Getting static shocks all the time after installing new stereo

[bazza236]

Hi everyone,

I installed a new head unit in my Tiida over the weekend (first time doing so) but I did it properly with soldering and heatshrink tubes etc.

Problem is, I've been getting big shocks whenever I touch my car after I turn it off, e.g. when I close the door after leaving the car. When I get shocked, it produces a visible and audible spark.

I thought it was a problem with the grounding, but I checked it again and its fine. I grounded it to a screw on the metal brackets that held the stock head unit in place.

Is it possible that I could be leaking power, say if I didn't connect the power wires at the back of the head unit properly? I'm pretty sure I didn't screw up the cables because the head unit is working fine and there's no alternator whine.

What else should I be checking? Did I ground the stereo to the wrong spot?

Cheers

[biggie]

Possible that it has just gotten dry in the climate and you are building heavy static electricity in the interior? I know in winter here I got static shock constantly, the Versa/Tiida interior is kind of known for that.

[mdamatas]

Before buying all-weather floor mats I was getting shocks after parking the car, when touching the door to open it. It was just the static created with my shoes and the mats.

[Ryan-H]

Do you have a ST, ST-L or Ti? If you have a ST and have either removed or dont have seat covers please take into account the the stock seat trim on the ST is not very good and does cause bad static shock. but as you said the problem only just started. go to a place like jb too see if they can find the problem. if you cant figure it out buy one of those static strips that sit at the back of the car. they ground the car, quite well too.