Dimming lights

[groove269 10+ year member]

guys....my lights dim to the point where i just turn them off sometimes because it gets annoying. Ive had a cap sitting in my garage for the past 6 yrs (never been used) should i install that baby? i was also thinking of yellow top battery. What do you guys think?

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[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

have you done the big 3?

 

[wlmrs 10+ year member]

Adding the 2nd battery will help,what size wire are you running?Oh yeah you can leave the cap where it's at.

 

[groove269 10+ year member]

have you done the big 3?

No sir! i forgot about that thing! would that help out completely with the dimming or would i still need the yellow top?

 

[groove269 10+ year member]

Adding the 2nd battery will help,what size wire are you running?Oh yeah you can leave the cap where it's at.

i have a dodge charger so my battery is in the back, not sure if theres room for a 2nd battery. Im running 0/1 gauge on sub amp and 4 gauge on HP amp.

 

[MmatsDude 10+ year member]

get help at venice highschool LOL

 

[groove269 10+ year member]

get help at venice highschool LOL

i tried...they know nothing... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[I Like Waffle]

Lol. Your amp is probably suffering bad from low voltage if the lights are dimming that bad. Def do the big 3. I wasnt aware chargers had their batts in the trunk though?

 

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

Try the Big 3, it wouldn't hurt at all. Usually solves a lot of peoples problem with dimming. But if it's still dimming, go with a second battery.

 

[groove269 10+ year member]

Lol. Your amp is probably suffering bad from low voltage if the lights are dimming that bad. Def do the big 3. I wasnt aware chargers had their batts in the trunk though?

yup...huge engine so they placed the battery in the back. Its a pretty small one too (the battery that is). Would the big 3 eliminate the dimming?

 

[groove269 10+ year member]

Try the Big 3, it wouldn't hurt at all. Usually solves a lot of peoples problem with dimming. But if it's still dimming, go with a second battery.

cool, thanks! ill try it out...so no cap huh?

 

[adas Pro Seller]

it'll drastically make a good difference. That's your first step. if that doesn't do it, "try" the cap, after all....its free, see if it helps if not, take it back out and save for another battery

 

[wlmrs 10+ year member]

yup...huge engine so they placed the battery in the back. Its a pretty small one too (the battery that is). Would the big 3 eliminate the dimming?

There's a very good chance that doing the big 3 will take came of the dimming.

 

[MmatsDude 10+ year member]

i tried...they know nothing... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

did you try venice beach? bahahahah

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

If the battery is in the back, did you at least ground the amps directly to the - terminal?