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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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headlight dim

soo i notice tonight driving that my headlights would dim randomly and when i hit the gas they would brighten back up....any ideas on how to get them to stop doin that haha.......

edit: will a bigger battery help fix this problem because tonight it gor perrty bad.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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alternator is what it sounds like.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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were your subwoofers and amp on?
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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amp was on but i didnt have the music up i just put new exhaust on so i was listenin to that
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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well you have quite a few things drawing amperage from the alternator so your lights are not getting full power, when you hit the gas the alternator re-energizes the charging system
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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bad thing or just leave it or not much can do about it haha or what
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