lights flickering...

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

when i dont have any amps in.

not sure when it started happening as i dont usually drive at night, just when i got my sae-1000d in i noticed it was that bad.

but sitting anywhere , it gear or in park , my headlights flicker enough to notice. when i press the brake the lights dim and my voltage drops. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

bad ground somewhere?

tomorrow ill check the battery ground but i wanted to see if anyone else had this problem.

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[roarzorz 10+ year member]

First thing I'd do is check the connections at the battery and alternator. Then I'd go down to the nearest autoparts store and have them check out the battery and alternator to see if either one is going bad.

 

[blimblam 10+ year member]

i think its time for the big 3

 

[05gliguy 10+ year member]

sounds like a bad battery

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

the battery was bought less than 3 months ago.

well i got around to checking it out today. i saw that the batterys ground was on the engine block. teh hoodz big 3? i thought all car batts were grounded to frame?

whatever. so i just threw a 6" piece of 4g from the batt ground to the frame where the horn bolts to. its much better but its still there. however the voltage doesnt drop much at all, going by the dash gauge. when i have all the interior lights , brights and high beams it does flicker some. especially when i tap the brakes, but even then i barely notice the needle move.

something going bad? or is it nothing to worry about..

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