I get Zapped.

May depend what shoes you are wearing. Electricity is earthing from the car via you!. If you have thick rubber soles on your shoes then you may not get shocked.

I find that the best way to avoid shocks is to touch any object that you think may shock you with the back of your hand or fingers first. This way the reflexive action jerks your hand way rather than onto the surface. Good habit to get into and only takes half a second.

Other thing to do is install an earthing strap. Hardly ever see on cars these anymore!

Steven

Janset, In the olden days! you would bolt a stastic strap under the car, but not having had this problem am not sure if there isnt a high tech solution, or if you can still buy static straps.

Cheers Steve

Janset.
The elotrostatic charge is coming from your clothes rubing on the seat, if you wear the same cloth as your 2i/c you won't have the problem. You may remember at school the ebany rod and the cats fur, the plastic in clothes and the seat are the problem, you will find the problem is greatest at very low humidity. Happy motoring in the Magna. Eric.

Any ideas how to stop this tortuous happening?

Yes!

As you get out of the car, make sure that you are holding on to something metallic - like the roof, or the b pillar, this way the charge gets conducted away without the voltage build up that results in a spark. Try it - you'll like it!

Cheers

Janset, you wouldn't have sheep skin seat covers, would you? Some types are notorious for charging up the person sitting on them.

You can get antistatic spray. It is often used by people working with perspex. You could try spraying the seat covers with that and see if it's still shocking to get out of your car.

Good luck,
Klaus

Thanks guys.

A lot of good ideas here and I will try all the suggestions the next time the 2 i/c lets me play with her car.

No I do not have sheep skin covers, they are the standard cloth, but I do remember that most of the time I am wearing a synthetic tee shirt.

As as for changing my underwear from satin, that's a big ask but I think I can make the sacrifice. I have always been partial to black lace ;-)))

Regards

Hi,

This solution doesn't sound very blokey, but then I worry about the black lace underwear! Try using hand cream! I am very prone to static build up(probably a live spark too!), but find that using body lotion or handcream provides a barrier to stop the shocks Hope this helps.

Regards,
Anne.

Hi Janset,
My wife had the same problem. Anti static spray from the supermarket works. Has to be reaplied every 2 months.
Regards
Joe

I have the same prob in my 100 so now soon as I open the dorr I touch the door catch bare steel to earth myself then I hop out but my hand stays in contact with the catch at all time's until I'm out of the car. And ever since doing this no problems.

Rossco