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Problem: Blinking/flickering lights
I was parked at a friend's house the other night & I notice lights flickering inside my Aspen. Under the dash lights on the driver & passenger side. Then I looked at my dash/clock (I keep the dash dimmed as low as possible) and noticed it was flickering too. So at that point I'm like WTF. I got out too check the exterior lights and my head & tail lights were flickering too. Now I am hoping this is not an altenator issue but I wanted to know if anybody else was having this issue.
The overhead dome/map lights are fine as well as the foglights/tailgate light |
I notice you have some audio upgrades - does it make a difference whether you have the system on or off? I'm thinking maybe a capacitor upgrade, particularly if this is only happening at idle.
Otherwise, you might be on point with guessing the alternator. |
No it happens while driving too. I took a trip to AutoZone to get the battery & alternator checked & they both were fine. Just so happen the guy that did the test has an '07 Charger with the same problem. Turns out he had a HID kit on it & that was the problem. The xenons where to strong as a simple plug-n-play. He resolved it by running relay wires or something. I' m going to convert my head/fog lights back to stock & see if that helps.
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Took it to the dealer and of course they couldn't find any problems. It is not as noticeable with the stock lights but it is there....very faint. So I will purchase me a yellow top optima battery and a set of Notto HID head/fog lights. The ones I had before are Euro dezigns. After doing research, I notice this happens alot with HIDs in all makes & models(not all the time)
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Well my fear has become me reality:( BaD Alternator!:( Well luckily I got x-mas shopping done already. I'm purchasing a 180 high output amp alternator to replace this old 136 stock one. Wil also get a red top optima battery. New H.I.Ds also
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