No problem with older keys
Static Electricity
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Joined: Feb 2004
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Well, the static issue has been a problem with all of my trucks that had cloth seats. My wifes minivan has leather and no shocks. But I have just decided with my truck to use the car key and touch the door with it as I get out. That makes the arch of the discharge hit the metal key and it hurts me a lot less. Besides, it's kinda neat to be able to tell folks that I still get a "charge" out of my truck. 
Mountain Pass
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 170
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From: KS
Got out of my company van a while back (cloth seats, always zaps me) to get gas and didn't discharge myself, when I touched the "Pay Here" button on the pump, ZAP and the sceen went blank, they had to reboot something before it would work....
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Joined: Feb 2004
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From: South Texas
Man. I thought it was just me. I love my new truck and I wasn't about to complain about it, but now that I see its not just my SD doing it....I hate that!! I too, get to where I don't want to shut the door. I've tried shutting it with my elbow- didn't help. And the trucks too new to use my foot... I'm going to try grabbing metal next time like Munkey said.
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Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Harker Heights, TX
hahaha this is too funny. I guess it is a good thing we do not have gas engines or there might be alot of truck explosions.
The strap works pretty good except on really dry days so I may goto HD and get a copper chain to hang from the truck frame.
The strap works pretty good except on really dry days so I may goto HD and get a copper chain to hang from the truck frame.
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Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Harker Heights, TX
Just wanted to give you guys an update. My static electricity has disappeared. Granted it has been a little humid out lately but it went away before then. Right after I got my truck sound dampened. They installed the dynamat like stuff in the cab everywhere, put my mirrors on a LED switch (fuse has been pulled until now), and added an ARE camper shell (they had to run a hot wire to the back bed for the camper light). I am not sure if it was coinsidence or one of the above upgrades.
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