ITS ELECTRIC - Toyota Yaris Forums

yuiedie · 07-20-2007, 10:54 AM

anyone else get shocked when they open their doors to get out of the car? happens to me everytime.

BailOut · 07-20-2007, 11:01 AM

It's very dry where I live, and this was a problem. However, it went away when I installed a grounding kit.

That was a totally unexpected but welcome benefit.

nsmitchell · 07-20-2007, 11:34 AM

Do you wear alot of fur or wool?

sherryberry · 07-20-2007, 12:41 PM

it hasn't happened to me yet. I think it happens more in the wintertime here or so because in my old car and the bf's car, I always get shocked. but I think that was in wintertime .. yeah.

stuffy · 07-20-2007, 01:37 PM

it usually happens to me in the winter time, but it is with every car i get out of, not just my yaris.

steved · 07-20-2007, 01:44 PM

It happens to me when there is more then one person in the car.

nsmitchell · 07-20-2007, 02:29 PM

I sometimes have troubles with "The static" you know...

naossoan · 07-29-2007, 07:25 AM

I don't get shocked when I open the door, I get shocked when I close it.

So what I do to avoid being shocked is when I get out I close the door with the black plastic behind the window, then I don't get shocked.

Then when I open the door to get into my apartment, I open the door with my key, thus my key takes the shock and not myself :)

See, I have it all planned because I pretty much get shocked wherever I go, all the time. It's annoying cause sometimes they're big ones!

hystria · 07-29-2007, 01:49 PM

keep a hand on the door's frame while stepping out

swng · 07-29-2007, 02:47 PM

It happens to me, especially when I wear shoes with rubber soles.

Pars · 07-29-2007, 07:07 PM

Never got zapped, even during the winter month.

Lately, we've been getting a lot of short but intense thunder storm in the GTA core, knocking down trees and power line (luckily it's in the wealthy area with mature trees....those guys can afford it). Anyways, with all the power line getting knocked over, I'd feel safer if the car wasn't grounded.

brickhardmeat · 07-29-2007, 07:36 PM

it's the shoes

jdium · 07-30-2007, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pars

Never got zapped, even during the winter month.

Lately, we've been getting a lot of short but intense thunder storm in the GTA core, knocking down trees and power line (luckily it's in the wealthy area with mature trees....those guys can afford it). Anyways, with all the power line getting knocked over, I'd feel safer if the car wasn't grounded.

Grounded doesn't mean to the ground...there is no wire or something dragging along under you...

Shijima · 07-30-2007, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdium

Grounded doesn't mean to the ground...there is no wire or something dragging along under you...

BTW I hate when I see that damned wire hanging from cars.

Yaris Revenge · 08-02-2007, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shijima

BTW I hate when I see that damned wire hanging from cars.

My dad is a lift truck mechanic. All lift trucks have a chain hanging off the back to keep them from building a static charge... they generally use these flat, treadless rubber wheels and run on smooth concrete all day long, so they have the potential to build up a nasty charge. When Dad and the other greasemonkeys want to aggravate one of the driver's they'll hang the chain so that it doesn't touch the ground. Dad said he's seen an arc jump almost a foot to hit a guy as he dismounted. Pops like a sunuvabitch!

Fun stuff!

~YR

spinejaruk · 07-29-2007, 09:04 PM

It happened to me in the first month when I had the car - I think its my rubber mats when they were new - now I don't get them any more, then again they're a bit muddy now (less friction?)

sherryberry · 07-29-2007, 09:05 PM

btw, just after reading and responding to this thread, I got shocked the same day *sigh*

flint_mica_manual · 08-01-2007, 08:09 PM

I got a heavy electrostatic shock every time I got out of the car and touched the door for about 3 months.

Doesn't do it anymore. My theory is that as the seats get worn-in they have less fuzz and so less of a build up. Also, I'm sure sweat and oils start to coat the seat after you own if for awhile -- not allowing the seat to transfer a charge to your body. -- a little gross, but I'm sure it has something to do with it.

07-20-2007, 10:54 AM	#1
yuiedie Drives: '07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CA Posts: 66	ITS ELECTRIC anyone else get shocked when they open their doors to get out of the car? happens to me everytime.

07-20-2007, 11:01 AM	#2
BailOut Steals terrorist's lunch View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 1,299	It's very dry where I live, and this was a problem. However, it went away when I installed a grounding kit. That was a totally unexpected but welcome benefit. __________________ - Brian Share the Road I often carry 2 carpool passengers and mountain bikes or snowboards/skis over a 4,500 foot elevation difference. Click the graphic above to see my detailed mileage logs.

07-20-2007, 11:34 AM	#3
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	Do you wear alot of fur or wool? Attached Images __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

07-20-2007, 02:29 PM	#7
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	I sometimes have troubles with "The static" you know... __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

07-29-2007, 07:36 PM	#12
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	it's the shoes __________________ SPONSORED BY

07-20-2007, 12:41 PM	#4
sherryberry Drives: 07 Blazing Blue Yaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,305	it hasn't happened to me yet. I think it happens more in the wintertime here or so because in my old car and the bf's car, I always get shocked. but I think that was in wintertime .. yeah.

07-20-2007, 01:37 PM	#5
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	it usually happens to me in the winter time, but it is with every car i get out of, not just my yaris.

07-20-2007, 01:44 PM	#6
steved Yaris Rules!! Drives: 2007 Red Yaris Liftback a/t Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 201	It happens to me when there is more then one person in the car.

07-29-2007, 07:25 AM	#8
naossoan Drives: 07 Yaris 3DR Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MB, Canada Posts: 146	I don't get shocked when I open the door, I get shocked when I close it. So what I do to avoid being shocked is when I get out I close the door with the black plastic behind the window, then I don't get shocked. Then when I open the door to get into my apartment, I open the door with my key, thus my key takes the shock and not myself :) See, I have it all planned because I pretty much get shocked wherever I go, all the time. It's annoying cause sometimes they're big ones!

07-29-2007, 01:49 PM	#9
hystria Drives: 2007 Orange Yaris Hb 3Drs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal-Canada Posts: 262	keep a hand on the door's frame while stepping out

07-29-2007, 02:47 PM	#10
swng Drives: 06 3-dr auto RS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Posts: 1,051	It happens to me, especially when I wear shoes with rubber soles.

07-29-2007, 07:07 PM	#11
Pars Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 418	Never got zapped, even during the winter month. Lately, we've been getting a lot of short but intense thunder storm in the GTA core, knocking down trees and power line (luckily it's in the wealthy area with mature trees....those guys can afford it). Anyways, with all the power line getting knocked over, I'd feel safer if the car wasn't grounded.

07-29-2007, 09:04 PM	#16
spinejaruk View User's Garage Drives: Venetian Silver Yaris Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Posts: 31	It happened to me in the first month when I had the car - I think its my rubber mats when they were new - now I don't get them any more, then again they're a bit muddy now (less friction?)

07-29-2007, 09:05 PM	#17
sherryberry Drives: 07 Blazing Blue Yaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,305	btw, just after reading and responding to this thread, I got shocked the same day sigh __________________ Don't Milk the Cat! -Said by me during a game of Cranium.

08-01-2007, 08:09 PM	#18
flint_mica_manual Drives: S Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 65	I got a heavy electrostatic shock every time I got out of the car and touched the door for about 3 months. Doesn't do it anymore. My theory is that as the seats get worn-in they have less fuzz and so less of a build up. Also, I'm sure sweat and oils start to coat the seat after you own if for awhile -- not allowing the seat to transfer a charge to your body. -- a little gross, but I'm sure it has something to do with it.

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