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<blockquote data-quote="SSon22s" data-source="post: 2291181" data-attributes="member: 557026"><p>Well I have been awaiting the arrival of my subs from Image Dynamics and they finally came back...Well I went ahead and built a ported box, mounted my amp.hooked everything up and went for a test drive, It is CRAZY loud and I am very happy, the only thing is when I am driving down the street you can see my lights dimming HORRIBLY...Heres what I have: Viper D1200.1, Two 12" Idmaxs, Ran 4g from battery back to 1F Monster Cap(i know) then 4G out the the amp,then 0G wire from the alt to the battery,Re-Grounded the Battery with 0G,Regrounded the engine block with 0g, What can I do to get rid of this dimming now? I read the bcae1.com table and it says 4g should be sufficient for me,I was thinking maybe a bigger power wire if possible or should I just skip that and get a new alternator?? My car is an 04 Chevy Impala with only 20k so the battery is fine, I just dont know if I should just grab a new alternator or bother with bigger power wire??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SSon22s, post: 2291181, member: 557026"] Well I have been awaiting the arrival of my subs from Image Dynamics and they finally came back...Well I went ahead and built a ported box, mounted my amp.hooked everything up and went for a test drive, It is CRAZY loud and I am very happy, the only thing is when I am driving down the street you can see my lights dimming HORRIBLY...Heres what I have: Viper D1200.1, Two 12" Idmaxs, Ran 4g from battery back to 1F Monster Cap(i know) then 4G out the the amp,then 0G wire from the alt to the battery,Re-Grounded the Battery with 0G,Regrounded the engine block with 0g, What can I do to get rid of this dimming now? I read the bcae1.com table and it says 4g should be sufficient for me,I was thinking maybe a bigger power wire if possible or should I just skip that and get a new alternator?? My car is an 04 Chevy Impala with only 20k so the battery is fine, I just dont know if I should just grab a new alternator or bother with bigger power wire?? [/QUOTE]
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