the door on my G shocks me every time i get out of the car..

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Jan 12, 2005 | 10:38 AM
  #1  
i swear that every time i get out of the G, when i reach to shut the door i get shocked. now comes my perhaps stupid question.... Does this mean i have a bad ground and should install the grounding kit? i've contemplated getting a wire kit, but have read mixed reviews. maybe i have a bad ground and should pull the trigger. thoughts? anyone else have a "shocking G"?
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Jan 12, 2005 | 10:42 AM
  #2  
ryno, i thought it was just me, i have the same problem... its at the point now where people look at my funny when i close my dorr and get shocked
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Jan 12, 2005 | 11:34 AM
  #3  
Move to Florida- the air is not as dry down here in the winter as it is up north!

Do you have cloth seats? They seem to create more of a shock than leather seats due to the buildup of static electricity.
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Jan 12, 2005 | 11:42 AM
  #4  
nope, leather seats.
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Jan 12, 2005 | 11:46 AM
  #5  
leather here too
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Jan 12, 2005 | 11:49 AM
  #6  
same here...leather seats and im afraid to get out of my damn car...i get to where im going and i just drive around in circles cause i fear the shock...lol just kidding but seriously its annoying...
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Jan 12, 2005 | 11:53 AM
  #7  
????Are you talking about the standard static electricity arc......
or you talking about DC juice actually on the door????
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Jan 12, 2005 | 12:02 PM
  #8  
just a little shock, static electricity i guess. but still, its almost EVERY time i get out and shut the door
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Jan 12, 2005 | 12:04 PM
  #9  
lol, instead of buying a grounding kit, save yourself a bunch of money and invest in dryer sheets and lotion. seriously though.
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Jan 12, 2005 | 12:04 PM
  #10  
It'll pass with winter.
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Jan 12, 2005 | 12:05 PM
  #11  
i know what u mean... ill either drive around or sit in my car psyching myself up to close the door
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Jan 12, 2005 | 12:28 PM
  #12  
A good trick to avoid a shock is to make sure you're touching metal when you get out
1) open door
2) put left foot outside, onto ground
3) w/ left hand, touch metal frame of car (the trim around the top of the door/window is plastic
4) get out.

this should avoid a shock.
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Jan 12, 2005 | 12:42 PM
  #13  
Same here. And it happen with the back door at the recording studio I work at.
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Jan 12, 2005 | 01:27 PM
  #15  
it's your feet rubbin' the carpet. unless you have rubber mats, i think the reason is the carpet mats.
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