Dimming Lights

[enzah1]

I Have A 2004 Nissan Armada,stock Headunit Have My Converter For My Amp Feeding Off The Stock Sub.i Have A Old School Ppi Amp Pushing

1400w To A 12" Inter Fire Sub,when I Turn Up My System The Lights Begin To Dim,just Barly.i Was Told To Run A Cap Then Was Told To Change My Cars Power And Ground To An Bigger Gauge Cable Or Get A Ho Alt.

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[mikefreund]

hey i have the same problem with my 96 nissan altima. i just got a cap for it and the lights dont dim as bad but it realy didnt solve my problem. i heard the only other way is to get a bigger alt. unfortionatly i cant find one. i guess they dont make one for my modle are. if u have found any other way to fix your problem please get back to me thanks

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

Do the big 3, get better/more batteries. Ditch the cap.

 

[skittlesRgood 10+ year member]

the big 3 will help, lots of info on that on these forums. maybe a better battery up front will help but an extra battery wont. look up "mechman" he makes really good alternators. if you really want one and he doesnt already have one he can make you one. but you have to send him your alt. or buy one cheap off ebay and send that.

look up the big 3. itll help a lot.

and yes, get rid of the cap.

 

[MECHMAN 10+ year member]

We have alternators available for those vehicles, but or 1400watts a less expensive option might be to just add an extra powercell instead of the capacitor. A small Powermaster D925 would definitely stop the dimming, and we have some of those on clearance for CHEAP right now. Shoot me an e-mail if you want to know more.

Matt

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

or, instead of doing any of that, just get an HID kit.. it'll resolve your dimming issues. i can be sitting at 14.2v with my head lights on and go full tilt with crazy voltage drops and my head never dim..