"N8KDV" wrote in message
...
That's exactly what they were for Frank, to bleed the static charge off
the
vehicle. I haven't seen one of those things on a vehicle in a long time,
but I
do remember them. I think that the compounds used to make modern tires may
have
made the things obsolete.

Steve
Holland, MI

Drake R7, R8 and R8B


Here in Korea, they have them on probably 60% or more of POV's and maybe 80%
of the commercial vehicles.. big sellers..