Static Electricity. Anyones '02 produce a lot of it?

[Chippy]

Hi All,

Was curious if anyone else experiences a lot of static electricity in their '02? I've never experienced a car producing this much static. Every time I touch something metal, shock! I'm concerned I will some day grab a gas can out of the trunk or something and poof.

[Driv3r]

Maybe time to stop wearing these [emoji1]

[Chippy]

How could I stop? :D

[ray_]

Maybe you can try wearing one of these

 

https://www.amazon.com/Gates-90330-Static-Strap/dp/B000CRBR8U

 

But no,  never had this issue.

 

Cheers,

[esty]

do you have cloth seats ?   rub with a dryer sheet

[Simeon]

Never had the problem and I usually build up a good charge elsewhere. You could try one of these (or similar). 

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01A9E6Q68/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_263_3/255-5067804-7321505?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=T6PVFQ3PAJNGPD6GNSC2

 

 

[xferboy]

or drag a small amount of chain bolted to something metal (and grounded)

 

at least as a test

[jimk]

But until it gets solved, ground yourself to the car and then to the gas pump before you fill gas or you may be as seen on TV, going up in smoke.

[Chippy]

Seats are vinyl & cloth like these guys.

Potentially the reason?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/12/93/36/12933694b9e7b0fc4c218e1269e0e7b8.jpg

Edited January 1, 2017 by Chippy

[esty]

anti-static spray

[John_in_VA]

11 hours ago, Chippy said:

Seats are vinyl & cloth like these guys.
Potentially the reason?
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/12/93/36/12933694b9e7b0fc4c218e1269e0e7b8.jpg

 

If the jpg you referred to is the one below, you shouldn't be having a problem, unless you wear unusual fabrics on your lower extremities!  Hondas & Toyotas with cloth seats are the worst for producing static as the occupants slide in/out of the cars.

 

['76mintgrün'02]

After a brief bit of gOOgling around, it sounds like it could be a tire issue.  

 

What tires are you running?

Perhaps google that tire along with 'static electricity' and see if anything comes up.

 

Just for fun, here is a patent for a tire with a conductive strip added to prevent the problem you are having.

https://www.google.com/patents/US7029544 

 

(here is an excerpt, for people who don't want to click on stuff)

 

Typically tire tread compositions contain a substantial amount of carbon black which acts both as a filler and also gives adequate electrical conductivity to the tire, thereby suppressing static charge accumulation on the tire and the vehicle. However, to improve the balance between rolling resistance versus wet traction, tread compositions are made with lower carbon black loadings. Such compositions may cause the tire to have a higher electrical resistance which may interfere with charge dissipation and result in static charge accumulation. It is also known that a rubber composition for a tire into which a white filler, particularly silicon dioxide or aluminum hydroxide, is blended causes a wet skid performance to be highly compatible with reduced rolling resistance. Such white fillers, however, are non-conductive resulting in pneumatic tires which have much higher electrical resistance as compared to tires comprising rubber compositions containing mainly carbon black as the filler.

Edited January 2, 2017 by '76Mintgrun'02

[ray_]

Shocking!

 

['76mintgrün'02]

Do you live someplace dry Chippy?  Way too wet for static here.

Edited January 2, 2017 by '76Mintgrun'02

[Dave3x72tii]

I remember in the "90s, there was a recall to install two replacement tires with higher carbon content on a particular BMW model for static buildup, apparently air friction is one of the causes