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<blockquote data-quote="GCAdidas13" data-source="post: 1038802" data-attributes="member: 557864"><p>You should consider an alternator upgrade before you consider a battery upgrade. When the car is on, the power is drawn from the alternator. When the alternator does not create enough current for the electric items in the car, the lights dim because you are having a voltage drop. When there is not enough current to suit the electronics in the vehicle the voltage drops and you do not get as much light from your lights, nor do you get as much power from your amplifiers.</p><p></p><p>about the power windows, that happens with all cars. I have a 180amp alternator and a yellow top battery and my lights still dim when I do that.</p><p></p><p>Also try removing your capacitor, because in many cases I have heard that capacitors strain one's vehicle when installed when it is not needed or of low quality or whatever.</p><p></p><p>If you insist on making your lights not dim, which is ok, then a new alternator has your name all over it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GCAdidas13, post: 1038802, member: 557864"] You should consider an alternator upgrade before you consider a battery upgrade. When the car is on, the power is drawn from the alternator. When the alternator does not create enough current for the electric items in the car, the lights dim because you are having a voltage drop. When there is not enough current to suit the electronics in the vehicle the voltage drops and you do not get as much light from your lights, nor do you get as much power from your amplifiers. about the power windows, that happens with all cars. I have a 180amp alternator and a yellow top battery and my lights still dim when I do that. Also try removing your capacitor, because in many cases I have heard that capacitors strain one's vehicle when installed when it is not needed or of low quality or whatever. If you insist on making your lights not dim, which is ok, then a new alternator has your name all over it. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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