tell me why everytime i get out of my car i get shocked...its been happening everytime i get out but when it was warmer outside it wasnt as bad..

 

Because you have an electric personality.

 

Maybe because you have more goosebumps and you make more static in your seat and when you touch a ground (the car) you spark.

Also could be the close you wear, like sweaters or what not. The material.

 

In all seriousness...

http://www.hcdoes.org/airquality/GDF/static2.htm

Many people experience shocks when they get out of their car. Often they believe that the car is charged - but this is not normally so. When sitting in the car, electrostatic charges are generated on the car seat and the person's body, due to contact and movement between the clothes and the seat. When the person leaves the seat, they take half of this charge with them. As they get out of the vehicle, their body voltages rises due to this charge. When they reach to touch the vehicle door, the electrostatic discharge and shock occurs as their hand approaches the metal door.

Static charge build-up is enhanced when the air is dry. The air outside can be very dry when the weather is cold and dry. So, static problems and effects are often noticed in dry air conditions.

Static shocks are often noticed in cold dry weather, especially when in a centrally heated environment, and may disappear when the weather gets more humid. Static shocks may also be encouraged under air conditioning in hot weather.

 

The outside of the car is grounded. When you sit in your chair and move around, you generate static electricity which is discharged when you contact the grounded outer surface of the car. Look up "Faraday Cage" and "Static Electricity" on Google for further information.

EDIT: well thanks for making me look less smart, Dustin. ******* *******

 

is it only EG+ Civic / Del Sol that this applys to?

 

I forgot which car had this. Might be a Volvo, but they actually have a tiny stub on each door that you can touch to ground yourself so that when you get out, you won't shock yourself. Pretty neat stuff.

 

i get shocked everytime i go to start my car. i put the key in and get zapped everytime.

 

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That is probably an electrical short and not due to static electricity.

 

could it have anything to do with the dome light not working??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">In all seriousness...

http://www.hcdoes.org/airquality/GDF/static2.htm

Many people experience shocks when they get out of their car. Often they believe that the car is charged - but this is not normally so. When sitting in the car, electrostatic charges are generated on the car seat and the person's body, due to contact and movement between the clothes and the seat. When the person leaves the seat, they take half of this charge with them. As they get out of the vehicle, their body voltages rises due to this charge. When they reach to touch the vehicle door, the electrostatic discharge and shock occurs as their hand approaches the metal door.

Static charge build-up is enhanced when the air is dry. The air outside can be very dry when the weather is cold and dry. So, static problems and effects are often noticed in dry air conditions.

Static shocks are often noticed in cold dry weather, especially when in a centrally heated environment, and may disappear when the weather gets more humid. Static shocks may also be encouraged under air conditioning in hot weather.
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get metal seats no shock and hella bling

 

dry air

 

Anyone see the special on fox where the lady had stopped to get gas, sat back in her car, didn't touch anything metal before she slid back out, and then her car blew to shxt. Sliding from the seat created static electricity and when she went to pump gas it caused a spark and yeah.....

Getting shocked &gt; car blowing up

 

stop rubbing your feet on the carpet too much.

 

yea, your always supposed to short youself.

must have been a hell of a shock.

 

hah thats been happening to me lately...could be rubbing your feet on the carpet, along with the dry air and warm weather...happens when its windy too...

before i get out of my car, i always touch a part of my doorjam before i get out so that when i touch the door, i wont get shocked

 

you have super powers the call you Static Shock! Do you have alot of ground wire on you rmotor connected to the frame?? Mayeb a little too much that it shocks you

 

I am not sure but i think i actually have a short because whenver i get out of my car and i hit the power door lock button to lock the doors i get a shock

 

i didnt read any posts except the first one,

here it is guys

antishock 101

when stepping out of the car, hold on to the door while getting out of the car, proceed to hold the door until your entire body is out of the car is both feet are touching the ground, now u can let go

when u close the door now, u wont get shocked anymore

ta-da

you're welcome

try it, u will no longer get shocked!!