electric shocks ouch!!

[WestyVTR]

Guys/Gals i keep getting electric shocks from my sax, the stereo is earthed ok! fuses r all ok! any idea...

pls pls help!! I DONT LIKE IT!smileys/smiley29.gif

[Sean]

lol, happens to me all the time mate! last night as i was gettin out the car, i put my hand on the door to close it, and the bastard thing gave me a shock. smileys/smiley5.gif

[AM4R]

lol. Happens with my mates mazda aswell. Quite annoying!

[Graeme]

it will just be static mate nuffing to worry about!!

[al_VTR]

i get these very rarely - but it does tend to wake you up ! LOL !
like the others said mate - will just be static, shouldn't be to worried.

U could always fit some old man earthing strips to your back bumper smileys/smiley8.gif

[unplugged]

yeah i get it as well . funny thing is my m8 gets out the car and nothingsmileys/smiley5.gif i get out after him and take 12 volts + through my fooking arm. smileys/smiley7.gif
so i asked a mechanic, now i dont know if its some sort of old wifes tale as they say ,but he said if you dont use conditioner on ur clothes then ur clothes become very static and can cause it smileys/smiley5.gif ill leave that 1 open to yourselves smileys/smiley5.gif

[G_man_GT]

Guess wot? i get eletric shocks too, my car came with one of those static removers that was dangling down from the other side to the exhaust and i removed it straight away, but i see why the prevous owner put it on there for now smileys/smiley9.gif

Dont think its anything in paricular, it might just be to do with the materials used in the interior of the sax that build up an electric charge on you when driving then of course you get a shock when you get out and touch the ground smileys/smiley2.gif

[WestyVTR]

It fcukin kills tho! cant b static far to strong surely!!! Yes mum does use conditioner (sp) for my cloths!! LOL

Mayb us sax drivers are so "charged" its just sumthin we gotta live wiv....smileys/smiley2.gif

[G_man_GT]

lol maybe ;) must be to do with the materials used in the interior that create such a powerful charge tho, either that or somewhere in every single saxo in the world there is a wire thats touching the floor pan or something smileys/smiley5.gif

[WestyVTR]

i do have a set of corbeau recliners in the front & different carpet in the rear of the car, no back seats u c....

mayb thats it! Y doesnt it seem to happen after me & the mrs have bin at..... better stop there!! LOL

[G_man_GT]

yep maybe thats it:

bit of " smileys/smiley2.gif " in the car + racing buckets = Ouch, elctric shock

The way to beat that is just make sure your missus gets outta the car first, then she'll end up getting the shcok smileys/smiley17.gif

[WestyVTR]

ROFLMBO! © sax-p!! She wont b happy if she reads this! OH WELL.... no sex in the car now then! Hmm bonnet! lol

[Sean]

i'd rather have electric shocks than a dented bonnet tho smileys/smiley17.gif smileys/smiley2.gif

[WestyVTR]

She isnt that fat! 5" & only 8st... Sweet as.... smileys/smiley2.gif

[starkie]

lol.. i was gona post sumthign bout this the other day coz it was startign to piss me off.. nearly everytime i get out the car i get a shock.. i think it may be sumthgin 2 do with the matts.. as when you driving your feet are rubbing on the matts ect causing static.. and then when u get out and touch the metal u get a shock.. im now opening the door and then closing it by touching the glass as it does piss me off.. smileys/smiley19.gif

[al_VTR]

i did get it a lot from my ex's car. i found a way of combatting it - but you have to remember to do it everytime you get out.

i used to make sure i was touching the car door (anywhere) before i put my foot on the floor. spose i was earting myself or something - seemed to work anyways smileys/smiley17.gif

[rustybolt]

This is untrue!

I was honestly going to post about this recently. My car does this to me everytime I get out. Doing my nut in!!

Could it be something to do with power cables for amps in the boot?? Or shit earthing?

Mine does it no matter what im wearing.

Also the guy who invented those static strips was sued for loads cos they dont work, will try to find something on it.

[WestyVTR]

Its true i got another shock! doesnt matter wot cloths i wear! or dont wear... yes ladies i drive naked!! LMBO! © sax-p smileys/smiley2.gif or how i get out!! Mayb its the hair shaper!!!


im going to check all my wireing today but its all done properly! my amp power vable isnt bolted onto the battery! but the fuse box thingy!! so im not expecting to find anythin... smileys/smiley5.gif

[rustybolt]

Westy dont mean its not true, I meant I cant believe it cos I was going to post about this happening to me. smileys/smiley17.gif

[Graeme]

yeah happend to my mate s'morning as he got out of the car!! so looks like grandad strips for us all then!! lol

[rsands]

it can be happening due to the weather!

alot of heat builds up and the air is warm with alot of friction, etc...

it only happens to me when it is a really hot day outside and my car is dirty!

if it was to do with the earth cables not right you would have 12 volt battery power going straight through you!

the reason it seems very strong is because the car has a big charge built up and is looking to release. as soon as you step onto the ground touch the car all of that energy is immediately rushed through you!

[S9_DAN]

yeah does it to me aswell! it pisses my off, espically when i get in at late and i am tired get out my car and i get a bloody shock, wakes me up a bit ! lol! when my g/f gets out she always gets them then i get out and i am fine so just make the passenger get out first! smileys/smiley2.gif

[nick_vts]

Happens to me as well, tho it also happens when i walk up my stairs at work and open the door..has to be static smileys/happy.gif

[WestyVTR]

It happend to me earlier again!! but the car hadnt moved.... i checked everythin!!! its all fine`& dandy!!

looks like i need wellys on now.... LOL

im thinkin the tyres could hav an effect soft compound!!! wot you recon!?

[Yates]

ive never got any shock of any kind from my car smileys/smiley17.gif

[girlsaxo]

maybe to stop this shocking problem we need less friction and more rubber - i think its the mats they have a lot of nylon in them and rubber mats is wot we need or rubber boots or maybe rubber gloves wud do the trick - shocking - i do suffer too

[G_man_GT]

Yep i think Mark has cracked it here - seems like its the matts with all the plasticy nylon in them that builds up the static smileys/smiley5.gif

[matty_87]

happens to me all the time, fuckin hurts! smileys/smiley7.gif
it does it after i`ve been driving for a while.
proper hurts!!!!!!!!!!!

[barrett]

maybe to stop this shocking problem we need less
friction and more rubber - i think its the mats they have a lot of nylon in
them and rubber mats is wot we need or rubber boots or maybe rubber
gloves wud do the trick - shocking - i do suffer too

sounds like someone has a rubber fettish smileys/smiley2.gif joke

yeah i get it in the focus too

[WestyVTR]

[QUOTE=girlsaxo] maybe to stop this shocking problem we need less
friction and more rubber - i think its the mats they have a lot of nylon in
them and rubber mats is wot we need or rubber boots or maybe rubber
gloves wud do the trick - shocking - i do suffer too

sounds like someone has a rubber fettish smileys/smiley2.gif joke


I wonder if you get a shock wen you cget out of her....!! LOL

(mayb a lil 2far i do appologies)

[G_man_GT]

Lame as it does look, i might put my anti static rope back on my car i've got shocked no less than 7 times today smileys/smiley5.gif