Let me start off by thanking Blue Ledz for all his help, I appreciate it. All the wires need to be cleaned up, we got tired once it was up and running. Hell it was 2 in the morning. I am amazed at how hard it is hitting. The next couple of projects are to hook up the Profile amp to the components, and make a grounding kit. I couldn't be happier with the Alpine unit and its looks. I need to take some time now to program the sound. Every light on the car dims when it hits hard, even the taillights. I am just going to assume that you have a grounding kit Blue, so how is it. Is it keeping the dimming in check?
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Looks very nice! Don't know about the capacitors though. Blue posted a thread recently, which basically described them as useless. I have a capacitor and I think it did help with the lights dimming, but I doubt it's good for anything else besides that.-------------------------
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Originally posted by pigeonwell if you're a fan of inaccuracy and uncertainty.... then by all means, go set your timing by feel and sound
while you're out there, you might as well adjust your air/fuel ratio by smell... and your tire pressure by ride height
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Yeah I remember briefly looking at the cap thread. He'll probably speak up in a moment about it. I will probably do a grounding kit first and then go from there.
Whatever the solution, it is going to need to be something heavy duty. The headlights aren't too bad it is mainly the taillights that dim a good bit. Or it just seems that way because it is more noticeable.Last edited by McCorkle; 01-24-2004, 08:39 PM.
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Originally posted by Proto2kWhatever the solution, it is going to need to be something heavy duty. The headlights aren't too bad it is mainly the taillights that dim a good bit. Or it just seems that way because it is more noticeable.-------------------------
'91 LX
'03 Mazdaspeed Protege #235
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Originally posted by pigeonwell if you're a fan of inaccuracy and uncertainty.... then by all means, go set your timing by feel and sound
while you're out there, you might as well adjust your air/fuel ratio by smell... and your tire pressure by ride height
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Originally posted by Drackonnvery nice , if you buy a capacitor your lights should stop dimming you should only need a 1 farad one.
no cap, they are the devil proper wiring/grounding and a good battery will suffice. adding a cap will add an additional load to the already taxed out electrical system. if proper wiring and a good battery don't take care of the problem, then an upgraded alternator is needed before getting a cap. after you have an alternator that can keep up with the current demands of the system, adding a cap will help for the split second it takes for the voltage regulator inside the alternator to react.
proto2k, how's the box fit? it's looking good, and cleaning up the wires will make it even better
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Originally posted by blue LEDzproto2k, how's the box fit? it's looking good, and cleaning up the wires will make it even better
A new battery is high up on my list of to-do's. It is still the stock one right now (car only has 35k) but I don't see it lasting too much longer.
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funny thing about my dimming: the HU is hte only thing that dims and its cuz the speakers are running off its power but my lights and everything else doesnt dim... even when we had 1800 watts goin through my car lol.. of course now its only 500 maybe the grounding kit did help with it not dimming as much but who knows yo!
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yeah my system makes my headlights dim im thinking about getting the optimium battery ..does any one have one of those and does it make a difference1998 black protege, erebuni kit, 17in white eagle alloy rims, 5 percent tint all around, apex'i N1 exhaust, green street glow kit(gold series), Front And Rear Strut bars. JDM tail lights, clear corners. Katzkin interior(black & white). two 4-point evo harnesses, custom eye kids, Hid's, All custom two toned black and white interior...painted calipers and drums(black) HKS duel intake...Panasonic headunit..pioneer inside speakers..1100 watt splash amp..mtx box..two 12in kenwoon tornado subs..two 12in streetglow neaons under dash (green)PLANS FOR 07...2 toned paint job..2in drop erebuni lip spoiler and grill...Custom hood CF or fiber glass still thinking...and if eveything goes well Turbo..
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