Anyone have input on how I can make my civic quit zapping me EVERY time I hit the power-door lock button? It like static electricity or something. It doesnt hurt, but its annoying as hell, and my boss says its even a danger if youre at a gas pump and there is fumes it could ignite the fuel and BOOM!

 

I got an idea, put on a pair of rubber gloves everytime you want to use the door locks

 

Why even bother posting if youre gonna be an idiot about it? Trying to get a bigger post count?


Any serious answers?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nx2kjl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Anyone have input on how I can make my civic quit zapping me EVERY time I hit the power-door lock button? It like static electricity or something. It doesnt hurt, but its annoying as hell, and my boss says its even a danger if youre at a gas pump and there is fumes it could ignite the fuel and BOOM! </TD></TR></TABLE>

Your boss is right. But just make sure you touch your car before you acutally pump the gas and DO NOT get back in the car while the gas is pumping.

As far as stopping it, you can't really just FIX it like an oil leak. Do a search and you 'll find the answers you need. I forget what you can do to help prevent it, but this has been covered eleventybillion times.

 

first quit sliding out the car the seats and depending on the material you are wearing
(IM GUESSIN.....NYLON) which causes the most static is what is causing your problem and the chances of you blowing yourself up at a gas pump a 0-none gas pumps are grounded so you will be fine chances of you boss being an idiot for saying that......never mind

 

I tried searching, but turned up 0 replys. Im new to this forum, but frequent sr20forum, the search function is differant. I guess Ill have to play with it some more. I wasn't aware this was a common problem. Thanks for the input man.

 

Anti-Static Spray
1/4 cup commercial liquid fabric softener
1/4 cup ammonia
2 cups water


now go spray your floor mats.. done.

 

NYLON? come on man, wtf is that? LOL.

I figured the chances of the pump blowing up is 0 - none, but there is a chance. Its just plain annoying, thats why I want to fix it.

 

Is that a serious answer? Is that really the fix? LOL -kinda stupid but I guess it could work. Didnt think of it. I was more thinking of a ground problem, its a pretty hard zap, you can even hear it sometimes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stoopid monkey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">first quit sliding out the car the seats and depending on the material you are wearing
(IM GUESSIN.....NYLON) which causes the most static is what is causing your problem and the chances of you blowing yourself up at a gas pump a 0-none gas pumps are grounded so you will be fine chances of you boss being an idiot for saying that......never mind </TD></TR></TABLE>

I think he was reffering to gas vapors igniting from the spark off of you not a gas pump. so what did that have to do with it being grounded lol.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cxSHOE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Anti-Static Spray
1/4 cup commercial liquid fabric softener
1/4 cup ammonia
2 cups water


now go spray your floor mats.. done.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Really?

 

drive bare foot, it helps!

 

if it zaps you when you use the power door locks. you might have an arc on the connector. if it zaps you every time you get out and close the door(which im sure most people can relate to) try adding more ground straps


Modified by postman at 7:29 PM 6/1/2006

 

I know there's a product you can buy that you stick on your car (it's a magnet of some sort) and it absorbs a lot of this 'extra' electricity. I think this will help your problem.

 

that happened to me a lot in the winter, but it went away now that it got warmer... idk if it was the clothes i was wearing, but it only happened when i hit my door lock switch.

 

Spoon makes a grounding/earthing system to stop it..



(at the end of the bumper)

 

The old school way is to drag a chain. Obviously it will look retarded but thats what they did and some people still do.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by i need a new username &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Spoon makes a grounding/earthing system to stop it..



(at the end of the bumper)</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't see it. Which bumper? I used to work with this guy. If you're referring to the rear bumper, and the thing you can barely see at the end of it; that's the rear fog light, not a grounding strip.

 

Its time for someone to get some better glasses. Its going from the rear bumper to the ground.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-EJ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't see it. Which bumper? I used to work with this guy. If you're referring to the rear bumper, and the thing you can barely see at the end of it; that's the rear fog light, not a grounding strip.</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL hes talking about the wire draggin on the ground...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoonracer84eg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Its time for someone to get some better glasses. Its going from the rear bumper to the ground.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Didn't notice that. And no, that's not what I was talking about. What I've seen (can't remember where) is a MAGNET that physically sticks onto the car and touches nothing except the metal chassi of the car.

 

thats quite funny.

 

thats the most useless jdm thing i have ever seen..
man it out you pussies... lol .. how are you going to cry about getting zapped.. do you goto the **** forum and cry when the door **** zaps you?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JamesVista &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats the most useless jdm thing i have ever seen..
man it out you pussies... lol .. how are you going to cry about getting zapped.. do you goto the **** forum and cry when the door **** zaps you?</TD></TR></TABLE>

well said. hahaha

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoonracer84eg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The old school way is to drag a chain. Obviously it will look retarded but thats what they did and some people still do.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That might start a wildfire