Who remembers lighting strips
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
We threw them on so we wouldn't get a 50 megawatt zing from static shock when you touched the door handle. 
C Body Bob
Old Man with a Hat
I had a car in the 80's. Can't remember which one that would zap me every time I got out. Had an old timer tell me it was the fabric in the seat & my blue jeans. So I put a beach towel in the seat & it stopped doing it. Go figure
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
Did he wear a hat?
C Body Bob
Old Man with a Hat
LoL I think he did
C Body Bob
Old Man with a Hat
I've seen cars that if you rubbed you shoes on the carpet & then touched something metal it would zap you.
70_NPORT
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Amazing....first time for me, on any car.
78Brougham
"Chump"
Actually they are for grounding against static electricity. So you don't get zapped getting in or out of your vehicle. Not for lightning. The gas field industry around here requires them so as not to cause explosions. I see tons of pickups running around with two of them or at least one of them hanging off the chassis.
I haven't seen them in a long time. Yes, they are anti-static strips to ground the car and prevent shocks.
I've worked in shops where static can kill electronic components. If you didn't have shows that could dissipate static through the soles, you had to wear straps on your feet to keep from creating static. Chairs will have a piece of cheap chain hanging on the floor to kill the static, just like those straps on the Dart.
I've worked in shops where static can kill electronic components. If you didn't have shows that could dissipate static through the soles, you had to wear straps on your feet to keep from creating static. Chairs will have a piece of cheap chain hanging on the floor to kill the static, just like those straps on the Dart.
Interesting, I remember them well, but not for static electricity, a lot of people claimed they reduced car or road sickness in kids and pets.
Dobalovr
Being on the Cbody diet SUCKS!
Urban legends. I remember selling them as a teenager at the local Canadian Tire and they were called anti-static strips...they were right next to the curb feelers and bean bag ashtrays....i miss those days lol
C Body Bob
Old Man with a Hat
now that's a new one.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Wow. That gave me a flashback.
You know what's funny? Nobody but NOBODY ever had fuzzy dice. I see them everywhere today and all I can think of is, "You morons."
Yea, that's right.... Any crap like that was an excuse to get pulled over and cited for "obstructed vision". I used to see the straps all the time.
Shall we discuss this now?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I don't recall anyone actually having one of those either.Yea, that's right.... Any crap like that was an excuse to get pulled over and cited for "obstructed vision". I used to see the straps all the time.
Shall we discuss this now?
Nor...
I'm too young... I think the most useless crap I remember being somewhat popular was the JC Whitney FAKE boomerang antenna... and those were mostly on Caddies and the occasional Monte...
Working at Exxon's I saw a lot of tiger tails used in interesting ways...
While I have no use or love for them... the curb feelers stay, for now at least.
Working at Exxon's I saw a lot of tiger tails used in interesting ways...
While I have no use or love for them... the curb feelers stay, for now at least.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I had curb feelers...
70_NPORT
Well-Known Member
NO way Stan, you? I simply refuse to believe that.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
It was a step up from the Wolf Whistle...
C Body Bob
Old Man with a Hat
I fell for the thing you stick in your coil then connect the coil wire to it. 40,0000 volts it's said. Improved gas mileage & power. I still have it. Gotta be worth $10 bucks
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