Anyone notice static electrity from their trucks? I frequently get shocked after I step out and touch metal (like closing the door). Any fixes?

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99 F250XLT Supercab LD
5.4L 3.73 LS
White/Silver
Graphite interior
6 CD changer/Captain's Chairs

 

every car I owned would give me a shock in the winter time or if I was out in the south west on vacation in the dryer air.

 

It has something to do with the ions in the air. I too experience this from around November untill March. I also get shocked sometimes by my cats (meow, not emissions) during this same time period.

Take care,
~Chris

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I get shocked alot too. Ive also noticed when you start up the truck, then shut if off, dont open the doors and the windows work. If you open the door, it wont work.

 

yeah, I was gonna post this same thing. I noticed it's a lot more when I wear a certain pair of shoes. I'm thinking about spraying some kind of static guard to try to get rid of it. Who knows...

Robert

 

touch the door first then ground yourself by stepping out of the truck. Of course in Fl I wear shorts year round (don't even own a pair of pants) so I touch my leg on the nerf bar first and then no shock from the door.

 

It's too humid in SC to get much static going.

 

The static is generated when you drag your butt across the seat. Some have a screw in the hand hold on the arm rest and if you place a finger on it(or any other metal part) as you egress the vehicle the static will be discharged harmlessly away.

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I was at a gas station the other day and saw two anouncements. One was that "No gas can refilling on the bedliner" because of static, and the other one was "Do not get back in your car/Truck while fueling", because when you get back out, the static discharge could (and has) cause a spark resulting in fire!!

 

Yup... Static electricity... Was a BIG problem for me last year. Live in South Florida and last year(December/January) I got shocked as hell each time I opened or closed the door on my F-150.

 

ATST - We had a truck catch fire in Dover NH from filling a plastic can in a bed with a liner so it does happen. As far as eliminating static, years ago, we had a car with a static strap bolted to the frame. When the car stopped, the strap would touch the ground and discharge the car. As best as I can remember, it worked. They do this with airplanes prior to fueling. I thought of trying it on one of my cars but the only time I'm thinking about it is when I'm getting zapped and not when the car is in the garage.

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97 F150 XLT S/C, Flare Side, Black over Silver, ORP, 4.6, Auto, Towing Package, Gibson Exhaust, Smittybilt Frame Mount Blk Powdercoat Bars

 

Thanks for the replies, just wanted to make sure it wasn't just me. It never happens in my other car. Being in the military I drive a whole assortment of different car and trucks and never notice it, just in my truck.

ATST, I've read a few articles in the newspapers and safety bulletins about what you've said about the bedliners can cause static electricity, heard it has caused dome doozies out there.

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99 F250XLT Supercab LD
5.4L 3.73 LS
White/Silver
Graphite interior
6 CD changer/Captain's Chairs