist Member#: 961 Join Date: Feb 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: near Atco(NJ) 13.566@100.64- Vehicle: 1999 RS-Tw/ CobraMAF Custom Rallispec kit/IC#1	This is a chronic problem for me! Sometimes those shocks can be nasty! One time I was reaching into my back seat, I was too lazy to move the front seat foward and got the worst shock to my earlobe! Now I'll wait for my unsuspecting passangers to "take one for the gipper" by waiting for them to get out first! It always cracks me up to hear my girlfriend yelp from a shock! If by myself, I'll close the door by using the glass window to protect me from the shock!

11-07-2000, 09:08 AM	#20
Snoopy Scooby Specialist Member#: 700 Join Date: Jan 2000 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: BANNED! Vehicle: 99 Impreza RS Silverthorn Metallic	I have tinted windows and that plastic film is like a powerstation when I touch it as I try to close the door. Now I use my elbow to swing the door shut. I'm gonna hold a flouresent light bulb next time and see if it lights up the gas within(no, smartass, the gas in the light bulb). [This message has been edited by Snoopy (edited November 07, 2000).]

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Keith NASIOC Supporter Member#: 191 Join Date: Aug 1999 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Brooklyn Vehicle: 2012 J train Brown	I love seeing people getting zapped!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAH sorry keith

11-08-2000, 12:38 AM	#22
Rajah Scooby Newbie Member#: 362 Join Date: Oct 1999 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Cincinnati, OH Vehicle: 2006 WRX STi WRB / Gold	50,000 volts you say? It can be as high as 300,000 volts!! Gotta love those lil' electrons. Quick reminder: Remember to ground yourself b4 touching the insides of your PC! That amount of voltage can easily destroy surface mounted transistors! (i.e. new door-stop video card).

11-08-2000, 03:53 AM	#23
ivbdn Scooby Specialist Member#: 2736 Join Date: Oct 2000 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Los Angeles, CA US Vehicle: 2001 Impreza 2.5RS Aspen White	I got zapped when I first got my car last year. But it seems to have stopped. I haven't gotten shocked in while.

11-08-2000, 05:46 AM	#24
JGard pooptastic Member#: 1904 Join Date: Jul 2000 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Foster City, CA Vehicle: 2013 Tundra '02 BMW R1100S	i have to touch a body panel on my car, when i get out too, or ZAP! and it sucks, too

11-08-2000, 04:08 PM	#25
B. Foyle Scooby Newbie Member#: 2176 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Overland Park, KS Vehicle: 2000 2.5RS SRP	This has been happening in my old car as well as the RS. Not all the time, but quite often. My "solution" is that when I get out fo the car, I put one foot on the ground and touch the edge of the car with the inside part of my leg. The shock feels much lighter due to the grounding effect, I guess.